https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq Include your name at the top of the post. Respond with a full sentence answer to the following questions: 1. What have you learned about communication this year during the pastoral periods? 2. How can the Olympics be improved? 3. What are the biggest challenges you are facing as a Year 8 student? 4. What are the keys to effective communication? 5. How could Corpus Christi be improved? 6. Why are good communication skills important? 7. Who is someone you look up to who has effective communication skills? Explain why their communication skills are effective. en-us 2016-08-22 23:40:55 UTC 2016-08-24 00:33:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281540 1- this year i have learnt that you need to watch you body language, eye contact and voice expression.for example if you are trying to talk to someone you have to look at them and have a good lounge but not to load tone in your voice. also you need to work out conflict not just fight.

2- The Olympics should improve by having at lest one person from very country in the would participating in it.

3- the biggest chalenge in year 8 that i have faced is having to keep my locker in order and neat and organised so i can get my books essayer for class.

4- ti have good communication skills you need to know how to start a good convocation.

5- corpus could improve by giving us less home work and not have the rules so extreme. also corpus needs to lay back a little bit. also corpus needs to not spend our money on statues and more stuff they should be spending money on a new pool, a new stage, and new equipment extra.

6- good commutation skills are important because you need to know basic communication skills to just talk. but then you need to know how to speak well to get a job, going to the DR. extra.  

7-julia gillard because she was the first woman to be prime minister for Australia  ]]> 2016-08-23 01:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281540 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281548 1.This year i have learn't that communication skills are important in life and you can use them to your advantage in many different ways such as job interviews and important opportunities.

2. The olympics can be improved by adding more sports/events , some of which aren't normally in it .

3.The biggest challenges i am facing this year is probably doing my study and focussing on my work.

4. The keys to effective communication include showing good manners and respecting others as well as showing good body language.  


5. How could Corpus Christi be improved? Corpus could be improved by organising more activities/extra curricular programs to offer the students.

 6. Why are good communication skills important? Because if you can communicate well it could lead to more opportunities such as jobs , relationships etc  

 7. Who is someone you look up to who has effective communication skills? We look up to our friends. 








]]> 2016-08-23 01:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281548 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281551 1.This year i have learnt how important that communication is and how you can improve your communication skills for example eye contact when someone is talking and nodding. 

2.The olympics can be improved by having more sports compete such as netball and more 

3.The biggest challenges we have face as a year 8 student is to be organised and study for up coming tests.

4.The keys for affective communication is small gestures for example nodding,smiling,paying attention and eye contact 

5.Corpus could be improved by student and teachers looking after the environment for example students picking up rubbish 

6.Communaction is important because you want to make a good first impression for someone that you have just met

7.The person that i look up to for communication skills are my parents because they have had a lot of experience with life and they know how to communicate well.

]]> 2016-08-23 01:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281551 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281555 1. This year I have learnt that there are many different types of communication and that different gestures and tones can affect your communication and how people view it. 

2. The Olympics could improve by being more prepared and having better facilities to train and use. 

3. The biggest challenges i face in year 8 are assessments, assignments and tests and being organised and having good time management.

4. Making sure that you use the tone that matches what you want to say, make sure you properly explain things and your gestures should match what you are saying.

5. Corpus could be improved by having more different activities and offer more programs. Corpus could also improve by having more types of food at the canteen.

6. Good communication skills are important because it helps people to better understand you, it also helps you to get the point across to people. Good communication is also important because it makes other people view you differently and having good communication can help you in your everyday life. 

7. Someone that I look up to because of their communication is]]> 2016-08-23 01:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281555 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281557 1. This year I have learnt that communication is an important part of our daily lives and there are different types of communication

2. The Olympics can be improved by making sure there are even numbers in the teams so its fair on each country.

3. The biggest challenge I have faced being a year 8 student is keeping on top of my homework but being committed to out of school activities at the same time.

4. The keys to effective communication is:
- keeping eye contact without staring
-seeming interested in the topic, even though you may not find it appealing, to show respect to the person your talking to. 
-being assertive
-talking clearly

5. Corpus Christi College can be improved by:
-Having a larger variety of extra curricular activities
-Having more variety of food at the canteen

6. Communication skills are important because they can help others meet and get to know new people and connect with others.

7. Someone I look up to who has good communication is my Dad. He has effective communication skills because he is an accountant so he's always going to conferences where he has to do presentations. My dad knows communication skills such as speaking clearly, facing his audience or whoever he is speaking to and being assertive so he can get his opinion across. 

]]> 2016-08-23 01:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281557 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281567 1. This year i have learned to have eye contact and to nod and pay attention.

2. they could add olympic gaming and jobs, like professional hairdressing and professional screen pong.

3. in year 8 Im bad at languages.

4. the correct key to effective communication is to be a productive listener.

5. larger lunch times and recess, the basketball courts are open at recess as well as lunch 

6. good communication skills are important because it helps you make friends.

7. I look up to Arnold Schwarzenegger (when he was Chair man of Austria) , this is because he works for the america and is able to express how he wants to change it so that it suits the extremists. and his voice is easy to listen to and he was a well known actor.]]> 2016-08-23 01:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281567 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281568 1. I have learned that there are more types of communication than talking, texting and talking over applications, I have also learned that we should keep eye contact.
2. The Olympics can be improved if they allow more extreme sports like paintball.
3. All the homework plus revising over what we learnt.
4.To be able to talk to friends and make new ones easily.
5. They should add a hockey pitch and a waterslide and pool.
6. So that in the future we are able to talk to our colleagues, work mates and bosses.
7. Obama as he is able to talk to a whole nation and address him with such pride it is very stunning.]]> 2016-08-23 01:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281568 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281569 1)This year i have learned that communication is very important in different types of relationships and have learned how different people with different moods communicate.
2)The olympics can be improved by being more prepared with the venue and the athletes.
3)The biggest challenge i have faced this year is keeping up with all the homework and assignment due all at the same time.
4)The key to effectively communicate is to show good body language, talk with a clear voice and to have good posture.
5)Corpus Christi could be improved by making sure that all their students are learning to the best of their abilities and they could maybe improve on their inter school sporting squad and reach for gold this year.
6)Good communication skills are important because they can help you with making new relationships and meeting new people.

]]> 2016-08-23 01:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281569 pazls20 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281571 1. This year I have learnt that communication is important and a good quality to be able to use on an everyday basis, such as eye contact, and correct body language.

2. The Olympics can be improved by having a wider variety of sports, allowing more people with those experiences and abilities to join the Olympics.

3. The biggest challenges we face as year 8 students is to be organised and prepared for everything we do.

4. The keys to effective communication is small gestures such as nodding/tilting your head/smiling/encouraging them on paying attention and eye contact.

5. Corpus can be improved by students and teachers looking after the environment and not littering.

6. Good communication skills are important because you want to make a good first impression and to not seem rude and uninterested in order to make new friends.

7. The person I look up to who have effective communication skills is my Dad because he always gets his point across assertively and has had a lot of experience throughout life]]> 2016-08-23 01:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281571 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281573 1. This year in patrol periods, I have learned about basic communication skills that can be used in all different relationships through life. Such as eye contact, understanding emotion, body language and clear speech. By using clear speech you can expand your voice so your listeners are intrigued to hear more and  are interested in the conversation.

2. The Olympics can be improved by the athletes spending more time on their technique for their event, rather then practising the wrong technique that will slow them down or cause them to not get the higher result they were hoping for.

3.The biggest challenge I have faced this year is keeping up with all the homework and assignments. Most of the time I would have a number of assignments at the same time, but becoming better then something that challenges me has lead me to being more organised. Which is a great quality to have leading up to senior years.

4.The key to effective communication is to show good body language, by showing this basic skill you are presenting yourself as a confident person.

6. Good communication skills important because it is valuable to show the quality of good body language, by doing this you are presenting yourself as a confident person.
 ]]> 2016-08-23 01:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281573 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281577 1. This year I have learnt that there are many parts of communicating to people. For example eye contact, being assertive and listening to what the person is saying in the conversation. 

2. The olympics could be improved by having a ceremony for the overall winners (USA).

3. This year I found it hard to be organised.

4. Some effective communication skills are:
- eye contact
- being assertive 
- listening 
- tone 

5. Corpus Christi could be improved 
by less homework

6. Good communication skills are important because it helps us talk to people and get our opinion across to people. Communication also can help prepare us for the future.

7. ]]> 2016-08-23 01:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281577 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281581 1. This year i have learn that reading people's emotion are important to communicate with them.
2. 
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5.

]]> 2016-08-23 01:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281581 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281592 1. This year I learned in pastoral period is how to start a conversation and how useful the communication skills are for first impressions.

2. The Olympics could be improved if people thought twice about using drugs so there would be more competitors and more intensity.

3. One of the biggest challengers I am facing in year 8 is that the tests are a lot harder and we have to study a lot more.

4. The key to an effective communication are that you don't just jump in and start talking, you have to listen to the conversation and slowly ease your way in to the conversation.

5. Corpus could be improved by having fried chicken in the cafeteria 

6. Good communication skills can be important because you can easily have a relationship.

7. I look up to Gareth Bale because if he gets knocked down he will get back up.]]> 2016-08-23 01:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281592 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281595 1. This year i learnt about the use of body language in communication and how to approach a group of strangers and join into the conversation. 
2. The Olympics can be improved by having a party for all of the athletes who won a medal
3. The biggest challenges that i faced as a year 8 student is trying hard to do my best and achieving the best  
4. The key to effectiveness is eye contact, effectiveness of listening and a good attitude 
5.Corpus christi could be improved by   ]]> 2016-08-23 01:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281595 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281609 1.This year in pastoral periods I learnt that communication is a way of understanding people and their emotions.
2. The olympics can be improved by having a party for all of the athletes who won a medal.
3. The biggest challenges that I face as a year 8 student is trying hard to do my best and archiving the best.
4.The keys to effective communication is eye contact, effective listening and a good attitude.
5. Corpus christi could be improved by adding a better variety of sports into the sports program.
6.Communication skills are good because they express what someone wants.
7.]]> 2016-08-23 01:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281609 mcker20 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281620 1. This year in pastrol periods I've learnt about being a good communicator and such.

2. I would like the olympics to improve by lasting longer.

3. Having a large amount of tests and having to complete alot of homework.

4. Keys to effective communication are eye contact, correct body language, and body symbols.

5. Corpus could improve by giving you reasonable amounts of homework and assessments and not to make the due dates to similar as it becomes hard to complete with 100% effort.

6. Good communications skills are important because they show if your a good listener and put out good ideas.

]]> 2016-08-23 01:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281620 birmj20 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281633 1. This year I have learnt that there are many different emotion that people use to communication to each other. 
2. Have better sports 
3. Sitting next to people that don't distract you.
4. Things that distract communication is computer 
5. have more sports
6.
7. My dad and he loves asian ]]> 2016-08-23 01:48:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281633 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281639 1. This year I have learnt that there are many different aspects of communication and the speaking part isn't the most important part, but some other important things are body language and eye contact.

2. The Olympics could be improved if they made sure the water was safe to use so it doesn't turn green and they might want to have it in a place that is quite dangerous.

3. The biggest challenge that I have faced in year 8 is keeping my marks at a decent level constantly over the year and trying to improve as much as I can.

4. The key to effective communication is to keep eye contact without staring at the person and to make sure your body language makes it seem like you are interested in what the other person is saying. If you are talking you should use gestures and not talk in monotone. Communication isn't just talking though, a big part of communication is listening to what the other person/people have to say.

5. Corpus Christi could improve by making sure that the teachers are working their students to the best of their ability and they could also start training for sports carnivals and inter-school much earlier, instead of just one week or two before the event takes place.

6. Good communication skills are important because it will be much easier to get your point across to the people you are talking to and people will feel much more comfortable talking to you knowing that you will listen to what they have to say.

7. Donald Trump, because although he may be overreacting and being more drastic then he should be, he is not afraid to tell the whole world his opinion about the situation of America. His communication skills are effective because, although people might not agree with him at first, he is so confident in what he is saying that he is gradually gaining supporters.]]> 2016-08-23 01:48:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281639 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281683 1. This year I have learnt that communication  the way of understanding people and there emotions (sad, happy)
2. the olymics are involved by having a party for all the athletes 
3. the biggest challenge this year in year 8 was to work hard and get good grades 
4. The keys to effective communication is eye contact, effective listening and a good attitude.
5. Corpus Christi could be improved by getting rid of the games in the library at lunch and getting the anti social people out to socialise
6.  communication skills important because if you don't communication skills you will become loanly because you cant talk to people  
7. ]]> 2016-08-23 01:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281683 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281723 1. This year i have learned more communication skills and about texting and being safe on the internet. also about emotions when to talk with people and how to talk to them.

2. The olympics can be improved by having it in brazil because of the hygiene, the rowers were told not to swallow more then three gulps of water when racing because of how dirty the water is.

3. The biggest challenges i am facing in year 8 is balancing the home work that i have, it's defiantly more then i used to get.

4. Eye contact, also you have to have good body language how you are facing him and you have to make sure your keeping eye contact and making you seem like your interested.

5. By making there be not less homework but bigger homework assignments and not small little tasks that you have to do in a day.

6. Good communication skills are in portent because they allow you to talk properly to people and be polite to other people. 

7. Donald Trump because he communicates to people all of the time and gets his point across big time. to people everywhere.]]> 2016-08-23 01:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281723 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281780 1. I have learnt that communication is harder than it seams like eye contact and body language instead of gust standing there talking staring out into space and having bade body language .

2. the Olympics can be improved by having more activities and having it last longer.

3. Some of the big challenges I am facing in year 8 is balancing my homework and after school commitments.

4.  The keys to affective communication is looking at how you are talking to, listen to what is being seed and answer there questions.

5. Corpus Christi could be improved by having shorter days and having more nachos ordered in the canteen so you don't run out so quickly and should reword good behaviour for 10-12 by letting them live school at recess or lunch but they can't miss there class.

6. good communication skills are important because it helps apple now you and helps you   ]]> 2016-08-23 01:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281780 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281818 Aimee
1.This year in pastoral periods I learnt that it is hard to communicate with different people

2.  I think the olympics could improve if there was  other sports

3. My BIGGEST challenge in year 8 is homework

4. Body langua

Lauren
1. This year in pastoral Period I learnt about body language ]]> 2016-08-23 01:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281818 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281889 1. This Year I have learn that is important to communicate the best you can to get your point cross.
2. More variety of sports, not be in third world country, as such Multiply Olympians got put at gun point, so maybe choose a country with a lower crime rate.
3. Most year 8 students have a lot of pressure underneath from parents and student  to do as well as they can with their school work.
4.Everyone communicates in one way or another, but very few people have mastered the skill of truly effective communication. Breakdowns in communication occur all too often and usually lead to a wide range of social problems, from hurt feelings and anger to divorce and even violence.
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6.Therefore good reading, writing, speaking and listening skills are essential if tasks are going to be completed and goals achieved. As you develop your career you will find various reasons why successful communication skills are important to you, for example: To secure an interview.
7.Donald Ronald ]]> 2016-08-23 01:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281889 https://padlet.com/jamesramseycorp/63e3i6y7hmbq/wish/119281901 1: this year i have learnt there are different ways of communicating and  how to approach people and become friends 
  
2: Olympics can improve by  going longer 

3: the biggest challenges i am facing is keeping up with all the different tests. 

4:  the keys to effective communication is good body language good posture and eye contact 

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