BUSINESS Week 3

COMMUNICATION Ms. Keightley Dudgeon

WARM-UP
QUESTION
If money was no
problem, where
would you travel in
the world? Why?
ENGLISH
CONVERSATION
PRACTICE
• Please turn to the person next to
you and pretend this is an interview.
• You might be sharing your
partner’s answer with the class, so
listen well!
• Things to remember from your
partner’s interview:
-Name
-Place
-Explanation
HOMEWOR
K REVIEW
We will be going through some
frequent word usage errors from
your last homework assignment.
SOME BASIC GRAMMAR
POINTS
Capitalization
- “Now that your interview has come to an end, you can finally relax. secondly,
reflect, which means take notes about your interview and how you felt about it.”

- “The Receptionist, Secretary, or Another Staff Member who greets you may not be
your interviewer but the interview begins as soon as you arrive at the company
place..”
SOME BASIC GRAMMAR
POINTS
Commas and avoiding run-on sentences
- “First impressions do matter, and you don’t have much time so as soon as you enter
the interview room, greet all the interviewers with a smile, good eye contact, and a
firm handshake.”

- “Before the interview we must collect information about the company we will be
meeting with, practice responding to interview questions with friends and family,
stay up to date in the civil engineering field, choose a professional interview outfit
and came early.”
SOME BASIC GRAMMAR
POINTS
Prepositions: Any place that you can go
- “Before you go on a job interview, it’s important to find out as much as you can
about not only the job but the company; you should become familiar with the
company’s philosophy and find out what they are looking for in a candidate.”

- “In order to have a good interview, there are certain steps you may follow to
improve your chances in getting the job.”
• “First, make some research to get an
idea about the company’s needs.”
HOW CAN
WE FIX
• “So firstly you have to focus on
preparing yourself before the interview
THE
by following those steps…” FOLLOWI
• “Nobody can deny that many several
NG
competent engineers who master the
work well and have very good
ERRORS?
experiances in many the fields.”
“Many companies want a social person with
a high culture.”
“Before you go on a job interview, it’s
important to find out as much as you can
about not only the job but also the
company.”
“The days before the interview you should
to prepare your application materials.”

HOW CAN WE FIX THE

FOLLOWING ERRORS?
HOW CAN WE FIX THE
FOLLOWING ERRORS?
“It’s important not to let any ambiguity related to the interview. For
that, a lot of research is required about the interview, skills needed,
and questions you may be asked.”

“You need to do a research to have an idea about the company who

you will be meeting with.”

“Having an information about the interview itself, and also practicing

with someone or in the internet it is a good idea.”
“Moreover, show to your interviewers
that your title as a civil engineering
matters to you and that you know about
the news around the world concerning
your field of study.”
“In another hand we will also be able to
find out whether the company and the
company culture are a good fit for us.”
“To get these informations, we should
constantly be informed about World
events, especially the field of civil
engineering.”

HOW CAN WE FIX THE

FOLLOWING ERRORS?
 Presentation of
strengths in the job
interview
LESSON
STRENGTHS AND SKILLS

As a college graduate, That is okay! As a graduate of Academic strengths →

you may have limited ENSA, you have many Professional contexts
work experience. marketable skills.
Time management

Verbal communication STRENGT

HS AND
Written communication SKILLS:
WHAT TO
Teamwork
MENTION
Work ethic
 - “As a civil
engineering
student at ENSA, I
• Assignment and
effectively
deadline
managed multiple
management
deadlines each
week for different TIME
MANAGE
assignments.”

- How can you use

“timeliness to
class” as an
MENT
• Timeliness to example of the
class strength, time
management?
Take 5-10 minutes
to write an answer.
 “As a civil
engineering
student at ENSA,
I was required to
make class
Class
presentations,
presentations
which helped
improve my
verbal
VERBAL
communication
skills.
COMMUNI
How can you use
“interactions with
CATION
professors” to
Interactions with
demonstrate this
professors
strength? Take 5-
10 minutes to
write an answer.
Through this class, you will learn how to write a
professional CV and résumé.

How is writing a professional CV and résumé in

WRITTEN
this class an example of the strength, “written
communication”?
COMMUNI
CATION
What are some other ways that you have shown the
strength of “written communication” as a student at
ENSA? Take 5-10 minutes to write an answer.
As a student at ENSA, you
obviously have a great work
ethic.

Explain the process of applying WORK

and getting into ENSA. ETHIC
Explain the course workload to
your future employer.
CLASS
WORK
As a class, we will develop a
full answer to the question,
“What are some of your
strengths?” using the response:
“I have a strong work ethic.”
This response should be
complete with supporting
details and examples.
POSSIBLE STRENGTHS TO USE

Trustworthine
Enthusiasm Creativity Discipline
ss

Patience Determination Dedication Versatility

 Using a strength that you have, please write a
complete answer to the question, “What are some of
your strengths?”
This answer should include examples and supporting
details from your experiences as a student at ENSA.

HOMEWO
RK
This homework assignment will be due Tuesday,
October 15 at midnight.
Send to keightley.dudgeon@gmail.com