Practice Professional Communication and Follow-Through
Strong professional relationships are built through clear communication, reliability, and follow-through. In this milestone, you’ll work with your Career Coach to practice common workplace communication skills, such as asking questions, following up after meetings, responding to feedback, and communicating about deadlines. By the end, you’ll have a clearer understanding of how to communicate professionally and build habits that help you show up with confidence in school, internships, jobs, and other career-building experiences.
Suggested Deadline
How to complete this milestone
- Meet with your Career Coach to discuss common professional communication situations, such as sending emails, asking for help, following up after a meeting, responding to feedback, or communicating about a deadline.
- Choose 2 situations where you would like to feel more confident or prepared.
- Discuss what strong communication and follow-through look like in those situations.
- Practice or draft one professional message with your Career Coach, such as a follow-up email, thank-you note, networking message, or message asking for clarification.
- Identify one communication or follow-through habit you will practice before your next meeting.
