CC 140 Business Communication - Week of December 20th - Week #12

  Good luck on your interviews this week!

Please click here to see the schedule for this week's final interviews

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of December 13th - Week #11

Finals are next week! Please make sure you are ready.

Here are today's resources:

• Resume slides
• Interview Slides
• Cover Letter PP

Links:

• Three Examples of Cover Letters
• Cover Letter - Do’s and Don'ts
• General Template 

HOMEWORK:

• Look over Smrt Text Unit 12 - Interviews

• Finals - Cover Letter / Resume / Interview
• Here are the times for everyone's final

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of September 6th - Week #10

Below is the class syllabus. Please take a minute and read through it.

• CC 140 Syllabus 

Here are today's resources:

• Persuasive Messages slides
• Resume slides
• Interview Slides

Links:

• Three Examples of Cover Letters
• Cover Letter - Do’s and Don'ts
• General Template 

HOMEWORK:

• Your homework for Persuasive Message 
• 2nd Draft is due on Thursday
• Final Draft(Fixing Jenny's email) is due at the start of class on the 14th

• Finals - Cover Letter / Resume / Interview

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of November 29th - Week #9

  Below is the class syllabus. Please take a minute and read through it.

• CC 140 Syllabus 

Here are today's resources:

• Writing Negative Messages Slides

• Writing Persuasive Messages Slides

Links: 

• Self Evaluation
• Peer Evaluation

Videos

•  A good salesman

HOMEWORK:

• Homework #1 - Negative Message Final Draft (Chapter 9) is due on Thursday 

• Homework #2 - Rewrite Jenny's persuasive letter (email ) 
• 1st Draft Due on Thursday
• 2nd Draft Due Next Tuesday

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of November 22nd - Week #8

 Below is the class syllabus. Please take a minute and read through it.

• CC 140 Syllabus 

Here are today's resources:

• Writing Negative Messages Slides
• Writing Positive Messages Slides

HOMEWORK:

• Read Chapter 9: Negative Messages 

• Negative Email Response
• Here is an email from a customer.
• Please write a formal negative response to this email.
• Use an indirect strategy with all four steps


DRAFT DUE ON NEXT CLASS (THIS THURSDAY) FINAL DUE NEXT WEEK

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of Nov 15th - Week #7

 Good luck on your speeches this week!

Hello everyone,

This week we have our presentations and our midterm exam. 

I hope that everyone does their best this week. 

HOMEWORK:

• No homework this week. 

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of November 8th - Week #6

   Below is the class syllabus. Please take a minute and read through it.

• CC 140 Syllabus 

Make up class for the 11th - Friday, November 12th at 12 PM in Room 2-6

Here are the resources for today's class:

• Part 3 Slides
• APA Formatting
• Part 4 Slide 3x3 Writing Process & Revising 

Here are the resources for today's class:

• Videos:
• Cliche Bingo
• Zombie Nouns

HOMEWORK:

• Midterm Group Presentation - NEXT WEEK
• PLEASE BE PREPARED!

• Outline 
• The Groups 

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of November 1st - Week #5

  Below is the class syllabus. Please take a minute and read through it.

• CC 140 Syllabus 

Make up class for the 11th - Friday, November 12th at 12 PM in Room 2-6

Here are the resources for today's class:

• Part 3 Slides
• APA Formatting

HOMEWORK:

• Midterm Presentation - November 16th
• Please be prepared!

• Outline 
• The Groups 

• Read Smrt Text
• Unit 4  
• Unit 8-3 Revising

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of October 25th - Week #4

 Below is the class syllabus. Please take a minute and read through it.

• CC 140 Syllabus 

Here are the resources for today's class:

• Part 2 Slides
• Part 3 Slides

HOMEWORK:

• Personal Culture Essay
• Using the lesson from Part 3 slides and Unit 3, what is your personal culture?
• Here are some questions you could discuss, but you do not have to choose one of these:
• What are your cultural dimensions?
• How has your upbringing shaped you?
• How has your personal culture helped or hindered you in Canada? 
• Are you cultural self-aware?
• Length: 200+ words

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of October 18th - Week #3

For the few people who have not been to class yet, below is the class syllabus. Please take a minute and read through it.

• CC 140 Syllabus 

Here are the resources for today's class:

• Part  2 Slides

• Class Activities 
• The Bridge - Group Activity 
• Who would you hire?
• Ethical Issue - Conflicts in Teams

• Fun Videos
• Nonverbal Communication Examples with "Friends" 
• Can you spot a lair? 

HOMEWORK:

• Personal Culture Presentation
• Present your personal culture to the class. 
• Length: 3-5 minutes
• Have at least 1 visual aid 
• BE PREPARED!

•  Read:
• Part 3 Slides
• Smrt Text 
• Unit 2 - More than Words
• Unit 3 - Credible Communications (specifically 3-3 Globalization)

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of October 11th - Week #2

 If you were absent last week, my name is Adam Shiroma. Below is the class syllabus. Please take a minute and read through it.

• CC 140 Syllabus 

Here are the resources for today's class:

• Part 1 Slides
• Part 2 Slides

• Class Activities 
• The Bridge - Group Activity 
• Who would you hire?

• Fun Videos
• Nonverbal Communication Examples with "Friends" 
• Can you spot a lair? 

HOMEWORK:

• Read through
• Part 2 Slides
• Part 3 Slides
• Smrt Text 
• Unit 2 

• Write
• Listening and Nonverbal communication analysis
• Please watch the video and write at 150 - 200 words
• What are at least three negative and positive listening skills and nonverbal cues in the interviews.

•  Discuss 
• Ethical Issue - Conflicts in Teams


• Please read and make an outline on your feelings out this scenario.

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of October 4th - Week #1

 Welcome to Communications 140!

My name is Adam Shiroma, and I am your instructor for this course. Below is the class syllabus. Please take a minute and read through it.

• CC 140 Syllabus 

Here are the resources for this week's classes:

• Part 1 Slides

• How good are your communication skills?

HOMEWORK - DUE NEXT WEEK:

•  Read
• Review Part 1 Slides
• Skim Part 2 Slides 
• Smrt Text 
• Unit 1 - Communication Fundamentals 
• Unit 4-1 Purpose & 4-2 Audience 

•  Short Essay
• Ethics Question - Making Concessions on the Job
• 100+ Words

• Introduce yourself in two parts (Purpose and Audience)
• Part 1
• Introduce yourself in a short, profession email to your teacher
• Part 2
• Give a speech about yourself to your classmates. 
• ~1-2 minutes

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of September 20th - Week #12

 Good luck on your interviews this week!

Please click here to see the schedule for this week's final interviews

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of September 13th - Week #11

 Finals are next week! Please make sure you are ready.

Here are today's resources:

• Resume slides
• Interview Slides
• Cover Letter PP

Links:

• Three Examples of Cover Letters
• Cover Letter - Do’s and Don'ts
• General Template 

HOMEWORK:

• Look over Smrt Text Unit 12 - Interviews

• Finals - Cover Letter / Resume / Interview
• Here are the times for everyone's final

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of September 6th - Week #10

  Below is the class syllabus. Please take a minute and read through it.

• CC 140 Syllabus 

Here are today's resources:

• Persuasive Messages slides
• Resume slides
• Interview Slides

Links:

• Three Examples of Cover Letters
• Cover Letter - Do’s and Don'ts
• General Template 

HOMEWORK:

• Your homework for Persuasive Message 
• 2nd Draft is due on Thursday
• Final Draft(Fixing Jenny's email) is due at the start of class September 14th

• Finals - Cover Letter / Resume / Interview

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of August 30th - Week #9

 Below is the class syllabus. Please take a minute and read through it.

• CC 140 Syllabus 

Here are today's resources:

• Writing Negative Messages Slides

• Writing Persuasive Messages Slides

Links: 

• Self Evaluation
• Peer Evaluation

Videos

•  A good salesman

HOMEWORK:

• Homework #1 - Negative Message Final Draft (Chapter 9) is due on Thursday 

• Homework #2 - Rewrite Jenny's persuasive letter (email ) 
• 1st Draft Due on Thursday
• 2nd Draft Due Next Tuesday

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of August 23rd - Week #8

 Below is the class syllabus. Please take a minute and read through it.

• CC 140 Syllabus 

Here are today's resources:

• Writing Negative Messages Slides
• Writing Positive Messages Slides

HOMEWORK:

• Read Chapter 9: Negative Messages 

• Negative Email Response
• Here is an email from a customer.
• Please write a formal negative response to this email.
• Use an indirect strategy with all four steps


DRAFT DUE ON NEXT CLASS (THIS THURSDAY) FINAL DUE NEXT WEEK

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of August 17th - Week #7

 Good luck on your speeches this week!

Hello everyone,

This week we have our presentations and our midterm exam. 

I hope that everyone does their best this week. 

HOMEWORK:

• No homework this week. 

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of August 9th - Week #6

  Below is the class syllabus. Please take a minute and read through it.

• CC 140 Syllabus 

Here are the resources for today's class:

• Part 3 Slides
• APA Formatting
• Part 4 Slide 3x3 Writing Process & Revising 

Here are the resources for today's class:

• Videos:
• Cliche Bingo
• Zombie Nouns

HOMEWORK:

• Midterm Group Presentation - NEXT WEEK
• PLEASE BE PREPARED!

• Outline 
• The Groups 

CC 140 Business Communication - Week of Aug 2nd - Week #5

  Below is the class syllabus. Please take a minute and read through it.

• CC 140 Syllabus 

Here are the resources for today's class:

• Part 3 Slides
• APA Formatting

HOMEWORK:

• Midterm Presentation - August 17th
• Please be prepared!

• Outline 
• The Groups 

• Read Smrt Text
• Unit 4  
• Unit 8-3 Revising