From: Kathryn Perez To: All department managers Subject: Leadership Training Courses and Seminars Date: August 11 Annually, all the department managers here at Boardex Inc. are required to attend a series of training courses and seminars for them to attain proficiency in directing their responsible groups. This year, we have invited renowned speakers from outside our company. Attendance of two or more sessions is mandatory for all managers, and those who fail to follow through will have to be present at a make-up session on August 30. A feedback form is attached to this mail that you need to complete and turn in to Kevin Jacobs at the end of all sessions. Additionally, enclosed is the complete schedule of all sessions in this e-mail. Please consult the information and I hope that this session will be informative and helpful for your management. See you that day. Thank you, Kathryn Perez Human Resources ------------------------------------------------------------- Leadership Training Courses and Seminars Session Presenter Date and Time Critical Thinking Steve Uejio August 17, 12:30 P.M.-1:15 RM. Situational Leadership Jerry Hoffman August 23, 11:50 A.M.-12:45 P.M. Collaborative Leadership Tanner James August 19,1:15 RM.-2:10 RM. Leadership for Women Lindsay Parks August 25, 11:50 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Note that the time listed may change within the range of five minutes, so please plan accordingly. All the sessions will take place in Marcus Hall. Refreshments will be provided at courses that begin in the afternoon. -------------------------------------------------------------- Leadership Training Feedback Form Name: Dane Green Sessions attended: ✓ Critical Thinking ___Situational Leadership ✓ Collaborative Leadership ___Leadership for Women Which session did you find the most helpful? Why? Not only the critical thinking was the most effective of all sessions but it was also very entertaining as the speaker allowed me to think out of the box with the lateral thinking questions listed on the sheet he gave us. This session was especially helpful for me since creative thinking is an essential skill in advertising/ and I also learned about new ways to approach problems that may occur in my department. How could the courses be improved? It was mentioned in the schedule that we may be let go just a bit past the scheduled time/ but the session on August 19 ended fifteen minutes late. I ended up showing up late at a meeting I scheduled for 2:20. If the speaker does not exceed their given time, it would be much more helpful. Why was the email written?

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From: Kathryn Perez To: All department managers Subject: Leadership Training Courses and Seminars Date: August 11 Annually, all the department managers here at Boardex Inc.

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From: Kathryn Perez
To: All department managers
Subject: Leadership Training Courses and Seminars
Date: August 11

Annually, all the department managers here at Boardex Inc. are required to attend a series of training courses and seminars for them to attain proficiency in directing their responsible groups. This year, we have invited renowned speakers from outside our company. Attendance of two or more sessions is mandatory for all managers, and those who fail to follow through will have to be present at a make-up session on August 30. A feedback form is attached to this mail that you need to complete and turn in to Kevin Jacobs at the end of all sessions.
Additionally, enclosed is the complete schedule of all sessions in this e-mail. Please consult the information and I hope that this session will be informative and helpful for your management. See you that day.

Thank you,
Kathryn Perez
Human Resources

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Leadership Training Courses and Seminars

Session	Presenter	Date and Time
Critical Thinking	Steve Uejio	August 17, 12:30 P.M.-1:15 RM.
Situational Leadership	Jerry Hoffman	August 23, 11:50 A.M.-12:45 P.M.
Collaborative Leadership	Tanner James	August 19,1:15 RM.-2:10 RM.
Leadership for Women	Lindsay Parks	August 25, 11:50 A.M.-12:30 P.M.

Note that the time listed may change within the range of five minutes, so please plan accordingly.
All the sessions will take place in Marcus Hall.
Refreshments will be provided at courses that begin in the afternoon.

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Leadership Training Feedback Form

Name: Dane Green

Sessions attended:
✓ Critical Thinking
___Situational Leadership
✓ Collaborative Leadership
___Leadership for Women

Which session did you find the most helpful? Why?
Not only the critical thinking was the most effective of all sessions but it was also very entertaining as the speaker allowed me to think out of the box with the lateral thinking questions listed on the sheet he gave us. This session was especially helpful for me since creative thinking is an essential skill in advertising/ and I also learned about new ways to approach problems that may occur in my department.

How could the courses be improved?
It was mentioned in the schedule that we may be let go just a bit past the scheduled time/ but the session on August 19 ended fifteen minutes late. I ended up showing up late at a meeting I scheduled for 2:20. If the speaker does not exceed their given time, it would be much more helpful.

Question 1:

Why was the email written?

A. To invite all employees to leadership training courses

B. To recommend the managers to participate in an annual event

C. To notify the schedule of a series of informative sessions

Feedback

Information can be inferred from: "Additionally, enclosed is the complete schedule of all sessions in this e-mail. Please consult the information and I hope that this session will be informative and helpful for your management."

D. To announce the change in a meeting location

Question 2:

What is true about the sessions?

A. Employees who attend them will receive snacks.

B. Department managers are required to attend all of them.

C. They will begin in the afternoon.

D. Their schedules is subject to change.

Feedback

Information is in "Note that the time listed may change within the range of five minutes"

Question 3:

What is suggested about Mr. Green?

A. He works under the supervision of Kathryn Perez.

B. He left a session early to attend a meeting.

C. He is the manager of the advertising department.

Feedback

In the first passage, it says that "A feedback form is attached to this mail that you need to complete and turn in to Kevin Jacobs at the end of all sessions." Meanwhile, in the third passage, there is the information "This session was especially helpful for me since creative thinking is an essential skill in advertising/ and I also learned about new ways to approach problems that may occur in my department." =>C is correct

D. He was able to show up to all the courses.

Question 4:

Who distributed a sheet of paper during a session?

A. Steve Uejio

Feedback

In the third passage, it says that "Not only the critical thinking was the most effective of all sessions but it was also very entertaining as the speaker allowed me to think out of the box with the lateral thinking questions listed on the sheet he gave us.". Look at the table, we can see that the presenter of the critical thinking session is Steve Uejio => A is correct

B. Jerry Hoffman

C. Tanner James

D. Lindsay Parks

Question 5:

From what session did Mr. Green leave late?

A. The critical thinking session

B. The leadership for women session

C. The situational leadership session

D. The collaborative leadership session

Feedback

In the third passage, there is the information "but the session on August 19 ended fifteen minutes late.". The session on August 19 is the Collaborative Leadership session => D is correct

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