Professional Communications

Assignments - Fall 2019

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(End of the Fall 2019 Semester)

Day 40 (Dec. 18, 2019 & Dec. 19, 2019)

Final Business Project Presentations

Day 39 (Dec. 16, 2019 & Dec. 17, 2019)

Final Business Project Presentations

Day 38 (Dec. 12, 2019 & Dec. 13, 2019)

Final Business Project / Presentation Document - Group Project - Day 6 

Day 37 (Dec. 10, 2019 & Dec. 11, 2019)

Final Business Project / Presentation Document - Group Project - Day 5 

​Day 36 (Dec. 6, 2019 & Dec. 9, 2019)

Final Business Project / Presentation Document - Group Project - Day 4

Day 35 (Dec. 4, 2019 & Dec. 5, 2019)

Final Business Project / Presentation Document - Group Project - Day 3 

Day 34 (Dec. 2, 2019 & Dec. 3, 2019)

Final Business Project / Presentation Document - Group Project - Day 2

Thanksgiving Break (Nov. 23, 2019 - Dec. 1, 2019)

9 Communication Strategies for Thanksgiving
Want to be Happy? - Be Grateful by David Steindl-Rast

Day 33 (Nov. 21, 2019 & Nov. 22, 2019)

Final Business Project / Presentation Document - Group Project - Day 1

Day 32 (Nov. 19, 2019 & Nov. 20, 2019)

Persuasive Speech - Graded Assignment)

Day 31 (Nov. 15, 2019 & Nov. 18, 2019)

Persuasive Speech - Graded Assignment

Day 30 (Nov. 13, 2019 & Nov. 14, 2019)

Speak Informally (Worksheet)
Storytelling (Worksheet)

Day 29 (Nov. 11, 2019 & Nov. 12, 2019)

Interpersonal Communications (Worksheet)

Day 28 (Nov. 7, 2019 & Nov. 8, 2019)

Communication Strategies
Advertising, Marketing, Propaganda Techniques (PowerPoint)
Key Terms (Handout)

Day 27 (Nov. 5, 2019 & Nov. 6 2019)

Promote Me (PowerPoint)
Business Stationary and Logo (Handout)

Day 26 (Nov. 1, 2019 & Nov. 4, 2019​)

Practice Persuasive Speeches

Day 25 (Oct. 30, 2019 & Oct. 31, 2019​)

Practice Persuasive Speeches

Day 24 (Oct. 28, 2019 & Oct. 29, 2019​)

Practice Persuasive Speeches

Day 23 (Oct. 24, 2019 & Oct. 25, 2019​)

Topic Research
Persuasive Worksheet
Persuasive Speech Preparation

Day 22 (Oct. 22, 2019 & Oct. 23, 2019​)

Topic Research and Choice

(Oct. 14, 2019 - Oct. 21, 2019​)

Fall Break

Day 21 (Oct. 10, 2019 & Oct. 11, 2019​)

Career Informative Speeches & Review (Rubric) - Graded Assignment

Day 20 (Oct. 8, 2019 & Oct. 9, 2019​)

Career Informative Speeches & Review (Rubric) - Graded Assignment

Day 19 (Oct. 4, 2019 & Oct. 7, 2019​)

Practice Informative Speeches (Rubric)
Speech Delivery (Notes)(Key)

Day 18 (Oct. 2, 2019 & Oct. 3, 2019​)

Practice Informative Speeches (Rubric)
Speech Delivery (Notes)(Key)

Day 17 (Sept. 30, 2019 & Oct. 1, 2019​)

Practice Informative Speeches (Rubric)
Speech Delivery (Notes)(Key)

Day 16 (Sept. 26, 2019 & Sept. 27, 2019​)

Speech Preparation & Parts of Speech (Notes)(Key)
Informative Speech Research (Worksheet)(Library)

Day 15 (Sept. 24, 2019 & Sept. 25, 2019)

Speech Preparation & Parts of Speech (Notes)(Key)
Informative Speech Research (Worksheet)(Library)

Day 14 (Sept. 20, 2019 & Sept. 23, 2019)

​Famous Historical Analysis (Speeches 1 & 2) - Graded Assignment

Day 13 (Sept. 18, 2019 & Sept. 19, 2019)

​Professionalism in the Workplace (PowerPoint)
Professionalism (Notes)(Key)
Professionalism (Observation Report) - Graded Assignment
Professionalism (Rubric)

Day 12 (Sept. 16, 2019 & Sept. 17, 2019)

Continued - What Is Leadership (Writing Assignment)(Rubric)​ - Graded Assignment

Day 11 (Sept. 12, 2019 & Sept. 13, 2019)

What Is Leadership (Writing Assignment)(Rubric)​ - Graded Assignment

Day 10 (Sept. 10, 2019 & Sept. 11, 2019)

Professionalism & Leadership (PowerPoint)
​Leadership (Vocabulary Notes)
Leadership in Action (Commanding 9/11)
Leadership Styles (Examples from Film)

Day 9 (Sept. 6, 2019 & Sept. 9, 2019)

​The Listening Process (PowerPoint)
​Listening -(Worksheet 1) - Graded Assignment
Listening -(Worksheet 2) - Graded Assignment
Listening -(Worksheet 3) - Extra Credit

Day 8 (Sept. 4, 2019 & Sept. 5, 2019)

Begin Nonverbal Strategies Activity (Group Activity) - Graded Assignment
​Group Activity (Rubric)

Day 7 (Sept. 3, 2019)

Read The Listening Process (PowerPoint)
Watch Mr. Bean ("Travel Bean")(Class Discussion)

Labor Day (Sept. 2, 2019)

​Sept. 4, 2017 - (Labor Day)(No School/Holiday)

Day 7 (Aug. 30, 2019)

The Listening Process (PowerPoint)
Watch Mr. Bean ("Travel Bean")(Class Discussion)

Day 6 (Aug. 28, 2019 & Aug. 29, 2019)

Communication Process (Review Worksheet)(Quiz)(Key) - Graded Assignment

Day 5 (Aug. 26, 2019 & Aug. 27, 2019)

Communication Process (PowerPoint)(Notes)(Key)
Communication Process & Oral Language (PowerPoint)
Communication Process & Oral Language (Vocabulary Notes)
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (Notes)(Key)
Organization Communication (Notes)(Key)

Day 4 (Aug. 22, 2019 & Aug. 23, 2019)

Communication Choices (PowerPoint)(Notes)(Key)
Power of Choice (PowerPoint)

Day 3 (Aug. 20, 2019 & Aug. 21, 2019)

Watch Speech "Oprah's Golden Globe Speech 2018" (9:39)
Complete Brown Bag Speeches - Graded Assignment

Day 2 (Aug. 16, 2019 & Aug. 19, 2019)

Watch Speech "UT Austin - William McRaven - 2014 Commencement" (19:26)
Watch Speech "The Wisdom of a Third Grade Dropout...-Rick Rigsby" (10:21)
Introduce “Brown Bag Speech" (Worksheet)
​Watch Story "Miraculous: The Austin Hatch Story - ESPN" (16:06)

Day 1 (Aug. 14, 2019 & Aug. 15, 2019)

Meet the Teacher Introductions
Getting to Know You
Teacher Syllabus and Letter Overview

(Start of the Fall 2019 Semester)