Employability skills

1. Warm Up
 What is netiquette? Give some
examples.
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Reminder: Copying other people’s work is
cheating. Both people will a receive a
zero for cheating. Do not let other
people copy your work.

2. Progress Reports
 Progress reports this week.
 Parents will be called if you currently
have a grade lower than 75.
 You will not be able to participate in UIL
if you have a grade lower than 70 in
any of your classes.

3. Video Club/Future Filmmakers
 Thursday 2nd lunch period.

4. Employability Skills
Interactive Notebook Page 16
TEKS (2e) Apply active listening skills.
(7a) Employ leadership skills. (7b)
Employ teamwork and conflict-management
skills.

5. Employability Skills
 Some of the skills that are important in
the audio/video production workplace
include:
 Good collaboration skills.
 Good leadership skills
 Good communication skills: written, verbal,
and non-verbal.
 Good listening skills.
 A Great personal reel.

6. Collaboration
 Collaboration means working together.
 Making a video/television/film project
involves collaboration from people with
a variety of knowledge and talents.

7. Leadership Skills
 Leadership skills include the ability
to motivate others, set group
goals, delegate tasks, and think
creatively.
 Leaders are often chosen or elected.
 Good leaders encourage tolerance and
understanding of cultural diversity.
 They help others in the group to accept
and appreciate all who contribute.

8. Communication
 Communication is the process of
sending messages to, and receiving
messages from others.
 In the next video, write down each of
Will Smith’s Secrets to Success as they
are presented.

9. Speaking Skills
 Includes the abilities to organize ideas
and communicate oral messages to
individuals, small groups, and large
groups.
 Much of the oral communication in the
workplace takes place in person, in
group meetings, and over the phone.

10. Verbal Communication
 Verbal communication is speaking to
communicate.

11. Non-Verbal Communication
 Non-verbal communication is
communicating without speaking. Your
eyes, expressions, body positions, and
gestures communicate how you are
feeling.

12. Written Communication
 Written communication includes letters,
notes, cards, e-mail, texting, online
chatting.

13. Listening Skills
 Include the abilities to hear another
person’s message, read body language,
and understand the tone of voice of a
speaker.

14. Active Listening
 Active listening means listening and
responding with full attention to what’s being
said.
 When you listen actively, you concentrate on
what the speaker is saying, rather than on
what you want to say.
 Active listening involves giving both verbal
and nonverbal feedback to the speaker.

15. Become a Better Listener
 Listening. Tune in to what others are saying. Give the
speaker your full attention.
 Interpreting. When you understand what a speaker
actually says and means, you interpret the message. Be
alert for nonverbal messages, too.
 Evaluating. Evaluate words, not the person speaking.
Avoid letting preformed ideas or feelings get in the way
of your evaluation.
 Responding. Your response shows the speaker whether
you understand the message. If you don’t understand
the message, ask for an example. You may also try
paraphrasing in your own words.

16. Practice Listening
 Complete this activity with your group.
 One person in your group will tell a story
about something that happened to them.
 The rest of the people in the group will
practice active listening.
 When you are done, discuss with your group
how you practiced listening, interpreting,
evaluating, and responding.