Writers block happens to all of us. Homework block is even worse. If you’re stuck on how to get started, watch this video to explore how to generate ideas for speeches, papers, and projects quickly and effectively.
Trying to write your paper but you’ve gotten stuck? Explore Mind Mapping! This creative technique helps you explore what you already know, lets you see how your ideas are tied together, and gets you writing quickly.
Public Speaking for Biosecurity Advocates II: Presenting Effectively
Be the force to create a safer agricultural community by creating and presenting effective educational presentations. By informing others about biosecurity strategies, you’ll become a biosecurity advocate as you spread the word about its importance!
Public Speaking for Biosecurity Advocates I: Creating a Persuasive Presentation
Be the force to create a safer agricultural community by creating and presenting effective educational presentations. By informing others about biosecurity strategies, you’ll become a biosecurity advocate as you spread the word about its importance!
Brainstorming helps find new ideas to problems. Learn how you can use brainstorming to write a paper, give a speech, or work on a group project. In this video, you’ll explore what brainstorming is and how to use it.
Every speech starts with an outline. Knowing how to write one can make the difference between speech success and speech failure. In this module, we’ll explore what’s involved in creating an outline, demonstrate how to put one together, and give you examples you can use to create your own outline.
This activity is cognitive. Learners will actively listen to a story activated by the computer. Then learners will take a quiz on their comprehension. Lastly, learners will compare their chosen answers against the answer key to determine how well they really did "actively" listen. (Credit given to Tom E. Wirkus, University Of Wisconsin-LaCrosse for this activity.)
Learners listen to effective techniques to successfully interact with customers via the telephone. They also submit their own suggested replies to customers in various scenarios. Topics include general telephone etiquette, dealing with angry callers, working with confused or unsure customers, and managing voicemail. A quiz completes this customer service activity.
Understanding and Writing Pseudocode: Advanced Topics
In this module, you'll build upon the concepts Understanding and Writing Pseudocode: The Basics, by learning new techniques and terms to make your pseudocode more complete.
Students listen to three telephone messages and enter their evaluation of each one. They then read a list of guidelines for leaving effective messages.