1.1 Introduction to Business Communication (7 Cs)

1. Course Intro

Today we will get to know each other as well as review the course policies presented on course overview quiz

2. Personality Test

Follow the steps below carefully. You must complete each task in order.

  1. Selecting Pictures: Go over the Color Images and rank the pictures in order of their preference. The image that best represents your personality receives 4 pts, the next 3, 2, and 1. Write the points for the Card-Pictures on the scoring matrix (e.g, Green 4, Gold 3, Blue, 2, Orange 1). You should only take a few minutes to select this.
  2. Selecting Text Description: Read Text description describing the features of each color. Similar to above ask them to rank them in the order that is closest to their personality. The text that best describes their personality gets 4pts, the next 3, 2, and 1. Write the points down on the scoring matrix. The scoring maxtrix is on the color survey sheet.
  3. Color Survey: Fill out the color color survey. After completing the survey add up the total points for each choice (A, B, C, and D). Write the total number on the scoring matrix. 
  4. Score Calculation: add the scores of all three tests and calculate the total score. The highest score is the color their primary color (e.g., Blue-33, Gold-32, Green-36, Orange-20 Therefore my primary color is Green.).
  5. Picture Drawing: Go to the group of your primary color and draw a picture that best represents you or things that are important to you as a group.
Note: You may learn more about your color through color characteristics ppt., color clash or coordinate, or Insight Learning Personality Information

3. Set up a Google Drive Shared Folder

You will also be required to set up a Google account if you haven't already. You will need to create a shared folder on Google and share it with me using my email address jinkim7@illinois.edu. Name it as "ESL505 Q1_Your name" (e.g. ESL 505 Q1_Jin). This is where you will submit all your homework assignments.
 
Homework (DUE this Thursday, 19th, June, 3 pm)
1. Purchase the textbook (if you haven't already) before Thursday:
Roebuck, D. B. (2006). Improving Business Communication Skills (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

2. Complete your section (ONE of the Cs) of the 7 C's of Effective Business Communication