CS 400

Professional communication

Professionals need solid communications skills across a wide range of communications mechanisms. This collection of resources is meant to be a starting point for you to begin expanding your communications skillset.

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1 Professional Communication

Video: ~7 minutes

This video explains what is meant by the term "professional communication" and compares it to less formal types of communication which you might be used to in other settings.

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2 Formal Communication

Video: ~11 minutes

This video explains the various forms that professional communication typically takes and the circumstances under which they will typically be utilized.

Organization and required elements

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4 5 tips to improve your critical thinking Samantha Agoos
14 Five Fallacies PBS Digital Studios

Sample speeches and presentations

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8 TED's secret to great public speaking Chris Anderson
11 First World Problems: An Informative Speech Sarah Kwon
11 Why tech needs the humanities Eric Berridge
8 A College Epidemic: Sleep Deprivation ocEn
9 Life After Death by Powerpoint Don McMillan
PPTX Presentation Template Rita Mac Auslan

Sample posters

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PDF Vital Information for Posters CG Scholar via Rita Mac Auslan
PPTX Sample Poster 1 Rita Mac Auslan
PPTX Sample Poster 2 Rita Mac Auslan