MAY WARM UPS

 

WARM UP #39 (MAY 1, 2008)

 

COMMUNICATION IS A FOUNDATIONAL SKILL. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO YOUR EFFECTIVENESS WHETHER YOU ARE PLANNING, ORGANIZING, DIRECTING, OR CONTROLLING. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE TO PEOPLE. LIST SOME WAYS YOU CAN COMMUNICATE MORE EFFECTIVELY IN ORDER TO GET YOUR POINT ACROSS OR GET WHAT YOU WANT.

 

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WARM UP #40 (MAY 2, 2008)

 

IN RESPONSE TO THE STUDENT COUNCIL’S REQURST FOR MORE INPUT INTO SCHOOL CAFETERIA FOOD CHOICES, THE CAFETERIA DIRECTOR HAS ASKED YOU, STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT, TO SELECT AN ADDITIONAL ITEM TO BE INCLUDED ON THE HEALTHY CHOICE LUNCH MENU.

 

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WARM UP #41 (MAY 6, 2008)

 

After returning from work, you walk into your house and notice an item that wasn't there when you left in the morning. What room were you in, what was the item and how did it get there?

 

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WARM UP #42 (MAY 7, 2008)

 

While driving to pick up lunch, you accidentally bump into the car in front of you—a light fender bender—that pops open the other car’s trunk. When you get out to assess the damage, you notice that the driver of the other car is none other than your favorite actor. More important, you notice a dead body in the trunk. Who is the actor and what elaborate excuse does he give you to explain the dead body in his trunk?

 

BE DESCRIPTIVE IN YOUR EXPANATION.

 

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WARM UP #43 (MAY 8, 2008)

 

If you could invite any three people to dinner (dead or alive, famous, fictional, etc.), who would they be, why and what would the topic of conversation be?

 

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WARM UP #44 (MAY 9, 2008)

 

It’s YOUR BEST FRIENDS BIRTHDAY PARTY AND YOUR ARE PLANNING IT. you still have a lot of shopping to do, so you’re skipping work. Your boss, who won’t accept, “I’m not feeling well,” as an excuse, requires a more outlandish reason. Write an excuse that begins, “You’re not going to believe this, but ...” and ends with the phrase, “ ... and that’s why I can’t come to work today.”

 

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WARM UP #45 (MAY 13, 2008)

 

YOU’RE A CELEBRITY AND ARE ABLE TO MAKE DEMANDS ON WHAT MUST BE PROVIDED IN YOUR DRESSING ROOM (JENNIFER LOPEZ INSISTS ON WHITE COUCHES). WHAT ARE YOUR TOP FIVE DEMANDS AND WHY?

 

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WARM UP #46 (MAY 14, 2008)

 

YOU ARE WITH SOME OLD FRIENDS AND THEY’RE ALL REHASHING AMUSING HOLIDAY STORIES. YOU TELL THEM THAT YOU HAVE ONE TO TOP THEM ALL. IN TELLING YOUR STORY, THERE ARE TWO RULES: YOUR STORY MUST BEGIN WITH,”I REMEMEBER THAT THANKSGIVING LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY” AND MUST END WITH, “AND THAT’S HOW (fill in the blank) GOT STUCK INSIDE THE TURKEY.”

 

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WARM UP #47 (MAY 15, 2008)

 

YOU’VE BEEN STRANDED ON AN ISLAND WITH ONLY THREE THINGS: A BOWLING TROPHY, A VACUUM CLEANER AND A MYSTERY ITEM (WHICH YOU MUST REVEAL). HOW DID YOU GET ON THE ISLAND, AND WHY DO YOU HAVE THESE PARTICULAR ITEMS?

 

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WARM UP #48 (MAY 16, 2008)

 

IT’S 3 A.M. AND YOUR NIGHTLY SLUMBER WAS INTERRUPTED BY A SCREECHING SOUND. THE NOISE IS COMMING FROM YOUR CLOSET. WHAT CAN IT BE? SCARED AS YOU ARE, YOU STILL DECIDE TO TAKE A PEEK. DESCRIBE WHAT YOU FIND.

 

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WARM UP #49 (MAY 20, 2008)

 

WRITE AN OBITUARY FOR YOUR FAVORITE FICTIONAL CHARACTER (LITERARY, TELEVISON, ETC.) INCLUDING HOW THE DEATH OCCURED?

 

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WARM UP #50 (MAY 21, 2008)

 

WHAT ARE YOUR PHOBIAS/FEARS? WHY? WHAT REALLY SCARES YOU?

 

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WARM UP #51 (MAY 22, 2008)

 

IF YOU COULD VISIT ANY 2 CITIES, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU GO AND WHY? WHAT WOULD YOU DO THERE?

 

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WARM UP #52 (MAY 23, 2008)

 

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BAND AND TYPE OF MUSIC? WHY? BE SPECIFIC.

 

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WARM UP #53 (MAY 27, 2008)

 

WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE THE 3 WORST JOBS TO HAVE? WHY?

 

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WARM UP #54 (MAY 28, 2008)

 

RECENT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT AS FEW AS 5 PEOPLE HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON YOUR OVERALL PERSONALITY. WHO ARE THEY AND HOW HAVE THEY IMPACTED YOU?

 

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WARM UP #55 (MAY 29, 2008)

 

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS YOUR BEST AND WORST TRAIT?

 

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WARM UP #56 (MAY 30, 2008)

 

DESCRIBE A TIME WHEN YOU WITNESSED SOMETHING UNBELIVABLE.

 

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