B-CaP Week 6 – Wednesday 0009

Agenda Job/Internship Fair Chapters 5 and 7 Elevator Pitches – beginning Monday in class Memo Recap Chapters 3 and 4 HBR Review – Part 2

Job Fair Tomorrow Do your research!!!! Know your goal(s) Conversation Starters I’m interested in your organization. What sort of Internships/Jobs are you seeking to fill? When are you hoping to fill the positions? What location(s) are you recruiting for? Get a business card and Follow-up Practice your Pitch

Chapter 5 - Presentations Tell vs. Sell = Inform vs. Persuade (pgs 87 – 90) Meeting (pg 96 – 97) Preparation Attend and Participate Decision-making and follow-up Being on Camera (pg 102) Team Presentations (pg 103)

Chapter 7 Body Language (physical delivery) Vocal Traits (vocal delivery) Eye contact, movement Tips Do not memorize or read Focus on Introduction and Theory of 3’s Practice and time yourself Power pose and + self-talk Meet, Greet, Befriend Engage - Ask open-ended questions - silence

Pitches Elevator Pitch Assignment Monday – Introduce Recorded Response ICON – Read the Pitch Assignment and rubric Monday – Back in Black, Taylor Tots, B-Cap Boyz, Comfortably Uncomfortable, Fab Four, The A Team Wednesday – Risky Business, Soseki’s, Business As Usual, The Broke Finance Students, Average Joes, Four People and Glue Monday – Introduce Recorded Response Wednesday – Mid-term Overview

Memo Synthesize the Article Identify key points relevant to your B-CaP Team Explain why you think these points are important Draw upon your own diversity Provide some insight for team members to know you Establish a Learning-and-Effectiveness culture DUE FRIDAY – PDF Format In Drop Box on ICON by 5:00 p.m.

Chapter 3 Writing and Introduction (context, purpose, structure) Numbers vs. Bullets (pg 58) Clear Closure (closure techniques pg. 65) feedback, action step, goodwill Transition wording and techniques (pgs 68-69)

Chapter 4 Writing for brevity – Avoid Wordiness (pgs 73- 77) Repeated words or phrases Repeated Prepositions (to, in, at, of…) Compound Prepositions (in order to, in connection with) Passive Writing (pg 80) Micro writing Checklists (pgs 82 – 82)

HBR – New Paradigm in Diversity Eight Preconditions Case Studies First Interstate Mastiff Torino Foods