Strengths and Saboteurs

1. Welcome to
COMM 202
w/ Michelle Sieklucki
T05 & T11

2. Agenda
• Who is Michelle ?
• Contact me!
• Course Expectations
• StrengthsQuest and Saboteurs
Presentations

3. Who am I?

4. • Empathy
• Arranger
• Learner
• Developer
• Positivity
• The Stickler
• The Controller
• The Avoider
• The Hyper-
Acheiver
• The Pleaser
Strengths & Saboteurs

6. Some other stuff
• HR and Psychology
• Cooking/Consuming Food [nom nom nom]
• Adult coloring books (best investment ever!)
• European History & Travel
• Trying to learn Languages
– Currently Greek (it’s a work in progress)
• Country Music & all music
• Hiking Beautiful BC (Garibaldi, Black Tusk,
Elphin lakes, Grouse, Chief)
• French Bulldogs & all the animals!
• Board games (Pandemic, Carcassonne, Risk)
• Trivia especially with beer involved
• Bad reality TV(Name it, I know it!)

7. Who are YOU ?!

8. This week, lets chat!
I want to get to know you
Sign-up for a 5-10 minute chat
about you, your experiences,
expectations or fears.
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9. Contact me

10. Call me, maybe?
• Personal 202 Email
– comm202.10@sauder.ubc.ca
– Please include Name & Section # in
subject line
• General Course Email (admin)
– comm202@sauder.ubc.ca
• Office Hours
– To be announced and posted on COOL
– Search 202 in “Workshops” tab

11. Course Expectations

12. Treat this class like a …

13. Professionalism (10%)
• Come to class, contribute and
spark conversation
• Create a safe and inclusive
learning environment, respect one
another
• Be on time, be prepared & be
present
• Professional email correspondence
• No technology in the classroom

14. Class prep assignments
• Each tutorial you will prepare
one assignment
• Each assignment is worth ~2%
for a total of 15%
• All assignments are due within
the first 5 minutes of class.
Late assignments will receive a
mark of zero

15. Action Items

16. To do for next week
• Sign up for one on one meeting
• Next week: LECTURE
• Email comm202@sauder.ubc.ca if
you want to be part of the
student advisory committee
(which you totally should)

17. Questions ?

18. Presentations
• Number off into groups
• 3 minute presentations
5 Strengths 5 Saboteurs
2 STAR Stories
2 SMART Goals