1. USING IT TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY Communication and Employability Skills for IT Unit 1 1 Oxanne Wilson

2. Basic Housekeeping Check Lanyards Complete Register Health and Safety check Reminder about use of mobile phones Reminder about classroom rules No food or drink, thank you! 2 Oxanne Wilson

3. You should make notes as you go along when theory is delivered in order to complete the task successfully therefore bring a pen and some paper please! Please make notes to the best of your ability. 3 Oxanne Wilson

4. Today’s Learning Outcomes Revisiting communication channels– can you list as many as you can remember in 30 sec? http://www.classtools.net/education-games-php/timer (Countdown) http://www.classtools.net/education-games-php/timer Software: effective communication Review documents ` 4 Oxanne Wilson

5. Software These types of standard software are used to communicate messages: word processing software, presentation packages, email software, specialist software for the visually impaired. 5 Oxanne Wilson

6. Review documents Having written the first draft of a document, the review stage beings. One of the challenges in written communication is to use a varied and rich vocabulary: you need to be understood by your audience – no jargon! – and yet you need to choose the best possible words to convey your message. 6 Oxanne Wilson

7. Review documents Having written the first draft of a document, the review stage beings. One of the challenges in written communication is to use a varied and rich vocabulary: you need to be understood by your audience – no jargon! – and yet you need to choose the best possible words to convey your message. 7 Oxanne Wilson

8. Activity: Create a mind map to summarise Pages 27-30 to cover: word processing software, presentation packages, email software, specialist software for the visually impaired. 8 Oxanne Wilson

9. At the end of the session revisit aims and objectives to check if the learning took place aims and objectives 9 Oxanne Wilson