Because we were locked out of our classroom this past Monday, we still need to take care of this business.
So, please begin today’s class first by taking care of the following items:
1. Join our Open Lab Course Site: Â For those of you who have not joined the site yet, let’s get that taken care of today!
Note: If you need assistance creating an Open Lab account, accessing your CUNY email, or joining our Course Site, please follow this link for detailed instructions.
2. Register for Remind:Â This app that will allow me to send urgent notifications to you via text message or email, if you prefer. I will only use this in case of emergencies or urgent delays — say, if I am sick or if the trains are slow.
To register for remind, please follow the instructions on the handout I have given you in class.
3. Read the following PDF online: Â “Communicating Effectively for Dummies”
**(I also have made hard copies for you)
Note: Please don’t take the title to heart!Â
After reading this article, take a few minutes to write a summary memo.
What points stood out in your mind? Have you experienced some of these strategies yourself either as the communicator or the audience?
To write your summary memo, I would recommend that you write it in Microsoft Word first. Save your work to your flash drive or in the cloud (if you do this, save your file locally and then email a copy to yourself or upload it to your cloud service provider before leaving class–the computers in this classroom are regularly wiped of student work).
The beginning of your memo should look like this:
TO: Chris Shannon
FROM: <Your first and last name>
DATE: <Today’s date>
SUBJECT: <Your informative subject line for this summary–how about “Summary of xxx”>
<Your summary follows below>
After you type up your summary in Microsoft Word or another text editor on your computer, copy and past your memo into the comment box at the bottom of this page. Post your comment. To confirm that your comment posted, go to the Dashboard > Comments.