1. B-CaP
Week 7 – Wednesday

2. Agenda Midterm Review Advice for Elevator Pitches Looking Ahead

3. Midterm Study Guide Syllabus [honor code, plagiarism, ethics]
Chapter 1 –Entire Chapter including the strategies
Communicator
Audience
Message
Channel
Culture
Chapter 2 – Writing Process
Composition Techniques

4. Midterm Study Guide (2) Chapter 3 – Macro Skills
Design for “skim value”
Progression
Paragraphs/sections
Chapter 4 - Editing for Brevity
Chapter 5 – Verbal Skills
Tell/Sell
Consult and Join Meetings
Editing for Brevity (specifically passive language)

5. Midterm Study Guide (3) Chapter 7 – Listening Skills, Meetings
Other Instructional Topics
How to write an effective routine and bad news
Components for Direct and Indirect communications
Components for an Internal Memo
Components for posting to the Blog

6. Midterm Study Guide (4) Articles Building Teams in the Cafeteria
Quick Tips for Writing Effective Claims
How Diversity Can Drive Innovation
The Hidden Benefits of Keeping Teams Intact
Two Types of Diversity Training
Amy Cuddy – Fake it until you become it Ted Talk
Class Power PPTs and Discussion

7. Advice for Elevator Pitches

8. Looking Ahead Monday (March 5)
Midterm (50 points) – As soon at 3:15 – Done Promptly at 4:50
Return Memo
Wednesday –
Review midterm answers
Housekeeping and Assign Final Project
Friday – Recorded Interview Responses Due

9. Tips for Elevator Pitch

10. Elevator Pitch How’d it go? Feedback Observations What worked?
What didn’t work?
What would you do different?
Advice for next set of pitches?