Discussion 1
You have been appointed as the new environmental manager for Microsoft. In a blog post to your key stakeholders, discuss using environmental management as a competitive advantage. Additionally, you must comment on at least one of your peers' blogs. Be sure to use concepts found in Chapter 11 to demonstrate your understanding of information.
Discussion 2
"The Role of the Torah and Special Covenant" Please respond to ONE of the following:
Discuss the significance of the "special covenant" between the Jewish people and God. Name at least two examples of this covenant in the Jewish religion.
OR
Identify one of the Jewish holy days and explain the significance of it to the Jewish faith. (NOTE: After one of your classmates has written about a selected holy day it is no longer available to be written about. There are more than enough Jewish holy days to go around for the class to write about.)
Discussion 3
"Images and Templates" Please respond to the following:
Explain whether or not you believe including images in documents is a professional option when creating a document. Justify your response with at least one example.
Go to Microsoft Office's Website, and view the business templates. Examine the resume themes, letter themes, fax themes, report themes, and any additional themes that you find interesting. Next, determine whether or not you believe Office templates provide users with an advantage over creating a document from scratch. Then, select one template and explain the manner in which users would benefit from using the template in question in creating either a business or personal document.
Discussion 4
Imagine you are working with a partner to plan and host a workshop on leadership. There will be 100 people attending. Review the following optional articles and videos that detail creating a PowerPoint presentation for this assignment:
"Create your first PowerPoint 2013 presentation" by Microsoft, found at
https://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/create-your-first-powerpoint-2013-presentation-RZ102925085.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA102809627.
"Top Ten Slide Tips" by Garr Reynolds, found at https://www.garrreynolds.com/preso-tips/design/.
"Top 10 Best Practices When Using PowerPoint for Presentations" found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtygW25vj_I.
Write a five to seven slide narrated PowerPoint presentation in which you:
Describe what strengths you would like your partner to have for this particular task, and why.
Explain how the strengths you have chosen for your partner would complement your strengths.
Identify the top two leadership points you would want to share at the workshop, and discuss why you selected those points.
Address two additional leadership traits that can assist in managing conflict and improve communication within the organization.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and at least one relevant graphic (photograph, graph, clip art, etc.). Ensure that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from up to 18 feet away.
Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor's name, the course title, and the date.
• I will put the info on slides. Can you just start each slide with a bullet so that I can know where the new one starts.