1. business and industrial
2. business operations
3. business plans

Name:_________________________________________________Period:_________Date:________
Communication Skills at Work
We have studied many skills for communicating through writing, speaking and listening throughout our year so far. You have the opportunity to find out how these skills are used in the real world. Think about the adults that you and/or your parents know. What types of careers do they have? Choose an adult with an interesting career. ​
Find out how they use communication skills (writing, speaking and listening) in their career, specifically related to skills we have studied this year. You will be interviewing them and then putting the information that you learn into a presentation. Skills in Communication Skills: writing, speaking, listening­­ 1.______________________________
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4. ________________________________ 5. ________________________________ 6. ________________________________ Possible Interview Questions: 1._________________________________________________________________________ 2._________________________________________________________________________ 3._________________________________________________________________________ 4._________________________________________________________________________ 5._________________________________________________________________________ 6._________________________________________________________________________ 7._________________________________________________________________________ 8._________________________________________________________________________ 9._________________________________________________________________________ 10.________________________________________________________________________ Suggested questions to ask in your interview: 1. Can you describe what you do in your career? 2. How many years have you done this job? When or why did you decide to pursue this career? 3. What type of degree or training do you have for this career? 4. How do you use writing, speaking and listening in your career? 5. (Explain the types of communication/writing your have learned in 6th grade. Then ask this question­­)Do you use any of these types of communication in your career? 6. If the answer to #3 is yes­­Can you explain how you use that type of communication for your career? How often do you use that type of communication? Can you give me a specific example or sample? If not a sample, then explain a real situation when you may encounter using this communication. 7. What percent of your day do you use writing? speaking? listening? 8. What equipment/tools do you use to write or communicate? 9. Do you think you could do your job without writing? without speaking? without listening? Why or why not? Would it be harder or impossible? Please explain. 10. What is your favorite part of your career? 11. Do you have any advice for me to share with 6th graders in regard to learning 6th grade writing, speaking, and listening? Specific Requirements for all projects: Before the presentation: 1. Turn in a typed list of the questions/answers from the interview. Notes­ ____/10 pts. 2. Name and career of interviewee Signature: Date of interview: ____/10 pts. During the presentation: 2. Dress up as a professional in the field (props from the profession are optional). Notes­ ____/3 pts. 3. Tell us the name of the interviewee and his/her career ____/2 pts. 4. Share the type of communication skills used in the career ____/4 pts. 5. Share at least 2 real world situations using writing, speaking, or listening in the career. ____/10 pts. 6. Explain why this career need to use communication skills. ____/4 pts. 7. Show the product (such as powerpoint, brochure, etc. from the list on the directions page) ____/10 pts. 8. Presentation is 3­5 minutes. Points from speech rubric on the back of this page. ____/20 pts. TOTAL ____/73 pts. Product Possibilities Select from the following list how you want to show what you learned from your interview ­
Create a Prezi or Power Point
­ Develop an advertising campaign to ­
Create a magazine or newspaper article
encourage students to pursue this career ­
Make a brochure
­ Write a song ­
Present a news report
­ Make a video documentary ­
Compile a booklet
­ See me if you have another idea Timeline of Project 1.
Name of interviewee and their job
Due date:___________ 2.
Make a list of interview questions
Due date:___________ 3.
Interview and record answers
Due date:___________ 4.
Choose a project
Due date:___________ 5.
Rough draft of project including explanation
Due date:___________ 6.
Final presentation
Due date:___________ Comm Skills at Work presentations to parents/families will be during
SEL time on ______________________. 7. Invitation to Comm Skills at Work day
Due date:___________