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Denise Rumohr’s Professional Business Portfolio

Denise Rumohr’s Professional Business Portfolio

Prepared for

Ms. Carla Weiner

English 302 Iowa State University

Prepared by

Denise Rumohr

Iowa State University

December 16,013

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Transmittal Memo December 16, 2013 Professor Weiner Iowa State University 453 Ross Hall Ames, IA 50010 Dear Professor Weiner: Purpose Behind Portfolio Here is a copy of my English 302 Portfolio. In it you will find a summary of all the concepts you taught the class during the Fall 2013 semester. The main focus of this document is to showcase the professional skills I obtained and can now utilize thanks to this course. It will highlight Microsoft word features, design principles and goodwill. Reader’s Purpose Please look over my portfolio with good intentions and give it the grade you think it deserves. If you would like you can use it as an example for future classes. Sincerely, Denise Julie Rumohr

StrengthsQuest Profile

125 Campus Ave. Ames, IA 50014

712-870-1104 [email protected]

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TRANSMITTAL MEMO ............................................... I ABOUT THE AUTHOR ................................................. 1

StrengthsQuest Profile .................................. 2 Resume .......................................................... 3

WORD FEATURES .................................................... 4 Page Breaks ................................................... 5 Table of Contents ........................................... 6

DESIGN PRINCIPLES C.R.A.P ......................................... 7 Edward’s Mardi Gras Carnival Flyer ................ 8

TEAMWORK ........................................................ 12 Team Presenation ......................................... 13

TOPIC OF CHOICE .................................................... 15 Goodwill ....................................................... 17

CLOSING ............................................................. 18 Thank Yous .................................................. 19



Table of Contents


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About the Author About the Author StrengthsQuest Profile

Taking the StrengthsQuest Finder by Gallup is one way for an individual to recognize their strengths. Once someone knows their strengths, it will help them be a harder worker. To help the reader gain more insight on me, I included a copy of my professional resume.

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My Top 5 Strengths: 1. Futuristic- I often find myself daydreaming

about the future and asking myself, “What if?” One way I use this strength to its full potential is by inspiring others with my visions of the future.

2. Adaptability- I live for unseen detours and I thrive on new experiences. Stressing when plans change is something I hardly ever do, instead I just accomplish what needs to be done to finish the task. In my future, I will look for a job that avoids structure and predictability.

3. Belief- People with belief as one of their top 5 strengths have strong life values that they uphold, making them people you can depend on. This holds true for me. Belief goes well with my futuristic strength because I can see what lies on my path ahead and know that all my goals are possible.

4. Communication- I enjoy capturing people’s attention. Speaking and listening to others is one of my strong points. Public speaking is something I enjoy and I try to improve this talent everyday. My dream someday is to be a motivational speaker.

5. Woo- I enjoy meeting new people and working with others. One of my strong points is being able to hold a conversation with almost anyone. I think this quote sums me up perfectly: “…there are no strangers, only friends you haven’t met yet - lots of them.” - Tom Rath, Strengths Finder 2.0.

Mission Statement: I am currently a junior at Iowa State University, majoring in Marketing. This portfolio is a small collection of the knowledge I gained in my Business Communications Class.

125 Campus Avenue Ames, IA 50014


In 5 years I see myself working as a Marketing Coordinator at a non-profit agency. I belief that helping people is what leads to true happiness in life, this is a job where I can see all 5 of my top strengths working together perfectly.

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Denise J. Rumohr

125 Campus Avenue #15 [email protected] Ames, IA 50010 712-‐870-‐1104

Resume Objective

To obtain an “A” on my English 302 Portfolio.

Education

Iowa State University May 2015 Ames, IA Major: Marketing Bachelor of Science GPA: 2.75/4.0

Job Experience Marketing and Administrative Support Ames Insurance Center, Ames, IA August 2013-‐Present Assist with filing policies, and answering the phone

• Update and organize customer database and marketing files using Microsoft Office Lifeguard Recreation Services, Ames, IA Fall 2011-‐Present

• Supervise swimming pools at Beyer Hall and State Gym Haskell Pool, Moville, IA Summer 2009-‐2012

• Organized, taught swimming lessons and lifeguarded daily • Obtained certification in lifeguarding and CPR • Promoted from Lifeguard to Assistant Manager in Summer 2012

• Supervised lifeguards • Balanced the cash register daily

Leadership Experience Peer Mentor August 2013-‐December 2014 College of Business Learning Communities

• Advise freshmen during their first semester at Iowa State University News Chair August 2011-‐May 2011 Elm Residence Hall

• Wrote up a weekly report of the events that happened in Merchant House using Microsoft office

Involvement Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Fraternity January 2012-‐present Senior Guide

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Word Features

Word Features StrengthsQuest Profile

This section first has a step-by-step guide that shows how I used page breaks to help create my portfolio. Included next is a step-by-step guide on how to automatically create a Table of Contents using Microsoft Word.

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Page Breaks How to insert a page break anywhere in your document using Microsoft word, this was a feature I used to create this portfolio. 1. The first thing you want to do is turn on your paragraph marks. You will do this by clicking on the paragraph mark button. 2. Next you will click where you want to start a new page then you will select the insert tab. 3. Then you will click on the Page Break button in this tab. 4. After clicking on the Page Break Button you should see a Page Break appear and your text will jump to the next page.

Page Breaks

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Table of Contents How to automatically insert a Table of Contents using Microsoft word, this was a feature I used to create this portfolio. 1. First you are going to click on what you want to be heading 1 and you are going to right click and high light the words. 2. Then you are going to click on the Heading 1 button, in the Styles portion of the home tab. This will designate this as Heading 1 of the table. 3. Then you are going to repeat step 1 but this time you will right click and highlight the words you want to become heading 2. Then you will repeat step 2 but you will click on Heading 2 this time. 4. After you have highlighted and selected all of your heading you will click on the references tab. Then click on the Table of Contents button to choose the style of table you would like. 5. After selecting a style, your Table of Contents should look like this. To update your table, you can just scroll over top the Table of Contents heading and a box with appear and then you can click on the “Update Table” button

Table of Contents



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Design Principles C.R.A.P

Design Principles: C.R.A.P StrengthsQuest Profile

For one assignment in English 302, I learned about four Design elements: Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity. When using all these elements together it creates a professional look for any document.

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This flyer was an assignment that was used to showcase C.R.A.P. C.R.A.P is an acronym that stands for the main design principles of Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity

Edward’s Mardi Gras Carnival Flyer




Contrast: Contrast is created when two of the elements on a document are different. A few ways to achieve contrast are accomplished by using different fonts, lines, shapes, or colors. Contrast in this flyer is shown by: 1.Different fonts 2.Different line thicknesses and styles 3.Differnet color text boxes

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Repetition: Repetition is gained when the same element is kept constant the whole time. When using repetition keep it simple and know when to stop repeating elements. Repetition is shown in this flyer by: 1. Keeping all the boxes the same height and rectangular shape 2. Repeating the two blue textboxes 3. Using the lines over and over again


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Alignment: Alignment happens when an element is placed on a page so that it is aligned with another element, linking the two and creating a clear path between them Alignment is shown in this flyer by: 1. Aligning some of the textboxes 2. Pairing up the lines Tip: Avoid using Centered text

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Proximity: Proximity is created when you highlight the most important information, which then helps draw the audience’s attention to it. Proximity is shown in this flyer by: 1. Bolding the title of the event 2. Enlarging the font of the important information 3.Organizing the information in an easy to navigate path

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Teamwork

Teamwork StrengthsQuest Profile



Teamwork was a key element to this class. There were many assignments that required this element. The next few pages show my team presentation that was about Strengths and helpful advice to complete a StrengthsQuest profile.

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Team Presenation

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Team Presentation



My group name was the Engli$h Gang$ta$. I worked on the branding that we used on each slide of our presentation. I put the words on a faded brick background so that it would resemble graffiti.

The first thing part of our presentation was introductions. Each of my team members told some points about themselves. We all took this time to highlight a few of our strengths. All of us told our audience a random fact about ourselves and then we had a picture of ourselves to illustrate the random fact.

After a short class activity of StrengthsQuest Pictionary we got to the main point of our presentation, StrengthsQuest in your Portfolio. The first thing we presented on was a wiifm bridge. We wanted to clarify what a wiifm bridge was and give them ideas to get theirs started.

Next, we discussed different layouts for your StrengthsQuest profile. There are many different options you can use. We provided the class with different layout examples in the slides following this one.

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Team Presention



Team Presentation (continued)

Next, we gave the class the ideas on how to introduce their strengths. We first showed them the traditional way as stated on the syllabus.

Then we shared this slide. This slide gives the class different ways they could approach writing about their top 5 strengths.

Finally, we told the class creative ways to personalize their mission statements. We ended the presentation by showing the class different examples of completed StrengthQuest Profiles.

The main point of our Team Presentation was to get the class thinking about the StrengthsQuest section of their portfolio. We achieved this goal by breaking down this part of the portfolio into steps and providing them with examples.

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Topic of Choice Topic of Choice: Goodwill StrengthsQuest Profile

I chose to talk about Goodwill in this next section. Most of my peers do not recognize the impact of a simple thank you. Establishing goodwill in the work place helps create good connections and a good reputation.

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Growing up my mom always taught me that if someone gives me a gift, like for my birthday or Christmas, I should write him a thank you note to show my appreciation. Little did I know, my mom was teaching me a fundamental tool that would really help me out in my future. Goodwill is very important in the business environment; some would say it is a business’s most important asset. It helps establish a good connection in and out of the work place. All employees, from CEOs to interns, feel good when someone shows them their appreciation. The following are 2 letters I wrote throughout the semester to guest speakers that spoke during classtime:



Goodwill

This was my first thank you I wrote for English 302. It incorporates some key elements like personalization by saying I liked her red ISU polo. This letter is lacking depth and length. When writing a letter for goodwill, you should try to include key points you enjoyed and learned from the presenter. I could have included more things I learned from her when she was presenting.

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Goodwill

Goodwill

This was the second thank you I wrote. I feel like the writing and tone of my letter improved greatly from the first one. I made sure to take notes so I wouldn’t forget anything. I ended the letter with a positive personalization about the speaker. Thank yous should be tailored to the person you are sending it to so that the receiver feels appreciated

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Closing

Closing StrengthsQuest Profile

In closing, I would like to take the time to thank all of the people who helped me complete this portfolio. From the professor who taught this class to the friends that helped me proofread.

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Thank Yous



Thank you Editors: The editors for this portfolio and other assignments this semester included my roommates, friends and even a few coworkers. I am thankful for the time they gave me to help make my work a success. Without them I would have numerous spelling mistakes.

Thank you Ms. Weiner: Without Ms. Weiner, I wouldn’t have been able to write about most of the concepts in this portfolio. Ms. Weiner was a wonderful teacher who actually took time to get to know each of her students, making the time I spent in her classroom enjoyable and worthwhile.

Thank you Team Members: Carly, Caitlyn, Greg and Joe were all great team members. Each one of them had great ideas, showed up to group meetings on time and gave me a friend to talk to in each class. By gathering our strengths, we were all able to successfully work together to be one of the best teams I have ever worked with. The work we completed together helped me get started on my portfolio. Thank you Readers: Thank you all for taking the time to read my portfolio without an audience this document has no point. I hope you have found reading this portfolio worth your time and maybe even learned a few tips from it.

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