Jackelin Diaz

ID #: 208654
Essential Skills
Evidence Form
StandardListen Actively and Speak Clearly and Coherently
Skills
Listen actively to understand verbal and non-verbal counication!
"ive and #ollo$ s%oken instructions to %er#or a task& ask and ans$er 'uestions&
and solve %robles!
(resent or discuss ideas clearly& e##ectively& and co)erently& usin* bot) verbal and
nonverbal tec)ni'ues!
+se lan*ua*e a%%ro%riate to %articular audiences and conte,ts!
Description of Activity/Task/Experience t)at deonstrates I a at or above standard in
t)e s%eci#ic skills #or t)e standard entioned above:
Last -ebruary& our )ealt) services class )eld a career day #air! .y %artner and I
)ad c)osen to #ocus our %ro/ects on t)e career o# 0ur*ical 1ec)nolo*ists because o# our
utual interest in t)e sur*ical #ield! -or about t$o ont)s $e $ere *iven s%eci#ic
instructions researc)& eorize and dis%lay in#oration %ertainin* to t)e career
includin* t)e education %lans& salaries& daily routines& and /ob outlook! Durin* t)e #air&
$e %resented our %ro/ect and ans$ered 'uestions in a clear and %ro#essional anner! (art
o# our *rade $as also to eorize our researc)& %resent usin* tec)nical lan*ua*e& and
%rovide interactive activities t)at allo$ed vie$ers to better understand our %ro#essions!
0ince our %ro/ect revolved around sur*ical tec)nolo*ist& $e decided to brin* actual
sur*ical tools and allo$ %eo%le to 2%er#or sur*ery3 to co$ brains in order to e##ectively
deonstrate t)e res%onsibilities o# our %ro#ession! Durin* t)e #air $e $ere *iven
#eedback by our audiences and teac)ers on $)at $e could )ave done di##erently to
i%rove our %resentation skills!
Explanation/Reflection o# )o$ t)e activity4task4e,%erience described above eets or
e,ceeds t)e s%eci#ic skills o# t)e standard entioned above:
1oday& I a %roud o# our acco%lis)ent and )a%%y t)at $e c)ose to not only
eet e,%ectations but sur%ass t)e! 1)ose $)o criticized our %ro/ect re%orted t)at $e did
e,cellent on all %arts o# our %resentation! 5e $ere able to %resent our %ro/ect
%ro#essionally and success#ully ca%ture our audience6s curiosity and interest! 1)e reason
$e $ere success#ul is t)at $e $ere able to understand our *oals& #ollo$ instructions
t)orou*)ly& and %ractice our %resentations ulti%le ties be#ore t)e day o# t)e #air! 1)ese
'ualities are i%ortant in an individual because not only is it t)e #irst i%ression you
leave %eo%le $it)& but it also deonstrates your #ull %otential!