December 3, 2013 Job Search and Advancement

Visualize yourself in a job interview for an administrative professional or support staff position.  Describe the interview listing those things that may help to ensure that you be offered the position.

November 26, 2013 Workplace Mail and Copying

Reflect upon how this chapter has helped you to better understand the importance of properly handling mail.

November 26, 2013 Travel Arrangements

What do you believe is the most challenging part of traveling internationally and why?

November 19, 2013 Meeting and Event Planning

Reflect upon the differences of face-to-face and electronic meetings.  What will you do to be a better face-to-face participant?  What will you do to be a better electronic meeting participant?

November 19, 2013 Personal Finance and Investment Strategies

Reflect upon what ways you believe that your personal finances may have an impact on your success in the workplace.  What plans can you make to ensure your financial success?

November 12, 2013 Managing Electronic Records

 

Reflect upon how this chapter has provided a better understanding as to how to manage your electronic records.  What can you do to manage your own records more efficiently and effectively?

November 5, 2013 Records Management

Reflect upon how this chapter may have provided insight into your own personal recordkeeping. What will you do to change your current methods, now that you are aware of the importance of managing your records?

October 22, 2013 Identity Theft

Reflect upon how you currently protect yourself from identity theft, and what you can do to reduce your risk?

October 22, 2013 Communication Skills and Conflict Reslution

Reflect upon why it is important to have good verbal communication skills as it relates to conflict resolution.

October 15, 2013 Written Communication

Reflect upon your current written communications.  Then, discuss those things that you will do in the future to improve future written communications (formal and/or informal).

October 8, 2013 Customer Service

Reflect upon what you believe customer service skills are important for you to have as an administrative professional and why.   How can you demonstrate this importance to your customers?  What will you do?

October 8, 2013 Leadership

Reflect upon how this chapter may have helped you to think about your future role as a leader, and what characteristics do you feel you need to work on in order to be able to inspire and motivate others?

October 1, 2013

Reflect upon how this chapter, and the movie, helped you understand the importance of ethical behavior in and out of the workplace.

September 24, 2013

Managing stress can be difficult.  Add a new post that explains how this chapter has helped you think about how you manage stress and in what ways you deal with stress?

September 17, 2013

Add a post (at the "post a comment" textbox) to reflect upon the following:

"Name one concept you learned about teamwork in this chapter that you believe will benefit you the most in the workplace, and then explain why."

NOTE:  Posting a comment to a blog vs creating your own new post helps to maintain consistency regarding subject matter.  In this case, we are all commenting on teamwork, so all of our comments should be in this one location.  Hope this helps!

September 10, 2013

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Class was good; However, it would have been much better if I did not have a cold. I learned that I need a lot more help on my grammar. I know some grammar rules but I do not understand the reason why I would do them. I think the manners video was a good thing to watch, because sometimes you forget that normal things you do may offend others. I also like the chapter that talked about your professional image, and I plan to use that to my benefit.

September 10, 2013

Tonight's class was very informative regarding punctuation. I have always second guessed certain types of punctuation, and I am looking forward to gaining confidence in my writing abilities. The video on etiquette made me laugh and cleared up some confusion on how to act during situations.

September 3, 2013

9/3/2013  It was a great evening, especially in the end when I was told by one of my students that I use "uhm" repeatedly in my lectures.  This is a behavior that I was unaware of, and I will certainly work diligently to avoid using "uhm" when speaking to an audience in the future - now that I have been made aware of this behavior.  I welcome this "constructive" criticism as a means to grow and become a better speaker.