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SWMS Career Day
Michael Varis
Collaboration Engineer
11/12/2014
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Definitions:
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
– Collaborate
to work with another person or group in order to achieve or do
something
– Engineer
a person who has scientific training and who designs and builds
complicated products, machines, systems, or structures
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Avanade Fast Facts
• 70 locations in 20 countries
• 21,000 Professionals
• More than US $1Billion in revenue
• One of the largest Microsoft Partners in the world
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4. How can we collaborate?
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• Phone
• Email
• Instant Messaging (IM)
• Social Networking
• Mobile Devices
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5. Question:
What form of collaboration do we use the
most online?
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Answer: Email
•What is an email?
– A kind of message that you send using a device
•What happens when you send an email?
– It travels through the Internet to the device of another person,
who receives it
•Who should you ask before creating and sending an
email?
– A trusted adult, like a parent, guardian, family member or
teacher
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Email Do’s and Don’ts
• Do’s
– Keep it professional
– Use the Subject Line
– Keep it short
– Be polite
– Proofread your message (use
spellcheck)
– Use a signature with your full
name
• Don’ts
– Type in ALL CAPS
– Use abbreviations or slang
– Overuse Reply All or High
Priority
– Provide private or sensitive
information
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