B-CaP 0009 Week 4 - Monday

Agenda Review Claim Statements Effective Paragraphs Effective Communication and Conclusion In-Class Passive/Wordy Re-Writing Exercise LinkeIn Assignment Returned Email Assignments (#1 and #2) Looking Ahead

Claim Statement Assertive Specific Provable Testimonies, Experts, Trustworthy Statistics, Scientific, Research Examples, Anecdotal, Analogical or Hypothetical (comparison)

Paragraph Effective Claim Explanation Evidence/Rationale Application of Evidence to Claim Summary and/or Progression/Linkage

Framework for Communication Introduction- Thesis – Exec Summary (tell ‘em what you’re going to tell ‘em) Point 1 (Progressive Sections) Point 2 Point 3 Claim (point 1) Explanation Evidence/Rationale Application and Linkage to Point 2 Claim (point 2)… etc

Conclusion … Claims 3, 4, 5 …. (tell ‘em) Summarize (tell ‘em what you just told them) Tie all things together (thesis summary) Why content is important Use direct language Clear Take-Away/position Clear Call-to-Action Clear Recommendation

LinkedIn Assignment Returned

Passive and Wordy Re-writing Exercise 3 minutes - Individually work on your two sentences 5 minutes – In your small groups agree on a good rewrite of the sentences 15 minutes – Report out to class

Routine Email Assignment Request a meeting to discuss your interest (and qualifications) for opportunities with a recruiter from one of your top-choice companies. Due Friday, September 14th, 5:00 p.m. in my inbox REMINDER: Before you send the email Re-read the prompt Re-read the rubric Edit for passive/wordy language

Bad News Email All the required protocol components required of a regular email plus the following components for delivering bad news. Components Buffer *Rationale Bad news Impact Option(s) and Other Considerations Conclusion *Rationale can be addressed before or after delivering the bad news.

Bad News Email Assignment Prompt Scenario: Congratulations, last week Mr. Hugh G. Salary (VP of HR) offered, and you verbally accepted a decent career-focused job with B-CAP Bank Corp., Chicago The offer was for $50K with full benefits, and a signing bonus check of $5k to be directly deposited into your account immediately upon their receipt of your acceptance to their emailed offer letter. This afternoon you received a surprise and AMAZING offer from your other top-choice company, Windfall Technologies. Your final interview was with the President, Ms. Sarah Richly; you were totally impressed and committed to WT, in Austin, TX. In fact, in your enthusiasm and excitement, you said you’d accept any reasonable offer they would make because this is your dream job. Ms. Richly extended the offer via email and gave you two days to respond. [$40K, $6K annual housing allowance, company fleet car, full health benefits, and full tuition reimbursement for graduate school – MBA, or Certificates in Finance, Accounting, Marketing, HR, or Mgt] ASSIGNMENT: Draft a turn-down email for one of the above job offers.

Looking Ahead Wednesday Friday, February 12, 5:00 p.m. Team Discussions/Exercise Team Assignments Friday, February 12, 5:00 p.m. Routine Email Assignment Due Alex’s In-Box