Language workshop High context cultures Indirect and implicit messages Polychoronic time High use of non-verbal communication Low reliance on written communication Use intuition and feelings to make decisions Long term relationships Relationships are more important than schedules IN American writing : SAY WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY! DIRECTLY IDEA GENERATION: USE MIND MAPS WITH TIME CONSTRAINTS A good story is simple, emotional (Pathos), truthful, real (authentic), valid. Yesterday, I went to a talk about Human Development Opportunities in Pakistan. The speaker was Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, Minister of Planning and Development. In the middle of the session, a girl came and sat next to me. Sometime later I felt her staring at me. After the discussion, the audience asked questions. She raised her hand, called out her name and proceeded to ask the question. Her name sounded really familiar. The session ended, we stood up and looked at each other. She called my name and opened up her arms. I recognized her as my school mate whom I had not seen since 7 years. We gave each other air crushing hug for about a minute, only managing to say ‘OMG! You are here! HOW! . It was the best surprise ever. Tone in writing is sometimes difficult to establish because of no non verbal and behavioral cues. Grammar- Crash Course Present perfect: have/has Something has began in the past, might happen in present and future. Continuous period. How many times have you seen President Obama? How many times have you used Macbook today? How many times have you drink coffee today? Use with: ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet etc. Past perfect: two events that happened in the past and is not active. HAD “I had already left the house before the phone rang” “I already had breakfast before I came here” Past perfect continuous: communicating something that was in process and is active. “I had been living in DC for five years before I went home” Active/ passive voice Active: Members of the three private sector companies founded the non-profit organization. Members are emphasized more. USE THIS IN PAPERS BECAUSE IT IS MORE DIRECT AND MORE POWERFUL. [thing doing action]+[verb]+thing receiving active] Passive: the non –profit organization was founded by members of three private sector companies. Nonprofit is emphasized. [Thing receiving action]+[be]+[past participle of verb]+[by]+[thing doing action] You can use passive voice when you do not want to mention the actor. For example my bike was stolen. Active voice: The Planning and development Minster of Pakistan gave a talk on Human Development opportunities in Pakistan. Passive: The talk on Human Development opportunities was given by the Planning and development Minister of Pakistan Phrasal verbs Verb+ preposition Did you throw out your assignment from yesterday’s class? Throw+ out Did you throw in money to pay for the check? Throw+ in Put in/ put out Break in ( broke car, break in jeans)/ break off ( break off the bar of chocolate, I will break it off with my bf)/ break up ( I will break up with my bf, share bar of chocolate (to divide))/ break down, break through ( broke through the crowds to get to class) Take off/ take in Dig in/ Dig out Look up/ look down Pick up Separable and inseparable phrasal verb Separable: transitive, can be separated, did you ask him about his internship at the IMF. Pick me up Inseparable: What does IMF stand for? I cannot put up with her any longer The plane took off few minutes ago. She is always trying to put me down. Vocabulary List A Allocation (noun): The basic idea of economics is to allocate scarce resources to fulfill unlimited demands. Credibility (noun): His credibility about experiences in planning and development is questionable due to the inability of answering questions put forward by the experts in the field. Diversify: I want to be a human resource professional who can help a company diversify their workforce by establishing and implementing a diversity and inclusion management plan. Capitalize: I am going to capitalize on my time here in United States to learn as much as I can about the role of Human Resources Management in Diversity and Inclusion. Exploit: The bottom line of racial discrimination is that the majority has exploited the rights of the underprivileged groups because the former has power to make decisions. Interface: The employee and employer interface has become crucial as companies expand their products and services to other countries and need to train and develop their employees to execute the strategic plan. LIST B Cultivate Discretion Retention Streamline Marketability Systematic Writing sample review Be concise, do not use I much. Use here is an article. Use prepositions. Use active voice Hello Gabe, Thank you so much for meeting with us last week. You provided useful insights into podcasting for educational development, a topic that I am passionate about. Here is an article that I thought you might be interested in from The Guardian on Dr. Alex, a political scientist, is utilizing podcasts to increase awareness about human rights issues. Three key elements of persuasion 1) Pathos: an appeal to the emotions of the audience in order to elicit feelings that already reside in them. 2) Ethos: A character that is used to describe the guiding beliefs or ideals that characterized a community, nation, or ideology. Eg political scientist in the email. 3) Logos: a ground, plea, opinion, an expectation, word, speech, account, to reason. Facts and reason. We want to engage the audience and establish trust and emotion.
