COMM 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Simile, Lightning, Eye Contact
7 Dec 2018
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Simile is a figurative comparison between two things using like or as e. g. as fast as lightning. Metaphor is also a figurative comparison between two things but it does not use like or. Dark rooms are bad for audience attention. Slides must be mostly pictures and hardly any words. Chronological resume: shows work experience, education, and achievements in reverse time sequence ( start with present) Functional resume: first lists qualifications instead of specific past positions, in order of importance and relevance to the job at hand. Combination resume: combines lists of qualifications and chronological order - less conventional. Cover letters: an introduction to your resume and you as a candidate. Job-seeker is applying for an advertised position and is asking for an interview. Introduction: summary, request, show interest in the company and refer tot he advertised position: middle: explain how you are qualified using your experience and action verbs, closing: ask for action; propose an interview.
