Meet your TA Strengths Quest

1. Welcome to COMM 202
T26 & T33
Week 2: Strengths Quest
Turn off all of technology
Name cards please!Austin Smith

2. Breathing Exercise

3. Opening Lesson
“Practice sharing the
fullness of your being,
your best self, your
enthusiasm, your vitality,
your spirit, your trust,
your openness, above all,
your presence. Share it
with yourself, with your
family, with the world.”
Jon Kabatt-Zinn

4. Today’s Key Learning's
Agenda
About Me
Tutorial Expectations
StrengthsQuest
Recap

5. Who am I?

6. Who am I?

7. Who am I?
Restorative
Individualization
Context
Positivity
Learner

8. My Values
Mindfulness
Integrity
Honesty
Work Ethic
Family

9. My Goals
CPG Intern/FT 2016
Whistler Gran Fondo
2016
Travel India 2016

10. Who am I?

11. Why COMM 202?

12. What else?
 Mindfulness
 Meditation
 Sustainability
 Cycling
 Soccer (Football)
 Music Concerts
 Pitchfork/Spotify
 Travelling
 Brand Management
 Personal Development
 Goal Setting
 Habits
 Instrument: Trumpet
 Sauder JDC West
 Healthy Food + Cooking
 Craft Beer

13. Connect
Austin Smith
comm202.6@sauder.ubc.ca
Include tutorial #26 or #33
General Questions/Admin
comm202@sauder.ubc.ca
Office Hours
Sign up on COOL. Search 202.
Find date and RSVP

14. Course Expectations
“Treat this course like a…”
Rehearsal Stage
Practice

15. Professionalism
Be present
Spark discussion!
E-mail Etiquette
Be punctual
Participate
Assignments (5 mins <)
(10%)

16. Class Prep Assignments
Each class you will have to
prepare and bring in one
assignment!
 Each assignment is worth
~2% of your grade for a
total of 15% in the course
Assignments will be
collected at the start of
class
 I won’t be accepting any
submissions 5 minutes
past start time.

17. Homework
 Interview stream due
BEFORE lecture next
week
 Sign up for 1 on 1s
https://docs.google.com/s
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Come prepared to 1 on 1
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1. Career exploration?
2. What are you excited
about
3. Comm 202 or anything
else

18. Strengths Quest
In Groups:
Present 5 Strengths
Provide 1 example
Create 2 SMART Goals
(3 minutes)

19. BCC News 202 Reminders
 Interview Stream due
BEFORE your lecture
next week
 Sign up for 1 on 1’s
with me, they start
this Friday!
 Workshops on COOL!
Sign up now for your
3% bonus marks
 Marketing Events:
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Imprint Jan. 18th
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Jan.20th 6 PM, tickets
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event

20. Closing Lesson
“If we hope to go
anywhere or develop
ourselves in any way, we
can only step from where
we are standing. If we
don't really know where
we are standing... We may
only go in circles...”
Jon Kabat-Zinn

21. Be present