Week11 Webtext Prompt1

My topic for the slideshow will be the CEOs who become successful because of having good abilities and CEOs who fail because do not have those abilities. For each kind of ability (using experience, money management, communication, Discernment ability), I will give a real example to explain how does the ability makes a CEO be successful. For instance, when I start to talk about money management, I will show the result of how Carlos Ghosn saved Nissan by using money management. In addition, I will give a picture to show a CEO’s place in a company.

By showing the CEOs, it gives real examples to support the idea of the Webtext. I will use the examples which are mentioned in the Webtext. In the slideshow, I can give more information about those CEOs. Therefore, though some audiences are unfamiliar with those CEOs, they can get some information from the slideshow. For example, when I show Carlos Ghosn’s picture, maybe some audiences do not know him, so I will give some information or story about him.

My slideshow is used for supporting and adding information for the examples from the Webtext. Therefore, the text can become more connected to the real world.

Week10.Writing Journal Prompts

Differences:

1. A podcast has more oral and simple words, so that can make the listener easy to understand the content in a short time. A printed essay has more precise words and will be written in a normal format because it is for academic use.

2. Any kinds of number in a podcast need to be written in words instead of in figures, so that it is easy to say. Figures are used more in a print assay because they are easy to be identified and are convenient for people to read the essay.

3. A podcast has more short sentences because the speaker can easier to show different tone between different sentences. Also, this can give enough time for the speaker to breath.

4. It is necessary to write phrases like “in the end of this podcast” to show the ending and thankful phrases. A printed essay uses these phrases rarely.

5. The sources need to be cited totally in the podcast, so the speaker can cite the sources orally.

Similarities:

1. Bothe texts need to be logical and are written in full structure.

2. Bothe texts need have citation.

Week8.Writing Journal Prompts

My podcast’s topic will about the importance of CEOs’ abilities, and the main point will be CEOs need to attach importance to their abilities and responsibilities from many aspects. According to the date from Consumerist.com that CEO’s salary went up 298.2% while the worker’s salary just went up 4.3% form 1995 to 2005 (2007). This situation means that CEOs’ pay are much higher than workers’. However, different rate of pay is connected with corresponding rate of job, and having more pay requires having more responsibilities. In other word, because CEOs can get much money, they have to take more responsibilities than workers. Therefore, the CEO needs to have high level abilities, so that he or she can do the job in a long term. Having abilities like using experience critically, money management skill, communication skills and discernment ability are important, because these abilities can make a CEO to gain more achievements. According to Research Recap.com, that Booz Allen points out in CEO Succession, “from 1995 to 2006 annual CEO turnover has grown 59%; in that same period, performance-related turnover increased by 318%. In 1995, one in eight departing CEOs was forced from office – in 2006, nearly one in three left involuntarily” (2007). CEO’s replacing is quick. As a result, it is necessary for CEOs to have abilities which can help them to make more achievements, so that they can keep their jobs and become successful in one day.

Reference:

CEO Pay Up 298%, Average Worker's? 4.3% (1995-2005). (2007). Consumerist. Retrieved from

http://consumerist.com/2007/04/ceo-pay-up-298-average-workers-43-1995-2005.html

Booz Allen Hamilton Reports on CEO Turnover. (2007). Research Recap. Retrieved from

http://www.researchrecap.com/index.php/2007/05/24/booz-allen-hamilton-reports-on-ceo-turnover/

Week7.Writing Journal Prompts

During the draft conference, we have discussed the 1000-words-draft’s format and its subheading. The format of a Webtext is different form the one which used in essay, so I need change the format and make the text looks more like Webtext. The second thing is about the subheading, like the “Controlling skill”. I need to rewrite the heading to make a clear idea and fit the content. Therefore, I change the subheading into “Money Management Skill”.

After read the feedback from the professor and partner, I know that I have to make some changes.

It is really necessary and important for me to fix my grammar mistakes, so I will go to the writing center to get some help. The second thing is that in the background part, after I point out the fail CEO, I have to write more details.

From the instructor feedback, I know that some sentences which are unclear need to be fixed. Also, I need to make the essay in a logical order.