When my students ask for elective recommendations, I often recommend taking an additional speech course. It's often their weakest skill and not something they can really improve on their own.
This is very insightful. I have gen z conworkers and have never seen the stare. I would also like to point out on things like eye contact that gen z has higher rates of austim and adhd. Which for many of they makes maintaining eye contact harder. I always lead with empathy when i meet younger generations. That is what older generations did with me well at least most people. I think quest of finding every little thing wrong with genz and not offering help and assistance is fool hardy. I think it is too easily forgotten by all generations that we are in this together.
One thing I struggle to get my students to realize is the value of working with career services on soft skills. Many of them don't see who valuable interviewing skills are, but that it takes a lot of practice for most people
Agreed!!! I always made it a point to ask my interviewers how could I improve my interviewing skills as my last question. Different learning styles receive information differently but you have to communicate as efficient as you can the one time.
As an oral communication teacher, this article is gold Jerry! I try to emphasize some of the things in this article to my students. Great stuff.
When my students ask for elective recommendations, I often recommend taking an additional speech course. It's often their weakest skill and not something they can really improve on their own.
This is very insightful. I have gen z conworkers and have never seen the stare. I would also like to point out on things like eye contact that gen z has higher rates of austim and adhd. Which for many of they makes maintaining eye contact harder. I always lead with empathy when i meet younger generations. That is what older generations did with me well at least most people. I think quest of finding every little thing wrong with genz and not offering help and assistance is fool hardy. I think it is too easily forgotten by all generations that we are in this together.
One thing I struggle to get my students to realize is the value of working with career services on soft skills. Many of them don't see who valuable interviewing skills are, but that it takes a lot of practice for most people
Agreed!!! I always made it a point to ask my interviewers how could I improve my interviewing skills as my last question. Different learning styles receive information differently but you have to communicate as efficient as you can the one time.