Minutes Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Prepared by: Brooke Hamroff
Present: Leah, Remington,
Jordan, Robert, Casey, Jacqueline, Carmen
Presentation:
Carmen presented the minutes from last class. Suzanne explained that presenting the minutes is a good way to practice presentation skills and learn to speak confidently and effortlessly.
Carmen presented the minutes from last class. Suzanne explained that presenting the minutes is a good way to practice presentation skills and learn to speak confidently and effortlessly.
Topic:
Suzanne collected our memo responses to Howard Schultz. One per group (4 total).
Suzanne collected our memo responses to Howard Schultz. One per group (4 total).
Topic:
Suzanne handed back our email response homework evaluations. Overall our responses were good, but some of us lost points on forgetting to revise the subject line. Some forgot the signature block, and Suzanne clarified that the signature block does not act as a closing signature – an email needs both. Also, we should not say “Dear Client(s)” in a personal email.
Suzanne handed back our email response homework evaluations. Overall our responses were good, but some of us lost points on forgetting to revise the subject line. Some forgot the signature block, and Suzanne clarified that the signature block does not act as a closing signature – an email needs both. Also, we should not say “Dear Client(s)” in a personal email.
Topic:
Letters. Letters are an important way to communicate both internally or externally. They are more formal and have remained a common form of communication for centuries. Examples of historical uses of letters include St. Paul, Epistles, Sherlock Holmes, ancient Egyptians, and many more. Letters are important for archiving, they are more personal and formal, express more thought, and are tangible. Letters have kept a standard format over the years and over seas. Suzanne explains that a letter has the ability to grab you – she got a letter with a DIY origami and she kept that over other less intriguing letters.
Letters. Letters are an important way to communicate both internally or externally. They are more formal and have remained a common form of communication for centuries. Examples of historical uses of letters include St. Paul, Epistles, Sherlock Holmes, ancient Egyptians, and many more. Letters are important for archiving, they are more personal and formal, express more thought, and are tangible. Letters have kept a standard format over the years and over seas. Suzanne explains that a letter has the ability to grab you – she got a letter with a DIY origami and she kept that over other less intriguing letters.
Discussion:
Suzanne showed us the website www.LettersOfNote.com that posts interesting letters. We looked at letters from Conan O’Brien, Pete Docter, Ronald Dahl, Stephan Hawking, Harper Lee, and Princeton University. We also saw memos from the head of Tiger Oil Company, which were very harsh, and Jeffrey Katzenberg at Disney. We each went up and read a portion of the 28-page memo as an impromptu public speaking exercise. We discuss how the memo is similar to Howard Schultz’s memo, urging the company to focus on its core values – a common theme in business memos and evaluation.
Suzanne showed us the website www.LettersOfNote.com that posts interesting letters. We looked at letters from Conan O’Brien, Pete Docter, Ronald Dahl, Stephan Hawking, Harper Lee, and Princeton University. We also saw memos from the head of Tiger Oil Company, which were very harsh, and Jeffrey Katzenberg at Disney. We each went up and read a portion of the 28-page memo as an impromptu public speaking exercise. We discuss how the memo is similar to Howard Schultz’s memo, urging the company to focus on its core values – a common theme in business memos and evaluation.
Discussion:
Suzanne speaks about twitter and other forms of social media as new ways to get messages across in big ways such as revolutionary ideas across borders (ex: The Arab Spring). Letters used to be the main form of communication in times of political revolutions. Ex: After WWII – Einstein, Hitler, Gandhi. This led into our assignment for Monday. We were each assigned a historically famous letter (MLK Jr., Abraham Lincoln, the Macon County Department of Health, Virginia O'Hanlon, Ghandi, Albert Einstein, Rainer Maria Rilke) and must research the historical context of the letter. On Monday (2/13/12) we will each present a 3-minute presentation discussing the context of the letter and the historical significance. We will be evaluated on our ability to cover the importance of the letter, the time limit, keeping eye contact, not fidgeting, and using the room rather than standing in one spot.
Suzanne speaks about twitter and other forms of social media as new ways to get messages across in big ways such as revolutionary ideas across borders (ex: The Arab Spring). Letters used to be the main form of communication in times of political revolutions. Ex: After WWII – Einstein, Hitler, Gandhi. This led into our assignment for Monday. We were each assigned a historically famous letter (MLK Jr., Abraham Lincoln, the Macon County Department of Health, Virginia O'Hanlon, Ghandi, Albert Einstein, Rainer Maria Rilke) and must research the historical context of the letter. On Monday (2/13/12) we will each present a 3-minute presentation discussing the context of the letter and the historical significance. We will be evaluated on our ability to cover the importance of the letter, the time limit, keeping eye contact, not fidgeting, and using the room rather than standing in one spot.
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