COMM 107 - Oral Communication: Principles and Practices Fall 2011 Section 0801: MWF‚ 9:00-9:50am‚ PLS 1176 Instructor: Liang Ma Office Location: Skinner Building‚ Room 0109 Office Hours: M/W 10:15AM-11:15AM or by Appointment E-Mail: liangm@umd.edu (ELMS email is preferred) About Your Instructor Liang Ma earned her M.A. Degree in Communication Studies at New Mexico State University (NMSU) in Spring 2011. Liang taught a hybrid course of public speaking and human communication for two years
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La-Keetra Lawrence English IV Tashjian 11‚ January 2012 The Oral Presentation rubric grades based on the presenter’s knowledge and understanding of the works‚ presentation‚ and the language of the presenter. My Presentation‚ entitled: “Gaining Happiness Requires Selfishness and Loneliness‚” was particularly strong in any of the three categories‚ but fairly week in each category. The thesis for my presentation was: “Kafka characterizes the mother as being initially selfless when caring for
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Process Improvement Best Practices Overview This reference is intended to capture best practices Process Consultants identify from external sources or while working on process improvement projects. Involve Employees: Organizations who involve employees in the process improvement process realize greater success. Employees are critical because they are the best resource for knowing how to increase value to customers. They know where problems exist and often have valuable improvement recommendations
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Innovation Best Practices - 3M Case Study Introduction We have been working with a number of global organizations on innovation practices for New Product Introduction (NPI) and have found in companies like: SAP‚ Microsoft‚ Bell Canada‚ Siemens etc‚ - that operationalizing innovation from its early creative stages is a stocatto like tango. Balancing creative tension to ensure innovation downstream execution traction requires tremendous leadership navigation and skill. It is so difficult for
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“Problems faced in oral presentation and ways to overcome these problems” to the Sales and Marketing staffs. 1. Write your speech based on the following headings: 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Problems 3.0 Ways of solving these problems 4.0 Conclusion 2. You can write using the guidelines below: • 1.0 Introduction – Problems identified in oral presentation o The importance of learning oral presentation skills
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Fixed Guards – Best Practice Depends on Machine/Equipment best method of machine guard is used. Fixed guards can be isolated to three sections; 1. Static Interlocking 2. Locked Guards and Gates 3. Adjustable Fixed Guards 1. A static fixed guard is best practice depending on the scenario. It is fastened securely to the machine either by welding or by fasteners that cannot be detached without the use of tools. Guards should be constructed and arranged so it is impossible for anyone
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employ this process. Benchmarking is the process of identifying "best practice" in relation to both products (including) and the processes by which those products are created and delivered. The search for "best practice" can take place both inside a particular industry‚ and also in other industries. The objective of benchmarking is to understand and evaluate the current position of a business or organization in relation to "best practice" and to identify areas and means of performance improvement. Benchmarking
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Keller- Best practice cases in branding Kevin Lane Keller (born 23 June 1956) is the E. B. Osborn Professor of Marketing at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He is most notable for having authored Strategic Brand Management (Prentice Hall‚ 1998‚ 2002 & 2008)‚ a widely-used text on brand management. The book is focused on the "how to" and "why" of brand management‚ this strategy guide provides specific tactical guidelines for planning‚ building‚ measuring‚ and managing brand equity
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model. BEST PRACTICE MODELS INTRODUCTION Due to the ever increasing rivalry between organisations‚ managers have been forced to develop strategies to allow them to compete in the competitive business environment and to provide the organization with a sustainable competitive advantage. This is where HRM‚ and the topic of best practice models appear. WHAT IS BEST PRACTICE MODELS? Although‚ there is no real definition of best practice model‚ Johnson (2000) put it best when he said "Best Practice
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Here are some of the best HR practices that help in the creation of a highly satisfied and motivated work force. Work Environment A safe and happy workplace makes the employees feel good about being there. Each one is given importance and provided the security that gives them the motivation and incentive to stay. This is usually achieved through internal surveys to find out whether they are satisfied and if not what they think needs to be changed. Open Management Employees don’t like the feeling
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