Student Success Statement

“The man who has no imagination has no wings.”

Muhammad Ali

This statement is saying that if you keep telling yourself good things about yourself, then you’ll never give up on life.

Speaking skills 2 of 10

Speaking skills

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When you’re assigned a class presentation, think twice before dismissing it as an unimportant part of your education. Employers look for speaking skills in job applicants, who may to give presentations to clients or represent their organization in the field. It’s never too soon to practice good eye contact and other public speaking techniques.

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According to the book of list, the fear of public speaking ranks number one in the minds of the majority people. Far above the fear of death and disease, comes the fear of standing in front of a crow. Joel Weiner noted author and public speaker wants to help people overcome that fear.

The biggest fear is public speaking, with 15 percent of American experiencing a dramatic fear of it,” said Dr. Michael Telch of the laboratory of the study of anxiety disorders (LSAD) in the department of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. “People have had to turn down jobs, and certainly students have dropped classes because of it.”

Regardless of your occupation, your success depends a great deal upon your ability to communicate effectively! Whether you’re running a meeting, selling a product, making a presentation, motivation co-workers or just communicating one-on-one with others, you’ll get far better results if you can speak persuasively, smoothly and intelligently.

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Writing skills 1 of 10

Writing skills

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Communication is at the top the list of skills that employers look for. And communication in the workplace often means writing.

Health professional keep patient charts, researchers depend on the memory they collect by writing grant applications, software engineers write technical specification, and nearly everyone writes e-mail to people inside and outside their organization. and before you even get the chance to interview for a job, you’ll need to present yourself in cover letters and resumes. So, by taking writing serious and doing your best on every research paper, every lab report you write, every new post you write in your blog site, and every writing activity you engage, you’re preparing yourself for a good career.

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Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test-taking

Part 3

Identify key words.

This help you focus on the main idea of challenging questions.

Rephrase difficult questions.

To understand questions better, rewrite them in your own words. Be careful not to change the meaning

Organize your thoughts you write.

Take time to organize your responses to short-answer and essay questions. You’ll reduce the time you need to revise.

Write neatly.

Be sure you don’t lose points on answer the teacher can’t read

Use all the time you’re given.

If you finish early, don’t leave. Use the extra time to proofread and review your answer.

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Exam Day: survival

Tips

Test-taking

Part 2

During the test

Read the directions

It’s important that you follow the instructions exactly. For example, some questions may have more than one correct answer.

Answer easy questions first

Doing this can jog your memory about useful facts. You may also come across information that can help you with other questions.

Answer every question

Unless there is a penalty for wrong answer, try to answer every question; you may be able to get partial credit for those you being but don’t complete correctly.

Ask questions

If a question isn’t clear, talk to your teacher. If that’s not possible, explain your answer in the margin.

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Online learning

Part 2

More tips

Finally, look beyond the article for more clues.

. read the website’s home page and the about us page. Look for a mission statement to learn more about the site, its purpose and the organization sponsoring it.

If there is an author listen, look for a biography that discusses the author’s education, profession and other relevant background. If there is no bio on the site, search for one elsewhere on the web.

. check the date. Facts can change over time, so see if the site shows when it was last updated.

. presentation counts; look at everything from design to spelling. A clean, well-organized site shows a certain degree of professionalism.

. avoid sites that are pornographic, vulgar, inappropriate, below par, suggestive, and falsifying.

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Online Learning

Part 1

Read between the lines

Make a judgment about the site’s reliability based on your own analysis of the site and the information it contains. Here are some ways to do this:

. look for facts you know or can check with a trusted source. If the site gets those facts on the site are also accurate.

. study the language used. Is it angry, satiric or overly impassioned? This may indicate that the site is biased.

. consider whether the arguments are logical and backed up by evidence, and whether the site present only on point of view.

. check the links to the sources that the author acknowledges. Scholarly writing, whether in print or online, should include a bibliography.

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