Career Readiness: Communication Skills & Time Management

Communication skills are important in the workplace because . . .

• It's helpful for teamwork.

• It's needed for building rapport with colleagues.

• Good communication helps build trust and form good relationships.

• All of the above.

Which of the following can be counted as good communication skills:

• Presentation skills

• Interpersonal Skills

• Listening Skills & Empathy

• All of the Above

Employers don't really care if you're good at communicating or not. It's not really that important. What's important is that you know how to do the job!

• True

• False

Written skills are a form of communication.

• True

• False

Communicating and receiving feedback is important because . . .

• It may help you improve your work product.

• It may clear up any misunderstandings or confusion.

• It helps both parties learn and grow as workers or professionals

• All of the above.

Time management is . . .

• the ability to use one's time effectively or productively, especially at work

• Not really necessary to having a productive life

• Comes naturally to everyone

• None of the above

Some helpful tips to managing your time could include:

• Writing down a task list

• Prioritizing your list

• Setting deadlines or having due dates for yourself

• All of the above

Setting appointment reminders helps you . . .

• Remember all the things you have to do.

• Set aside specific time to complete your 'to do list items'

• Have more free time later after you've completed your tasks

• All of the above

Steps in the writing process include the following:

• Brainstorming, Outlining, Drafting, Revision/Editing, Publishing

• Outlining, Drafting, Publishing

• The final draft

• There is no writing process

You can paraphrase your work by . . .

• Using a Thesaurus to help you find synonyms

• Changing the sentence structure, i.e. simple to complex sentences using transitional phrases

• Adding specific detail that includes answers for the 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why.

• All of the above!