Session04:Business Writing

Dr. Mark H. MortensenSections 211 and 212M & W 2:00 to 3:15

3:30 to 4:45

Manning School of Business

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Session 2

Turn in Assignment 2 (Strengths & weaknesses) Class preparation: Bring a resume of yours (if you

have one) to class along with a couple of others you have found on the internet.

Have Read: HBR Guide to Better Business Writing - Chapters 4 - 7

Workshop: Assignment 3 – Read your introduction to the class.

Discussion: Chapter 4-7 review. Resumes – the why, the what and the how. Examples of good resumes.

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Workshop

Read to the class the introduction you wrote in Assignment 1 and then updated in the Workshop during Session 2.

You can sit at your seat if you want to… or stand up.

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HBS Better Writing: Chapter 4

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HBS Better Writing: Chapter 5

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HBS Better Writing: Chapter 6 xxx

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Resumes

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Examples of Good Resumes

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Next Class (Wednesday)

Write a few paragraphs about what you see yourself doing in five years – where you are, what you do for a living, etc. Dream a little, but keep away from complete flights of fancy, please. This is a typical question that a recruiter would ask you during a job interview. Turn in a hard copy.

Assignment 5

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ProfComm – Fall 2013