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Objectives - Technical Report Writing & Presentation Skills: Syeda Beena Bukhari

The document discusses various topics related to technical report writing and presentation skills, including the importance of pitch, volume, pauses, body language, open-ended questions, assertiveness, speech rate, confidence, note-taking, telephone etiquette, types of interviews, elements of effective report writing, purposes and formats of reports, types of reports, interviews, negotiation styles, and leadership.

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Objectives - Technical Report Writing & Presentation Skills: Syeda Beena Bukhari

The document discusses various topics related to technical report writing and presentation skills, including the importance of pitch, volume, pauses, body language, open-ended questions, assertiveness, speech rate, confidence, note-taking, telephone etiquette, types of interviews, elements of effective report writing, purposes and formats of reports, types of reports, interviews, negotiation styles, and leadership.

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Objectives Technical Report Writing & Presentation Skills

1. Highness and lowness of your voice is called pitch. 2. Softness and loudness of your voice is called volume. 3. Emotions and excitement is expressed through high pitch. 4. Low pitch in voice is due to nervousness and lack of confidence. 5. Vocal stress becomes necessary on important words to make the meaning clear. 6. Pauses between major thought are called oral white spaces. 7. Impromptu is spoken without a forewarning of a comment or remark. 8. Monotone in speech causes lack of interest from the audience. 9. Body language is the most important factor in presentation. 10. Negotiation is a dialogue intended to resolve disputes/argument/disagreement. 11. Interviewers insist on asking open ended questions. 12. Questions starting with an interrogative pronoun are called open ended questions. 13. To stand up for your rights without hurting or violating the rights of others is called assertiveness. 14. Assertiveness is certainly not selfishness. 15. A fast rate of speech confuses the audience. 16. Persuasive presentation motivates the audience to act or to believe. 17. Confidence and power is required to prepare for negotiations. 18. Noting down important points before making a phone call saves time. 19. Business telephone calls should not be made before 7 a.m. and after 10.30-11.00 p.m. 20. Stress interviews are unethical and immoral. 21. Gesture is the movement of your arms and hands while posture is the way you stand or walk during a presentation. 22. Good will presentations are often done before or after a sales promotion dinner. 23. Your posture should be relaxed and confident while giving a presentation. 24. Monologue is the kind of presentation in which a speaker is allowed to complete his presentation and then the questions are asked at the end. 25. Informational reports focus on facts and figures. 26. Feasibility reports evaluate two or more alternatives. 27. Proposals suggest a method for making a project or idea accepted by others. 28. Essay is a Latin word which literally means to try or to attempt. 29. Hand and arm gestures in speech are used to emphasize, to point or to reject. 30. If you want to have assertive skills, learn to say NO. 31. The unsolicited proposal must first establish that the problem exists. 32. One-on-one interview is between a candidate and a hiring manager. 33. Clarity, accuracy and conciseness are few of the elements of effective report writing.

Syeda Beena Bukhari

34. A technical report has two main purposes: to inform or to persuade. 35. A report to be sent outside the organization follows a manuscript format while a report to be sent within the organization has a letter or memorandum format. 36. A report ranging from 100 to more pages is termed as a formal report while a report having less than or equal to 10 pages is an informal report. 37. Minutes of the meeting are a kind of informational report. 38. The progress report for a year has 11 interim/provisional and 1 annual reports. 39. Analytical reports have information with analysis and recommendation while an informational report only has information. 40. In an informal report, prefatory part is missing. 41. Telephone and videoconferencing are a kind of screening interviews. 42. Passive and aggressive behaviors are the two extremes of an attitude. 43. Distributive negotiation occurs when your main motive is to beat the opposition. 44. Integrative negotiation is friendlier and focuses on mutual benefit. 45. A good leader motivates and encourages his team mates publicly while criticizes only in private.

Syeda Beena Bukhari

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