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LRSK 101
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Learning Skills (LRSK-101)
University Transition means:
• Changing mindset from High School to
University
• You are responsible for your own progress
• Becoming an Independent learner
• Use reflective exercise to work things out
yourself
• Engage in self-evaluation (self-assessment)
• Self-assessment of your study skills priorities
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What does university mean/ involve for you?
▪ Reduce stress
▪ A Sense of achievement
▪ Increasing energy
▪ Increasing productivity
▪ Achieving A Goal
▪ An essential life skills
▪ Helps you be in charge of your schedule and life
▪ Helps you maintain physical and mental health
▪ Gives you time for important issues
Examples
crises, Weekly planning
problems, Long-term planning
Deadlines Exercising
Exam Family time
Taking extra class to improve a skill
Studying
the perfectionist
study takes over life/can't finish
the juggler
takes on too many commitments
Definition:
• Stress is any form of internal or external pressure that causes :
• physical or emotional strain
• Tension
• Positive stress
• Negative stress
❑ Your new environment .
❑Domestic duties .
❑ Relationships .
❑ Personal issues .
❑ Academic factors .
❑Deadlines .
COMMON STRESS SYMPTOMS
Physical :
• Difficulty breathing
• Muscle pains
• Shaking hands
• Biting nails
• Headaches
• Dry mouth
• Diarrhea
COMMON STRESS SYMPTOMS
Behavioral :
• Act of hostility
• loss of appetite
• Attitude change
• Lack of concentration
• Loss of memory
• Loss of confidence
• Feeling of depression
• Loss of motivation
• Displacement activity
• Irritability
Strategies for managing stress
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Self-Reflection: Looking in the MIRROR
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Reflective Cycle
Any volunteers to
explain the cycle ..?
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Four stages of information processing used in learning
Motivation: A reason for acting or behaving in a particular way. In other words, the
reasons that make us do or NOT to do something.
Challenges: Something that needs great mental or physical effort in order to be done
successfully .
Internal and External motivation
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Types of learning style
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Note-Taking
Many methods :
▪ Keyword method
▪ Linear Method
▪ Matrix Method
▪ Mind-mapping Method (Concept Map)
▪ Cornell Method
The Cornell Method..
Communication Skills (LRSK-101)
What is Communication?
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Department
Levels of communication
• Intrapersonal :Only one person. Within!
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Department
Gestures
• Gestures can have different types of meaning:
• Iconic
1. Shape
2. Size
3. Movement
4. Describing action
5. Speed
6. Direction
7. Relative position
• Metaphorical
• (e.g. looking at your watch when someone asks you the date)
• (e.g: touching to take turns)
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Department
Communication elements :
Elements(Types) of Persuasion
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Activity 2: Elements of Persuasion
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Empathy and Sympathy
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• What two approaches to helping people with their problems
does the speaker mention? Sympathy / empathy
• Listen and write answers in the gap:
– 1. Empathy fuels connection, sympathy drives disconnection
– 2.Empathy involves recognising other people's
emotions and then communicating that
– 3. Empathy is like: "I know what it's like down here, and you are
not alone."
– 4. A sympathetic response often starts with “At least…”.
– 5. Sympathetic responses try to make things better,
but they usually don't help people.
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Developing “source credibility”
Before
Presentation
(Preparation)
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 A Journey through Communications Dr. AHMED KHATIRY
How to Start ??!!
2. Considering Audience
Before
Presentation
(Preparation)
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 A Journey through Communications Dr. AHMED KHATIRY
How to Start ??!!
3. Prepare Outline
Before
Presentation
(Preparation)
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 A Journey through Communications Dr. AHMED KHATIRY
Wednesday, January 25, A Journey Through Communications
2023 Dr. AHMED KHATIRY
Opening Your Presentation
▪ Introduce yourself
During
Presentation
( Showing)
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 A Journey through Communications Dr. AHMED KHATIRY
Presenting Main Points
➢ Supporting evidence
➢ Examples
During Presentation
➢ Feedback & questions from audience . ( Showing)
➢ Attention to, and focus on, audience…
are they listening?
➢ PowerPoint slides
➢ Overhead transparencies
➢ Graphs/charts
➢ Pictures During Presentation
➢ Films/video ( Showing)
➢ Flip charts
➢ Chalk or white board
The physical Skills
1. Eye Contact
2. Gestures
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 A Journey through Communications Dr. AHMED KHATIRY
Wednesday, January 25, A Journey Through Communications
2023 Dr. AHMED KHATIRY
Wednesday, January 25, A Journey Through Communications
2023 Dr. AHMED KHATIRY
Communication elements :
LRSK 101
Communication for a Job
Conflict in Workplace
Work together to discuss the reasons of conflict in
workplace (mentioned in this video.)
• List the reasons :
• Weak leadership or management
• You are not understand the limit of your role
.
• lack of experience .
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBUpfmAwOAQ
Writing your Complaint Letter
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Interdisciplinary
Communication
• An engineer does not work in isolation, in fact a lot of their work requires teaming with
whether we are contacting stakeholders, management, or hiring employees for the job.
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Engineering & Science Fields
• Oral communication and presentation skills are considered one of the best career
abilities in determining a student’s career success or failure.
• One good strategy is to use examples in order to make the information more
accessible.
• You do not need to share every single technical detail of the project or plan, as this can
be confusing .
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Engineering & Science Fields
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• Written communication is important within technical
fields. No project is approved without an approved
proposal. (outline, report, e-mail)
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Nonverbal Communication
What is a CV?
- Is it an outline for your education, qualifications, experiences,
skills?
- Is it a job-seeking tool?
- Is it a marketing document?
In a nutshell,
Curriculum Vitae is a summary of your career history, skills
and experience you gained during the course of your life.
Writing Your CV
CVs may have contents as:
- Name and address
- Contact Details
- Cover letter: is the letter that goes along with your CV. It encourages
employers to read CVs if it is well written.
- Can you use the same cover letter for all positions you are applying
for? Why ?
Cover Letter Contents
▪ Remember :Cover letter highlights key selling points and adds value.
Slang
Emojis
Writing in all
Wordiness Capital letter
Job Interview: A Two-way Communication Process
4- Prepare your answers for common questions about you, job and general
knowledge.
5- Prepare and practice a mock test and a presentation if you have been asked
to deliver.
• Sit appropriately
• Smile
• Make eye contact
• Answer the questions in an appropriate tone of voice.
• At the end of the interview, do not forget to thank the
interviewer for their time.
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What creates a bad impression during the job interview?
- Poor personal appearance
- Lack of preparation