"Developing excellent communication skills is absolutely essential to effective leadership. The leader must be able to share knowledge and ideas to transmit a sense of urgency and enthusiasm to others. If a leader can't get a message across clearly and motivate others to act on it, then having a message doesn't even matter."

— Gilbert Amelio
President and CEO of National Semiconductor Corp.

The goals that we had for the day were the following:

• finish all editing work on the website
• get our Facebook finished 
• get all information that needs to be on website

We started off the day will a long detailed email from Mr. Greive telling us what we needed to get done for the day. After reading the email, it involved the group to do a lot of communication which is something that we have had trouble doing before. The group had to come together to discuss what all me needed from the other groups to be able to finish the website. At the end our group was able to finish the website, and it is really something that I am proud of. I am happy to announce the website is now finished 

DRSS - New Leaf Arboretum

Day #1 of Nature Trail Project with groups

The group discussing web plan

Goals for today

• Find a model of a Wix page & Google site
• Home page plan
• Design plans        * create Facebook & Twitter

The group started off the day with was talk about how we were going make our website, and basically go over plan on how we would approach our task. We were trying decide on a website design for our nature trail website, so of course we were all disagreeing with each other but finally decide on something that we all agree on at the end.



 

Adreyan doing some exploring

Ayana and I were going to take some photos that we were going to use for the Twitter and Facebook pages that we are making for the nature trail project, and on the way to the trail, we were really amazed by overall beauty of nature that was around us; it was really cool just to stop an admire the beauty of nature because some people sometimes forget how nice and pretty nature can be.

nice view of the strum from this point

The sun finally came out to shine some much needed light

At the end of our groups work day, we were able to get everything on our goal complete which was a very big accomplishment on our part, so Kudos to my group for staying on track the whole time. I know that tomorrow we have to make sure that all the information that is needed is entered into the Facebook page, Twitter page, and the web site.  

Mound Laser

The purpose of the  Mound Laser trip was to help put some plants in the ground for a 'rain garden' that they've incorporated into the landscaping outside of the Mound Laser building .

Job Shadowing

Blog

9:00 

                  

I really am excited to find out what it is that they do here at WilmerHale. I hope that they show us around the whole building; it’s relatively large. I am feeling good about my job shadow choice, and I really hope to gain a sense of what it is they do here.

                        

12:45

I am in love with this place. Not only am I in love with the fact that they brought us Pizza for lunch and lets us join in on their monthly office party, I’m in love with the fact that we are really getting a hands on experience. For example, we got to act out a court case between a husband and wife, and we were able to learn how to make a company budget. This is super COOL!

2:30

Our day is whining down. We are about to have a discussion with _____ about what we liked during the shadow; all I have is positive things. I really enjoyed myself today, and I can really see myself working here someday.