1. COMMUNICATION ENGLISH 3 November 27 th 2012

2. Today Brief look at e-mail etiquette Presentation skills

3. E-mail etiquette Dear Professor, Before the deadline for our assignment, I want some feedback from you. Thank you. Student

4. E-mail etiquette Dear Professor, Before the deadline for our assignment, I want some feedback from you. Thank you. Student

5. E-mail etiquette “I want…” “I want you to…” = giving an order. i.e., “I want you to help me with this assignment” = “Hey, help me.”

6. E-mail etiquette Dear Professor, I need some help with this assignment. Could you please give me some feedback. I would really appreciate it. Thank you. Student

7. E-mail etiquette Dear Professor, I need some help with this assignment. Would you mind giving me some feedback before the deadline? Thank you. Student

8. E-mail etiquette Dear Professor, We are having a festival next Tuesday. I want you to excuse me from class that day. Thank you. Student

9. E-mail etiquette Dear Professor, We are having a festival next Tuesday. Could I please be excused from class that day? Thank you. Student

10. E-mail etiquette Dear Professor, I was sick the past two days and couldn’t finish my assignment. Please understand. Sincerely, Student.

11. E-mail etiquette Unless you are SERIOUSLY ill, contact the professor BEFORE the deadline. Dear Professor, I am sick and am in need of rest. Would it be possible to have a one day extension for this assignment? Please understand. Sincerely, Student.

12. E-mail etiquette Dear Professor, Please give me some feedback for this script by Thursday. Thank you. Student

13. E-mail etiquette Dear Professor, I am having trouble with my script. Could you please give me some feedback and if possible, could you send it to me by next Thursday? Thank you. Student

14. E-mail etiquette If one of your professors (or anyone) has helped you or done you a favor… SEND THEM A “THANK YOU” E-MAIL

15. E-mail etiquette Not sending a “thank you” is rude (very rude in many cases). - It takes one minute of your life and makes you look professional. Dear Professor, Thank you for helping me with this/I really appreciate your help. Thank you. Have a nice day. Sincerely, Student

16. E-mail etiquette SEND A “THANK YOU” E-MAIL

18. Presentation Skills: Gestures A gesture = “a hand movement that is just as much a part of language as speech.” It you give your presentation like this: The audience is less likely to appreciate your ideas.

19. Presentation Skills: Gestures How do you gesture then? - Gestures must look natural and must fit the circumstance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKuopm1FnkM

20. Presentation Skills: Gestures How do you gesture then? - Gestures must look natural and must fit the circumstance. - Try to observe how you gesture naturally (record or practice in a mirror).

21. Gestures: General guidelines 1. One on one conversational gestures tend to be small and come from the wrist. - This won’t work well for a presentation. - Gestures need to be “enlarged”.  “Talking with your hands”.

22. Gestures: General guidelines 2. Start gestures from the shoulder. - Makes the gestures “bigger” and more expressive.

23. Gestures: General guidelines 3. Make sure your gestures are high enough. - Low gestures draw the eyes of the audience down and away from your face. - This can be distracting.

24. Gestures: General guidelines 4. Expand on your natural body language style. - Trying to force gestures or plan them can make you look unnatural. - Trying to include words and phrases in your speech that have obvious gestures associated with them can be helpful (i.e., tall, small, on one hand, etc.).