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1.1 Activity Communication Skills assessment: How do you Rate?

We are going to assess your Business Communications Skills. Knowing where you need to improve will enable you to concentrate in that area during this semester, so you will be able to meet the demands of corporate America. Let's assess your business communication skills right now to find out where you stand.

This Business Communications course can help you dramatically improve your business communication skills. How much did you improve? This assessment enables you to evaluate your skills with specific standards in four critical communication skill areas: Writing, Reading, Speaking, and Listening. How well you communicate will be an important factor in your future career. 

The purpose of this Pre - Assessment test is to let you know where your business communication skill level is at the beginning of the class so you can concentrate on skills you need to improve in during the course of this semester.

You should answer the questions truthfully to reap the greater reward from this while enrolled in the Business Communication course this semester. Corporate America is looking for highly trained employees with great communication skills, especially in Critical Thinking and Professional Writing. You are in the right place at the right time.

Your assignment is to be submitted via email to abholmon@yahoo.com Sunday midnight. You may send as an attachment.

YOUR TASK

Select a number from 1 (indicating low ability) to 5 ( indicating high ability) that best reflects your perception of yourself. Be honest in rating yourself. Think about how others would rate you. When you finish, see a Rating of your skills. Be truthful to yourself to reap the greater benefit of assessing your skills.

Writing Skills

(Choose 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5)

____1. Possess basic spelling, grammar, and punctuating skills.

____2. Am familiar with proper e-mail, memo, letter and report formats for business documents.

____3. Can analyze a Writing Problem and quickly outline a Plan for Solving the problem.

____4. Am able to Organize Data coherently and logically.

____5. Can evaluate a document to determine its probable success.

TOTAL SCORE_______

Reading Skills

(choose 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5)

____1. Am familiar with Specialized Vocabulary in my field as well as General Vocabulary.

____2. Can Concentrate dispite Distractions.

____3. Am willing to look up definitions whenever necessary.

____4. Am able to move from Recreational to Serious Reading.

____5. Can read and conprehend College Level Material.

TOTAL SCORE______

Speaking Skills

(choose 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5)

___1. Feel at ease in speaking with friends.

___2. Can adapt my presentation to the audience.

___3. Feel at ease in speaking before a group of people.

___4. Am confident in pronouncing and using words correctly.

___5. Sense I have credibility when I make a presentation.

TOTAL SCORE______

Listening Skills

(choose 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5)

___1. Spend at least half the time listening during conversations.

___2. Am able to concentrate on a speaker's words despite the distraction.

___3. Can summarize a speaker's ideas and anticipate what's coming during pauses.

___4. Provide proper feedback such as nodding, paraphasing, and asking questions.

___5. Listen with the expectation of gaining New Ideas.

TOTAL SCORE _________

Total your score in each section. How did you rate?

GRAND SCORE__________

22 - 34 Excellent - You have indicated that you have expectional communication skills.

18 - 21- Above Average - But you could improve your skills.

14 - 17 -This score indicates you have much room for improvement.

10 - 13 - If this is your score, it indicates you need serious study, pactice, and follow up reinforcement.

Provide an answer to the questions below:

Where are you strongest and weakest? Are you satisfied with your present skills? The first step to improvement is recognition of a need. The second step is making a commitment to improve.The third step is following through, and this course will help you do just that.

Now that you know where you stand , where do you go from here?

Your SUCCESS is in your hands.