Resumes and cover letters

Everyone getting a job in the world today needs to have a resume and cover letter. If the person seeking a job has these things they are more likely to get the job. To managers these documents give them an insight into what skills you possess. It gives them a quick preview of what you are capable of to see if you are best suited for the job position available. The cover letter gives the employer an insight into what type of person you are and what your goals are. This helps them ensure they are hiring the right person for the job to benefit their comapany while keeping efficiency and productivity high.

Critical Thinking

This weeks module was about critical thinking. Critical thinking is defined as the mental process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information to reach an answer or conclusion. Even though we don't normally realize it we use critical thinking every day. An example I came up with was driving. We have to use critical thinking when we're driving and coming up on light and it turns yellow. Right then we have a split second to analyze how far we are away from the light which determines if we hit the gas and go through or stomp on the brakes and stop for the safety of ourselves and everyone else at the intersection. In that process we analyze what we should do, synthesize what could happen in each situation and evaluate what we did. Critical thinking helps strengthen our decision making skills. It is a vital part to excelling and improving ourselves in life.

Speeches

Informative Speech Recap: I think I did very well overall. The speech topic was interesting and important/relevant to the audience, I didn't stumble over my words too much, and I feel like I impacted the audience a little with the information I told them about. There are still some things I could improve on and I looke forward to working on them. My biggest challenge will be making sure I rehearse enough before the speech to know how it flows and is supposed to sound.

I'm excited about the next upcoming speech about persuading the audience. That speech, to me, will be more challenging because of the impact you have to make on the audience. Not only are you giving them information and talking to them, you have to make what you're saying relate to them so they feel like they need to take action in some way. It could turn out good if you motivate the audience but it could also turn bad if they don't react or relate to what you're saying in the speech. Overall though i'm looking forward to giving this speech and doing my best to quell the last bits of communication apprehension I have.