I believe the grades I have received on all of the documents and papers I have posted and submitted for this program are an excellent exhibit of my poise and confidence in verbal and written communication. However, to hyperlink each and every one of them would be quite a lengthy list. So here a some of my favorites:
1. Undocumented College Students in Kansas - LEAD 510 Leadership in Context
4. Personal Leadership Development Plan - LEAD 580 Practical Problem Solving for Today's Organizations
5. Frozen H2O Breakers - Session presented at the 2005 and 2009 Kansas Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (KACRAO) Conferences
6. Revisiting Your Campus Visit Program II - Session presented at the 2010 KACRAO Conference
My reflection on meeting this outcome.
1. I wrote this paper in my first class in the Master of Science in Leadership Program two and a half years ago, however, it is the paper that I remember most and that I am most proud of. This paper exhibits my poise in written communication by showing balance and composure with a "touchy" subject. It also exhibits my confidence in written communication by showing my understanding of the legislation regarding undocumented Kansas high school graduates. I believe this paragraph is an excellent example of both my poise and confidence in written communication, "The majority of these undocumented students crossed the border to the United States
2. I believe the following written information that was included in my leadership development plan shows my confidence in what I can accomplish over the next five years.
"During the next five years I plan to:
- Revise and update admissions staff position descriptions.
- Write a comprehensive admissions marketing plan.
- Address the dual campus situation by establishing and implementing the same admissions processes at each campus.
- Serve in leadership roles at the state and regional level for KACRAO and GPACAC."
3. I received a perfect score on this paper and the instructor Dr. Susan Sasiadek commented, "Kirsten, you have submitted an excellent paper, which I thoroughly enjoyed. From start to finish it was informative, interesting, and related directly with the class. From a content standpoint you included a lot of great material. Each section was clearly defined and elaborated on the contents of that section. Your analysis on Butler Community College was very thorough. I could see many contrasts throughout your paper to that of what we have studied these past six weeks. I especially liked your recommendations at the end. You applied your references very well in that they validated the points you were making where applied. I liked the way the paper flowed and I felt the paper was very well organized. From a formatting standpoint, you have included APA references both in the body of your paper and on the reference page, page numbers, and a cover page. Excellent work including sub-headers with your paper! Kirsten, I was very impressed and proud of your work. Excellent job!" My grade on this paper and these comments from the instructor validate that I exhibit poise and confidence in written communication.
4. Truthfully answering the questions within this assignment show the poise and confidence I have of knowing myself. From knowing my strengths and weaknesses, to knowing my positive attitude helps me handle disappointments, mistakes, and setbacks. I also know whether or not I am prepared to confront complex problems that face my organization with my answer of, "I currently am not at the level where I would be called upon to handle complex problems that confront my organization. Nor am I prepared to handle the majority of the complex problems at my organization. I would not consider the problems that I deal with as complex. Rather, I am working on problems with the processes in our department or working with a student whose information is incorrect."
5. This session on Frozen H2O (ice) Breakers was such a hit at the 2005 conference that we were asked to repeat it again at the 2009 conference. Myself and two of my co-workers presented this session which included reviewing the handout of ice breakers, as well as leading everyone in participating in several ice breakers. Being a session presenter and receiving excellent written evaluations, including requests for an encore performance, is an exhibition of my poise and confidence in verbal communication.
6. I have not yet received the formal written evaluations from this session, however, the comments from the audience at the end of the session were very positive. The positive comments were not only on my presentation, but also about how I incorporated questions, comments, and discussion from the audience to round out the session.
My future learning goals related to this outcome.
As I stated in number two, when I complete my master's degree I will volunteer to serve in leadership roles at the state and regional level for KACRAO and GPACAC. These leadership roles give me the opportunity to continue to improve upon exhibiting poise and confidence in verbal, as well as written, communication due to leading committee meetings and presenting sessions at the KACRAO and GPACAC conferences. I continually use my written communication skills in my daily work. I also continually use my verbal communication skills in my daily work with prospective students, whether it is at a college fair, high school visit, or during a campus visit.
The Hartwick Humanities in Management Institute. (1994). Classic Leadership Cases - Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter From
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