Week 3 discussion

“How you do anything is how you do everything. – T. Harv Eker (from Secrets of the Millionaire Mind)”

Post an original reply of 5-7 sentences to all of the following questions. Try to post early in the current week and reply to at least one classmate’s post with thoughtful details. **Each weekly discussion is worth 30 points. Take your time and give us as much insight and detail as you can. **  

• Discuss the Eker quote as it pertains to your professional experience and the material for Week 3, including the way you approach accomplishing tasks at work, on a typical workday. 
• Do you check for correctness before you send all emails (or texts)?  If not, why not? 

2. Answer both of the following topics listed below (1 and 2) with an original post of 6-8 sentences.   Try to post early in the current week and reply to at least one classmate’s post with thoughtful details.   **Each weekly discussion is worth 30 points. Take your time and give us as much insight and detail as you can.** 

• Locate a recent bad-news article published by a news organization (not Facebook posts or messages on social media) and share the live article link in your original post.  
• Share 2-3 details of the bad news, including which method (inductive or deductive) is used.  How could you rewrite this for another audience, changing the impact of the news itself?

3. Answer all of the following questions in an original post of 7-8 sentences.  Try to post early in the current week and reply to at least one classmate’s post with thoughtful details of 4-5 sentences.   **Each weekly discussion is worth 30 points. Take your time and give us as much insight and detail as you can.**     

•  Describe a time at work when a picture, drawing or other visual made a significant impact in a business presentation you attended.  Give a brief summary of the presentation, including the topic and some main points. 
• What are the best type of visuals to use in a power point presentation, and how many visuals are needed in a show with 10 slides? 

4 Answer both of the following topics listed below (1 and 2) with an original post of 6-8 sentences.    Try to post early in the current week and reply to at least one classmate’s post with thoughtful details of 4-5 sentences.   **Each weekly discussion is worth 30 points. Take your time and give us as much insight and detail as you can.** 

• Who is the best workplace speaker you know, personally or professionally?   Describe this speaker’s abilities, including a time when he/she made a strong connection with an audience at work. 
• What is the most important thing to remember about making a work presentation?   How do you keep yourself from being nervous when you present?