Friday, February 21, 2020

Day 31: More Presentation Practice

Typing Club
  • Complete daily practice in Typing Club using proper technique (remember to focus on how you type, not how well). Work on one lesson for 5 to 10 minutes repeatedly, each day
Presentation Practice
  • Today, you will stand in the front of the room and introduce yourself to the class in a friendly, clear, projected voice
    • First, greet the class 
      • "Hi everybody"
    • Then, introduce yourself:
      • "My name is FirstName LastName"
      • "I am a _____________ here at West Leyden"
      • tell them something about yourself
        • "One thing you should know about me is..."
    • Finally, thank the audience before you start back to your seat:
      • "Thank you"
    • Try to avoid
      • "Umm"
      • "And"
      • fidgeting
    • Try to
      • make eye contact
      • connect with the audiance
      • sound natural
      • project your voice
      • speak slowly
      • sound friendly
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW
Comprehension Checks:
THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DONE ALREADY:
    ON-GOING ASSIGNMENTS:
    • Online Organization
      • organize your Drive using folders and naming conventions
      • Google Calendar
        • update your calendar with important events
        • Gmail
          • use labels to achieve zero-inbox
          • Watch this video and create a signature line for your gmail account.
          • Personal Brand Presentation
          • Build Your Brand
            • add your professional photo to all of your online accounts
            • As time allows, make a copy of this helpful document and start preparing for your future by:
              • Creating your Resume
              • Learning who you are: 
              • Knowing what you do: 
                • Special Classes
                • Sports, Clubs, Other School Activities
                • Work Experience
                • Honors, Awards, Leadership
                • Preparing a general Cover Letter
                • Creating a list of your Network of Contacts:
                  • What kind of people do you have your network?
                  • The goal is establish quality relationships with others in your industry that you can potentially leverage, and create visibility for yourself.
              • EverFi Ignition
              • PencilCode.net 
                • Continue in the PencilCode guide 
                  • Work on completing each of the assignments beginning on page 9 of the guide
                  • move through the guide at your own pace, as time allows
                • Showcase Website / Digital Portfolio
                  • set up showcase website in Google Sites
                    • Log into your Weebly account 
                    • Add pages for Home, About, Contact, Portfolio 
                    • Add content to the Home page 
                      • Make your name stand out 
                      • Add a button to link to your About page 
                      • Include your personal statement
                      • Consider creating a welcome video for this page 
                    • Create an About page with your 
                      • professional picture
                      • activities
                      • honors
                      • School
                      • Extracurricular Activities 
                      • Volunteering 
                      • Skills & Languages 
                      • What programs and/or applications would you say you are proficient at? 
                      • What computer skills do you have to offer at this point in your career? 
                      • Soft skills developed 
                        • Include information on soft skills you developed thus far such as communication, time management, collaboration, etc. 
                        •  Check out a list of soft skills HERE. 
                      • Add pictures that relate to the different activities 
                      • Consider adding an About Me Video
                    • Create a Contact page with links to Gmail, Twitter, YouTube, Blogger, and LinkedIn
                      • Use images as links to your professional social media accounts 
                    • Create a Portfolio page with links to examples of your work 
                      • Performance videos 
                        • plays, sports, concerts, speeches, service projects, etc... 
                      • Evidence of your writing 
                      • School projects of which you are proud 
                • Optional Twitter Activities
                  Optional LinkedIn Profile (if over 16 yrs old)
                  • Create a LinkedIn Account
                  • Complete the basic information 
                  • Upload a professional picture 
                  • Update your public profile settings to create a custom URL for your profile 
                  • Create a link to your LinkedIn profile from your Weebly website 
                  • Read the article about how to write the perfect LinkedIn summary
                  • Write your LinkedIn summary
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