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Toolkit A
1.) What is a corporate culture, and why is it important? Describe the culture at a business where you have been employed. Corporate culture is the set of beliefs, traditions, values, attitudes, and rules that defines a company and influences the way it does business. It is important because it defines a company and it’s what makes a company unique.
2.) Mention five specific techniques you can use to improve your written documents. Using active voice, use lists to help organize, use easy to understand words, check your spelling and grammar, and keep your writing clear and well organized.
5.) When preparing an oral presentation, what six tasks should you perform?
When preparing an oral presentation you must first define your audience, then define the objectives, organize your presentation, define any technical terms you may have used, create presentation aids, and finally the most important task would be to practice.
7.) Why are visual aids important? Give at least three examples of different types of visual aids, and explain how you would use each type in a presentation. Visual aids are important because they help keep the audience’s attention, help them follow your presentation’s logic, and also can direct attention away from the presenter which helps nervousness. Visual examples would be whiteboards which you can use to draw anything that you want to stick with the audience. Slides which you could use to display images, charts, and other important info. Films which can immerse the audience and deliver powerful messages.
8.) Based on your own experience, what tends to make a PowerPoint presentation stronger or weaker? Provide specific examples. Based on my experience I would say what makes a PowerPoint stronger or weaker would be the amount of information you put on a slide. If you type too much on a slide it’s usually to