Success Criteria:

1. I can choose appropriate language for the situation

2. I can choose appropriate topics for the situation

3. I can incorporate appropriate topics for the situation

4. I can distinguish the difference between the three types of language.

TEK:

• (1)(C): “Identify standards for making appropriate communication choices for self, listener, occasion, and task.”

 

Objective:

• SWBAT: Demonstrate appropriate communication choices in a given situation and demonstrate knowledge of technical jargon.

Chapter 1:

“Putting Communication To

Work For You”

• What is the most important message this video is trying to convey?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE

• With a partner decide in what order you believe employers value these skills.Work Experience

• Human Relations• Problem Solving• Self Motivation• Oral Communication• Decision Making• Teamwork• Leadership

The #1 skill that employers look for is

effective communication#2. Self Motivatoin#3. Problem Solving#4. Decision Making

#5. Leadership#6. Human Relations

#7. Teamwork#8. Work Experience

Why is effective communication important in the work place?

Answer:

• A business study showed workers received an average of 178 messages each day via telephone, email, fax, text, and face-to-face communication. That is more than 22 messages every hour in a typical eight –hour work day.

What is Communication?

* The process of creating & exchanging meaning through symbolic interaction.

This is why communication is so important…

4 Types of Symbols:a. Verbal – Spoken

b. Nonverbal – Gestures, eye contact,

c. Attire

d. Posture

Context:

a. Role: a part played in a specific setting or situation.

b. Norm: a stated or implied; a guideline for what is appropriate in a given situation.

c. Appropriateness: what is suitable for a specific situation.

Context Guides Your Communication

Think, Pair, Share:

With a partner, create a list of appropriate and inappropriate communication choices in the context of an office meeting with your co-workers and supervisor present.

What does the word “Diversity” mean?

What diversity REALLY is…

“a variety of different cultures,

races, ages, religions, abilities,

and genders”

Chapter 4, Section 2:

“Developing Skills For Power Language”

Standard Language:

• Language used by the majority of knowledgeable communicators within a specific language.

Informal Language:

• Language most often used in casual situations and close interpersonal relationships.

Technical Language:

• Language associated with a particular profession , activity, or field of study.

–Another name for this is JARGON

Technical Jargon

Jargon Activity

• JARGON OR TECHNICAL LANGUAGE-Language associated with a particular profession, activity, or field of study.

• Give me an example of Jargon. It can be anything. Skateboarding Jargon, Band Jargon, Sport Jargon, Medical Jargon…….I need at least 15 examples……be ready to share

My example…….

Basketball Jargon• Charge• Midline• Bluff and Back• PIVOT• Baseline• Sideline• 360• Tomahawk• Behind the Back• Between the legs• Spin Move• ALLEY OOP• CROSSOVER• IN AND OUT

YOUR TURN