purcom week 8 kemerut

• What makes a speech electric


  What makes a speech so effective that it can make the audience have goosebumps or make them flush in rage or joy
• Tips to improve public speaking


  1. Prepare

  2. Practice

  3. Have a positive mindset

  4. Involve your audience

  5. Start with a story

  6. Dress for the occasion

  7. Be yourself

  8. Ask for feedback
• Prepare


  Plan the speech, identify the core message, look for interesting facts and statistics, prepare for possible questions, visit the event location, consider using visual aids
• Practice


  Practice in front of the mirror, friends and family, or record yourself, analyze your speed, tone, body language, and facial expression, look for public speaking opportunities
• Have a positive mindset


  Embrace nervousness, use it as performance rocket fuel, visualize giving the best speech
• Involve your audience


  Make eye contact, use hand gestures, share the starring role
• Start with a story


  Humans are wired to pay attention to stories, it can pique the audience's curiosity
• Dress for the occasion


  Look neat and clean, credible and worthy of respect, comfortable
• Be yourself


  Don't try to emulate others, embrace your quirks
• Ask for feedback


  Ask a trusted friend or colleague to analyze your strengths and weaknesses
• Employment communication


  Revolves around written communication and conversation between the employer and the job-seekers
• Employment communication


  • Employers use creative means to attract and retain the best talents
  • Prospective candidates communicate with the employer about their interest and willingness to work through different mediums
• Purpose of employment communication


  The job-seeker persuades the employer to hire him/her by demonstrating that his/her knowledge, expertise and skills satisfy the job requirements in the best possible manner
• Resume


  Catches the eye of a recruiter or hiring manager and lands the job
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)


  Provides a comprehensive history of your life's work and education
• Distinctions between a Curriculum Vitae and a Resume


  • Purpose
  • Content
  • Length
• Resume


  • Showcases competence: work history, accomplishments, etc.
  • Used for practically any job
  • Typically concise (one page)
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)


  • Showcases credentials: certifications, research, affiliations, etc.
  • Used for academic, scientific, and medical jobs
  • Typically detailed (several pages long)
• Five parts of a resume


  • Contact information header
  • Resume introduction
  • Professional experience
  • Skills
  • Education
• Contact information header


  Helps the hiring manager quickly know who you are and how to reach you
• Resume introduction


  A quick three-to-four sentence summary for the hiring manager that details your experience, relevant skills, and other key qualifications
• Professional experience


  One of the most important parts of a resume, and for most candidates will make up the bulk of their resume's content
• Skills


  Highlights your relevant skills and qualifications for the job
• Education


  Showcases your academic background and achievements
• Chronological resume


  Resume type that focuses heavily on your work history, listing your work history in order of when you held each position with your most recent job listed at the top
• Chronological resume


  • Lets the hiring manager easily see how you've progressed in your career
  • Puts your most relevant work experience at the top, where it'll be seen first by recruiters and employers
• Functional resume


  Also called a skills-based resume, a type of resume designed to focus on your relevant professional skills rather than your chronological work history
• Functional resume


  • Has an expanded "Relevant Skills" section that takes up the majority of the resume and replaces a detailed work experience section
  • Groups your experience under skill categories instead of job titles
• Combination resume


  Mixes the most useful elements of the chronological and functional resume formats, focusing on your skills but also providing details on your work history
• Combination resume


  • Provides ample space to detail your work history, usually in chronological order
  • Highlights your skills, as a functional resume does
• Resume formatting checklist


  • Resume is one page in length unless you have 10+ years of experience
  • Includes contact information, introduction, experience, skills, education sections
  • Easy to read and professional
  • Font size between 10 and 12 points
  • 1" to 1/2" margins on all sides
  • Work experience formatted in bulleted lists with action verbs
  • Saved as a PDF (or .docx if requested)
• Inquiry letter


  Written when a person needs more information about products, services, internships, scholarships, or job vacancies offered by companies, associations, or individuals
• Inquiry


  May also be in the form of telephone or personal interview
• Requirements for letters


  • Correctness of spelling, punctuations, capitalizations, indentions, margins, etc.
• Requirements for interviews


  • Clarity of words, correct pronunciation, intonation and pauses, spontaneity, pleasing personality, and confidence
• Basic parts of a letter of inquiry


  • Heading or Letterhead
  • Inside address
  • Salutation
  • Body of the letter
  • Complimentary close
  • Signature
• Content and organization of letter of inquiry


  1. First Paragraph: Background of inquiry and state purpose

  2. Middle Paragraph: Specify the information you are seeking

  3. Final Paragraph: Express expectation and thank addressee
• Factors determining email formality


  • Sender's familiarity and relationship to receiver
  • Classification and objective of the message
  • Other contextual factors
• Tips for effective email communication


  • Be courteous
  • Keep messages concise and clear
  • Proofread and spellcheck before sending
  • Provide a short but descriptive subject line

  
• Parts of an email


  • From
  • Sent
  • To
  • CC
  • Bcc
  • Subject
  • Attachment
  • Salutation
  • Body of the email
  • Closing
  • Name/signature of the sender