Erasmus Volunteer Service - Asociația Young InitiativeAna M. Marin
Being a mentor in an EVS program I held a presentation on togetherness and leadership and friendship for the 12 volunteers that come in the exchange program in Romania from Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
Erasmus Volunteer Service - Asociația Young InitiativeAna M. Marin
Being a mentor in an EVS program I held a presentation on togetherness and leadership and friendship for the 12 volunteers that come in the exchange program in Romania from Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
Introvert's 5 Biggest Public Speaking ChallengesSketchBubble
Introverts, who generally need downtime and alone time to recharge creatively, can conquer any fear through desensitization. Learn the 5 biggest challenges faced by Introvert Speakers.
Review of two books: Fierce Conversations and Crucial Conversations. The notes and background on this presentation can be found http://blog.aafromaa.com/2008/12/conversations.html
This lesson introduces you to the daily phrases which we commonly use in our everyday English while communicating with people. It also includes pronunciation which helps to understand how to use them.
Christine Mockford shows us how to find your authentic voice at thefuturestorythefuturestory
With a degree in mathematics, Christine Mockford started her career in information technology and process engineering at Shell International and then found herself drawn towards the softer business skills when she saw how critical communication was to engaging employees and effecting change in an organisation. She is a member of Toastmasters International and regularly runs workshops on speaking with confidence and giving effective feedback. She also coaches prospective speakers and mentors individuals in her local Toastmasters club. Christine presented a fun and interactive workshop on learning how to speak with confidence and find your natural authentic speaking voice at thefuturestory- The Power of One organised by theblueballroom.
Secrets Of A Winning Humorous Speech
How to be seriously funny without using sex, politics, discrimination or vulgarities. There are 8 humorous techniques that you can use immediately to make your next speech humorous!
My Website: http://www.ding-neng.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/facebook
Questions are a powerful tool, and good questioning skills are extremely important for both people and testing. Through effective use, we can:
Save ourselves time and effort
Encourage participation and teamwork
Create outside-the-box thinking
Engage in more effective learning
Start decision making conversations
Improve our inquiry skills
During this session we will explore the power of questions and their ability to make us and others think by looking at items such as:
Listening to set the questions
Use of probing questions
Open and closed questions
Constructive conversations
Tone
Rephrasing..
Questions can help create and negate, learn and teach, and stop and start projects, connections and relationships.
Participants will walk away with ideas on how to sharpen their questioning skills to a fine tool which can be used to transform their every conversation and to increase their testing thinking.
Introvert's 5 Biggest Public Speaking ChallengesSketchBubble
Introverts, who generally need downtime and alone time to recharge creatively, can conquer any fear through desensitization. Learn the 5 biggest challenges faced by Introvert Speakers.
Review of two books: Fierce Conversations and Crucial Conversations. The notes and background on this presentation can be found http://blog.aafromaa.com/2008/12/conversations.html
This lesson introduces you to the daily phrases which we commonly use in our everyday English while communicating with people. It also includes pronunciation which helps to understand how to use them.
Christine Mockford shows us how to find your authentic voice at thefuturestorythefuturestory
With a degree in mathematics, Christine Mockford started her career in information technology and process engineering at Shell International and then found herself drawn towards the softer business skills when she saw how critical communication was to engaging employees and effecting change in an organisation. She is a member of Toastmasters International and regularly runs workshops on speaking with confidence and giving effective feedback. She also coaches prospective speakers and mentors individuals in her local Toastmasters club. Christine presented a fun and interactive workshop on learning how to speak with confidence and find your natural authentic speaking voice at thefuturestory- The Power of One organised by theblueballroom.
Secrets Of A Winning Humorous Speech
How to be seriously funny without using sex, politics, discrimination or vulgarities. There are 8 humorous techniques that you can use immediately to make your next speech humorous!
My Website: http://www.ding-neng.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/facebook
Questions are a powerful tool, and good questioning skills are extremely important for both people and testing. Through effective use, we can:
Save ourselves time and effort
Encourage participation and teamwork
Create outside-the-box thinking
Engage in more effective learning
Start decision making conversations
Improve our inquiry skills
During this session we will explore the power of questions and their ability to make us and others think by looking at items such as:
Listening to set the questions
Use of probing questions
Open and closed questions
Constructive conversations
Tone
Rephrasing..
Questions can help create and negate, learn and teach, and stop and start projects, connections and relationships.
Participants will walk away with ideas on how to sharpen their questioning skills to a fine tool which can be used to transform their every conversation and to increase their testing thinking.
1. Describe physical security threats to the United States as a re.docxjeremylockett77
1. Describe physical security threats to the United States as a result of the breakdown of SCADA control systems.
2. What are the physical security threats to the United States, your state, and your hometown?
3. In your opinion, is the United States prepared for such a critical infrastructure collapse?
Think of a time that you felt you
were not being heard. What made
you feel that way?
Listening and Critical
Thinking
Communication Skills
LISTENING IS
IMPORTANT
• CEOs, politicians, teachers
• +60% errors
• Practice listening
• 44% of time listening
Objectives
• Understand listening is a process
• Barriers to listening
• The 4 types of listening
• Become a better listener
Listening is
a process
Stage 1: Receiving
Physiological Mental
Stage 1: Receiving/Hear and Attend
Automatic/Selective Attention
Stage 2: Understanding
Working Memory: Makes sense of the stimuli
Stage 3:
Remembering
Short-term: temporary
Long-term: schemas
Remembering
We remember 50% immediately after hearing it
We remember 35% after eight hours
We remember 25% after two months
Stages 4 and 5
Interpreting/Evaluating
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpaOjMXyJGk
Stage 6:
Responding
What are your two strongest areas of the listening
stages? Why?
Barriers to Listening
Physical
Mental
Multi-tasking
Noise
Barriers to Listening
Factual distractions
Semantic distractions
Noise
120-150 WPM
400-800 WPM
Barriers to Listening
Perception of others
Status
Stereotypes
Jumping to conclusions
Barriers to Listening
Yourself
Egocentrism
Defensiveness
Superiority
Personal bias
Psuedolistening
Four types of Listening
• Appreciative
• Empathic
• Comprehensive
• Critical
Become a
better
listener
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Recognize differences in listening
WOMEN
• To understand
• Like complex
• Highly perceptive
• Attentive, eye contact
• Signals agreement
MEN
• To take action
• Like concise, unambiguous
• Don’t recognize
• Less, glances,
• Switch topics
Purpose
Preferences
List. Awareness
NV
Interrupt
Listen and think critically
• Analyzing the speaker, the situation, and the speaker’s ideas to make
critical judgments about the message being presented
• Situation: staff meeting after a huge layoff
• Source credibility: perception of competence
• Message
• Data: facts and evidence
• Claim: Overall point
• Warrant: Reasoning made for bridge b/w data and claim
Use nonverbal communication effectively
• Demonstrate bodily responsiveness (head nods, etc.)
• Lean forward
• Use direct body orientation and open po ...
2. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5
Hadel Mansour Ali Mohammed Jehad
Nauf Abdulraheem Hailey Rita Ryan
Rika Soo Jin Sukyeong Abdulmalik Sung Jun
Zhicheng Brenda Johar Francisco Hassan
3. Agenda
O Final chapter 3 listening (Mountain of Rice)
O Reflection questions for discussion
O Focus on persuasive language
O Review discussion language
O Review consensus
O Consensus practice with TOEFL prompts
5. Reflection Qs for Discussion
Purpose General
Comprehension
Vocabulary Reflection
1. Why does
Oscar tell Stella
the story of the
mountain of rice?
1. There are 6 steps in
viral marketing. One of
them is to make sure
that the product can
“scale up.” What does
that mean?
1. What is an
ulterior motive?
What are some
examples of this?
1. Do you think
that viral
marketing is
acceptable or too
deceptive?
2. Why does Oscar
tell Stella the
cookie recipe
story?
2. The 6th step in viral
marketing is to “take
advantage of other
people’s resources.
What are some
examples of this?
2. What is
persistence? What
are the adjective
and verb forms of
that word?
2. Are you more
likely to be
influenced by
advertising from a
friend than
traditional sources
of advertising?
3. What does
skeptical mean?
How could you
use this word in a
conversation?
3. Do you have
any experience to
share with viral
marketing?
7. Stating an opinion
· In my opinion...
· The way I see it...
· If you want my honest opinion....
· According to Lisa...
· As far as I'm concerned...
· If you ask me...
Asking for an opinon
· What's your idea?
· What are your thoughts on all of this?
· How do you feel about that?
· Do you have anything to say about this?
· What do you think?
· Do you agree?
· Wouldn't you say?
Expressing agreement
· I agree with you 100 percent.
· I couldn't agree with you more.
· That's so true.
· That's for sure.
· (slang) Tell me about it!
· You're absolutely right.
· Absolutely.
· That's exactly how I feel.
· Exactly.
· I'm afraid I agree with James.
· I have to side with Dad on this one.
· No doubt about it.
· (agree with negative statement) Me neither.
· (weak) I suppose so./I guess so.
· You have a point there.
· I was just going to say that.
Expressing disagreement
· I don't think so.
· (strong) No way.
· I'm afraid I disagree.
· (strong) I totally disagree.
· I beg to differ.
· (strong) I'd say the exact opposite.
· Not necessarily.
· That's not always true.
· That's not always the case.
· No, I'm not so sure about that.
Language for Discussions
8. Steps for Consensus
O 1) Exploratory talk – share ideas in order to better
understand group member’s assumptions, values, and
preferences.
O At this stage, group members are active listeners, and may ask follow-up
or clarification questions.
O 2) Decision making – work to make a decision that
represents consensus and reflects group values and goals.
O Critical thinking, objectivity, and flexibility are vital at this stage.
9. Let’s Try It Out!
Discuss these TOEFL-style questions and write one sentence that describes
your group’s position.
Example: We believe that….because…
OWho are the best teachers for children? Parents, school teachers, friends,
etc.?
ODo you agree or disagree with the following statement? Smart phones have
destroyed communication among friends and family.
ODo you agree or disagree with the following statement? The most important
aspect of a job is the money a person earns. Use specific reasons and
examples to support your answer
10. HW
O PSU Observation Comments Due by
midnight on 10/8
O Unit 3 Test = Monday