Partial Skill Inventory -- an exercise in proving one's own skills
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Caitlin Janson Waddick |
I demonstrate effective communication skills.
Oral: I speak effectively and clearly. I listen carefully. I participate in intellectual conversation.
Written: I write effectively and clearly. I express complex ideas in original ways. I edit and rewrite for conciseness and clarity. I have good diction.
General: Studied and/or practiced interpersonal skills, interaction theory, group dynamics, political theory, communications theory, and community organization.
I demonstrate leadership by:
Taking charge in teamwork.
Asking questions.
Taking advantage of opportunities.
Contributing ideas in class, organizational, and work-related activities.
Initiating studying with others.
Showing responsibility in class attendance, assignments, and deadlines.
Expressing concerns about the class to the professor.
I demonsrate creativity and originality by:
Coming up with my own ideas by thinking for myself.
Composing my own poetry and performance art.
Drawing, singing, and being all-around very silly sometimes.
Being able to suspend judgement to allow for creation and invention.
Modeling my own ideas graphically.
Creating my own web pages just for the fun of it!
I demonstrate my technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills by:
Drawing upon many academic theories and tools to shape questions and answers.
Organizing complex ideas and projects.
Formulating and using principles, perceiving trends, and predicting.
Clarifying or expanding issues by asking substantial questions.
Using computers extensively.
Reaching my own conclusions from information.
Brainstorming and making decisions.
Recognizing and isolating problems.
Identifying options.
Evaluating options to reach the best solutions.
Linking together pieces of information.
Arguing for the authority of reason and conscience.
Teaching/tutoring mathematics and computer software.
I demonstrate my teaching and facilitating skills by:
Listening carefully.
Displaying an interest in others.
Shoping acceptance of others and of individual differences.
Being able to change my mind or admit my mistakes.
Being able to connect people to each other.
Being able to impart knowledge and sound judgement to others.
Displaying a desire for learning.
Standing in others' shoes and looking from different perspectives.
Standing up for the worth and dignity of each person I meet.
I demonstrate my belief in the democratic process by:
Opening records to scrutiny.
Opening elections to members.
Opening ideas to criticism.
Encouraging undistorted communication.
Personalizing interactions.
Establishing mechanisms for accountability.
I demonstrate my compassion by:
Being generous.
Allowing for and embracing diversity.
Embracing ideas that are simple or familiar.
Embracing ideas that are layered, complex, or unfamiliar.
Making mistakes and forgiving mistakes.
Relying on and giving my own support, insight, and encouragement.
Considering people's feelings.
I demonstrate my ability to work with money by:
Being frugal or generous personally.
Fundraising and disbursing organizational money.
Studying money.
By using mathematics and economics to plan for costs and benefits.
Growing my own financial power.
Recording my own cash flows.
I demonstrate my healthy power as a woman by:
Living my dreams.
Investing in my self, my dreams, my talents, and my abilities.
Making my actions come from my heart and soul.
Having my own income and paying myself first.
Making frienships.
Being brave.
Being myself.
Changing my attitude.
Accepting myself and validating others.
Maintaining a Room of My Own.
I demonstrate self-confidence by:
Expressing opinions in class-settings.
Boldly asking questions in class.
Seeking help when I need it.
Writing papers with reasonable self-assurance.
Being aware of what my competencies are.