Writing for the Workplace: Business Communication for Professionals
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| Conclusion Presentations are an important part of communicating in the workplace. Planning is the key to giving effective presentations. As you plan, analyze your audience and be clear about your own purpose and goal in giving the presentation. When preparing the content, remember that delivering information orally differs greatly from delivering it in text. Structure your talk by integrating stories to help make your point and to engage your audience. Design visuals to support you, the speaker. Finally, rehearse to minimize fear of presenting. After your presentation, consider a question period as an opportunity to reinforce your message and offer honest answers. PART IV Employment CHAPTER 8 Employment Communication Gone are the days of starting a career at a company and staying there until you retire. Today people change jobs between 10 and 15 times during their work lives. 1 That means keeping your employment documents up to date is a must. Today job searchers must be versatile and savvy about not only locating hidden or unadvertised jobs, but in their approach to applying to positions. This chapter will discuss the basic job search documents cover letter, resume, reference list, thank-you note, and LinkedIn profile. Sample documents are also provided in Appendix B. Cover Letters A cover letter accompanies a resume and serves to introduce the job applicant, explain the candidate’s strongest selling points and reason for wanting the position, and to ask for an interview. Cover letters areas important as resumes and are meant to persuade the reader that your skills and abilities can bean asset to the organization. Through carefully crafted sentences and precise word choice, the cover letter not only illustrates your ability to communicate it highlights your qualifications and explains why you area good fit for the job. Even if a job advertisement doesn’t specifically ask fora cover letter, you show your professionalism by including one. Today most cover letters are sent as an email with the resume as an attachment. However, in some cases you may want to send a hard copy through the mail. In all cases, the cover letter must focus on the needs of the employer, not the job seeker. Speaking about how a job will help your career goals is hardly a good way to convince a potential employer (who is likely evaluating multiple candidates) of your ability to add value to the organization. There are two types of cover letters those for solicited jobs and those for unsolicited or unadvertised positions. |