1. Presented by Bob Donchez Robert.Donchez@Colorado.edu
BUSINESS PREPARATION 101
Presented by Bob Donchez

2. OR
SKILL SETS TO SUCCEED

3. Business World & Academics
Transitions & Take Aways
H.S. to College to Business

4. KEYS RESULTS DRIVEN ! 1. Plan 2. Preparation 3. Focus 4. Effort
5. Must be:
RESULTS DRIVEN !

5. Business Meetings: Conduct / Expectations / Assessment
1. On time / when scheduled / in attendance / prepared.
2. Project / assignment deadlines adhered to.
3. Ready & involved; unacceptable responses.
4. Outside material / business meetings: Not permitted!

6. Business Meetings: Conduct / Expectations / Assessment
5. Appointments / No shows / Cancellations - Policies
6. No Sleeping
7. Inappropriate departures from business meetings: During end.
8. Inappropriate use of others’ work: honor code
9. Proper names

7. Business Meetings: Conduct / Expectations / Assessment
10. Cell phone / Hand-held communications devices policy

8. E-Mail: Conduct Policy
1. Business time frame - correspondence:
business day / after hours / weekend
2. Requirements:
a. Subject line
b. Opening / salutation
c. Request for action: specifics
d. Contact info including phone & section
e. Closing

9. Preparation & Study Approach
Logic
Understanding
Learning

10. Preparation & Study Approach
Perimeter of a Square??
Amount of Studying
Focus Level

11. Study Approach Treat like Job => Five days /week
Read relevant material night before covered in class (back to front)
Outline of summary / highlights
Go to class / sit near front / take notes

12. Study Approach
Review notes from that day’s class for minutes after class, penciling in any additional thoughts / understandings
At night, review lecture notes, work problems, pull out important info from text based on lecture notes.