Some of the necessary ethical considerations that the articles bring up is the fact that visuals such as photographs or video can be altered so well that a good observer would not be able to notice the changes. The article points out that there must be ethical guidlines for altering this visuals. Selection, Emphasis, and Framing are three main points given about the ethics of visuals. When it comes to graphs such as bar graphs, varying size among the "bars" or images representing the bars can distort the overall message of the graph.

The first two rules involving simplicity and keeping your sentences short were seen in all of the business plans that we reviewed. For the most part, each section and major point was as concise as possible while still using enough detail to inform. Being concise seems to be an important part of all professional writing, which makes sense because I know I wouldn't want to read useless "fluff". These same two rules also serve a different purpose; appealing to different audiences.

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By: Frank F. Fiore

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The five I would have chosen are Nikki J Sticks, Missy Butterworth, Student Example Nobody, Pase Mcgee, and Kappa Gamma.

My impressions of the pitch that I gave were pretty accurate to what I saw from watching my pitch on video. Having the video camera there I felt trapped because I felt like I could not move around the room. In my mind during the pitch, I felt trapped even in gestures, which I saw visually from the video. Although I hit the major points of my pitch, I was so concerned with the video camera that I left out important parts of my planned rhetoric and even physically stumbled over my thoughts in certain parts of my pitch.

This article was very interesting. Often when I am writing up my resume I try to put myself in the employer's shoes, but the author's perspective on things were different than my perceived employer's. It made me realign my perceptions of future employers and what they look for in a resume. The author talks about having bullets to draw and guide the eyes. The good thing about my current resume is that I have these; however, I think I should change my margins and possibly some adjectives in my resume based on what the author explained.

To start, I decided to dress in a shirt and tie in order to establish some ethos up front. I chose to wear a solid green for a couple reasons. I wanted to stand out and be memorable, but also I tried to get the audience to associate the green I was wearing with the word cash in my company name. If they remembered my green shirt they might more readily remember my company too. I decided to start my pitch by connecting with the audience. I asked them if they have ever experienced getting a gift card they would never use or having a left over gift card balance.

I considered many aspects when evaluating everyone's pitches; however, after taking everything into consideration, the deciding factor became whether or not I felt this individual could take intiative, manage, and be successful in a venture. I looked, not just for a good idea, but for specific statistics about the market or some kind of research that showed initiative and interest in the venture itself. I put myself in an investor's shoes.

20+ Essential Entrepreneurship Skills:

Innovation/Creativity

Perseverance

Strong Work Ethic

Organization

Networking

Business Writing

Problem Solving

Sales

Adaptability

Bravery

Self-Motivation/Passion

The ability to look at the "Big Picture" with a "Big Vision"

Competitive Drive

Awareness of Technology

Awareness of Competition

Money Smarts

Ethics

Communication Skills

Openness to New Ideas