Module 4: Research. Business Communication Skills for Managers

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Module 4: Research
Business Communication
Skills for Managers
Assignment: Research

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Assignment: Research (TEAMWORK)
Retailers are becoming increasingly aware of how charitable contributions to local
communities and non-profit organizations can impact customer buy-in and loyalty to the
company. The general manager at your work has asked you to research a possible
community service opportunity for this class or your workplace. Some examples include
reading to children at a school, sponsoring a blood drive with the Red Cross, or a local
wildlife cleaning event etc.
Your task is to write a three-paragraph (minimum) memo addressed to the general manager
and team leads at your store that recommends one charitable organization you wish to
partner or volunteer with that you found via a web search. This memo will briefly discuss the
rationale / benefits of partnering with a non-profit, explain your recommendation for a nonprofit foundation found during your research, and propose a date for a meeting with the
charitable
organization.
Part
1: Research
Part 2: Analysis
Part 3: Writing

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The Rules of the Task:
There are a total of 3 teams. Each team will collectively choose one organization
and complete Assignment.
Next, one person from each team will be randomly selected to join another team
and protecting the memo. The selected individuals will be responsible for
protecting the memo during the transfer process.
The receiving team will then evaluate the assignment.

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Module 5: Visual Media
Business Communication
Skills for Managers
Assignment: Visual Media

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Assignment: Visual Media (SPEED DATING)
Creating a Personal Brand
If you were represented as a logo, what would you look like? Your task is to design
a logo using your initials or parts of your name. The logo must visually
communicate something about you or represent you.
Ask yourself: What do I want to communicate about my personality? What
shapes, forms, fonts, etc. will help to visually communicate me as a person if I was
to imagine myself as ‘brand’? You can use any digital design tool or hand draw
your logo. You don't have to be an artist!

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The Rules of the Task: (SPEED
DATING)
Players will randomly select a partner and utilize logos to get to
know each other. As such, it's essential that each player's logo
accurately reflects their personal qualities.

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Module 6: Reports
Business Communication
Skills for Managers
Assignment: Reports

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Assignment: Reports (Individual work)
Watch the video and write the Meeting Minutes
Required Information of Meeting Minutes
Date
Time of the meeting
Name of attendees
Acceptance or corrections to previous meeting minutes
Actions to be taken including the next steps
The person assigned to each action
Checkpoint on tasks/progress
The voting outcomes (if there are any)