HTT - Summer School - Professional Communications 2024
All summer courses will have limited enrollment. Once the enrollment limit has been reached, a waiting list will be formed. Summer education courses are only open to incoming 9th graders and rising 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. All courses offered will earn each student GPA points at JPII and are required for graduation.
JPII Re-Enrollment Fee must be paid before students can be registered for summer school courses at JPII.
The deadline to sign up for this course is May 24, 2024.
Mandatory ZOOM Orientation Meeting on May 28, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. CST. A link will be sent via email address.
The class begins on June 3, 2024 and ends on June 21, 2024.
Questions? Contact Aaron Basinger
Course Fee: $300
Course Description
The Professional Communications course is a class designed to help students develop effective communication skills in both the classroom and the workplace. Some of these skills include: public speaking, understanding nonverbal behavior, improving electronic communication, purposeful writing and listening. Students enrolled in Professional Communications will be expected to identify, analyze, evaluate and then employ the communication skills needed for professional and social success.
Course Note: The course is held asynchronously and requires roughly 15-20 hours per week to complete. All communication and assignments will be sent virtually. Each week’s work must be completed by midnight (CST) on Friday.
Sequence of Work
Week 1: Foundations of Communication
The Communication Process
Listening Skills
Nonverbal Communication
Self-Concept, Perception, and the planks of C.O.N.F.I.D.E.N.C.E.
Introduction to informative delivery techniques
Informational Speeches (Extemporaneous speaking)
Week 2: Professional Skills
Business Etiquette
Conflict Resolution
Job Research and Introduction to interviewing
Resume writing
Elevator Speeches
Letter Writing
Weeks 3: Speaking in a Virtual Setting
Forensics overview
Communication Apprehension
Impromptu Speaking
Persuasive speaking overview and techniques
Monroe’s Motivated Sequence
Persuasive Speeches (Extemporaneous Speaking)
All summer courses will have limited enrollment. Once the enrollment limit has been reached, a waiting list will be formed. Summer education courses are only open to incoming 9th graders and rising 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. All courses offered will earn each student GPA points at JPII and are required for graduation.
JPII Re-Enrollment Fee must be paid before students can be registered for summer school courses at JPII.
The deadline to sign up for this course is May 24, 2024.
Mandatory ZOOM Orientation Meeting on May 28, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. CST. A link will be sent via email address.
The class begins on June 3, 2024 and ends on June 21, 2024.
Questions? Contact Aaron Basinger
Course Fee: $300
Course Description
The Professional Communications course is a class designed to help students develop effective communication skills in both the classroom and the workplace. Some of these skills include: public speaking, understanding nonverbal behavior, improving electronic communication, purposeful writing and listening. Students enrolled in Professional Communications will be expected to identify, analyze, evaluate and then employ the communication skills needed for professional and social success.
Course Note: The course is held asynchronously and requires roughly 15-20 hours per week to complete. All communication and assignments will be sent virtually. Each week’s work must be completed by midnight (CST) on Friday.
Sequence of Work
Week 1: Foundations of Communication
The Communication Process
Listening Skills
Nonverbal Communication
Self-Concept, Perception, and the planks of C.O.N.F.I.D.E.N.C.E.
Introduction to informative delivery techniques
Informational Speeches (Extemporaneous speaking)
Week 2: Professional Skills
Business Etiquette
Conflict Resolution
Job Research and Introduction to interviewing
Resume writing
Elevator Speeches
Letter Writing
Weeks 3: Speaking in a Virtual Setting
Forensics overview
Communication Apprehension
Impromptu Speaking
Persuasive speaking overview and techniques
Monroe’s Motivated Sequence
Persuasive Speeches (Extemporaneous Speaking)