Useful resources for pilots can be found HERE
Brainstorming on next semester presentation course
Link to the Academic Course taught in 2012 at the UAE Naval College
Welcome 44 Section 1 to
English for Aviation LSEC N101
Academic Communications (Presentations)
Follow the live links in the Table of Contents below
- Find what was here before Oct 10 for your second semester LSEC N100
- N101 overview and term documents
- Project-based learning
- Daily Schedule
- Week 41 was the holiday week 13-17 Oct
- Week 42, 20-24 Oct - Submit Initial Plan
- Goals for Week 42
- Sunday Oct 20
- Tuesday Oct 22
- Assignment for Wednesday Oct 23
- Week 43, 27-31 Oct - Plan and draft your mid-semester presentation
- Assignment for Sunday Oct 27
- Continue working on your extended plan
- Assignment for Monday Oct 28
- Assignment for Tuesday Oct 29
- Google Drive
- MS Word
- Wednesday Oct 30
- Assignment for Thursday Oct 31
- Week 44, 3-7 Nov - Complete and deliver your 3-4 minute mid-semester presentation
- Week 45, 10-14 Nov - Submit your final presentation script
- Thu, Nov 14 - LSEC N101 has class 4th period.
- Your final scripts and media presentations are due Thursday Nov 14
- <== WE ARE HERE IN THIS COURSE
- Week 46, 17-21 Nov - Complete and deliver your final 3-5 minute presentation
- You must show your ID when you give your presentation, please have it with you
- Schedule for final week
- Tuesday Nov 19 - Period 5 for all N101 sections
- Tools you will need for your N101 Presentations Course
- New Laptops bring new rules and announcements
- How to activate your HCT email
- How to access the KBZAC LAN
- Download this essential FREE software
- Please create accounts in these spaces
- This is the most important one: Google
- Prezi
- Slideshare
- Dropbox
- Learn the FOUR C's of Presentation: Clean, Clear, Consistent, Creative
- Use these guidelines for Good Presentations
- How to make elements in the PowerPoint CONSISTENT
- How can your teacher help you?
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Find what was here before Oct 10 for your second semester LSEC N100
You can see what was at this URL for last semester at the N100 page <== HERE
N101 overview and term documents
In response to section 1 student requests for differentiated course work for top classes in cohort 44
there are slightly different requirements for sections 1 and 2 this term
Classes with weaker English will work all semester on one final presentation. The focus will be on
- Process - tasks to help students work through the best methods of preparing the presentation
- Procuct - the presentation itself
Sections 1 and 2 will do three presentations
Presentation #
- is a 1 to 2 minute presentation in Prezi due at the end of the 1st week
- is a 3 to 4 minute presentation in Prezi, PowerPoint, or Windows Movie Maker due at the end of the 3rd week
- is a 5 to 6 minute presentation in Prezi, PowerPoint, or Windows Movie Maker due at the end of the 5th week
The methods applied to each presentation, and the marking scheme, will be the same for all students in the N101 course
Project-based learning
As with N100, see your teacher if you wish to work on projects as an alternative to normal classwork <== HERE
Daily Schedule
Winter class times
Period 1: 07:00 – 07:45
Period 2: 07:50 – 08:35
BREAK 08:35 – 08:55 (20 min)
Period 3: 08:55 – 09:40
Period 4: 09:45 – 10:30
Period 5: 10:35 – 11:20
Period 6: 11:25 – 12:10
Period 7: 12:15 – 13:00
Week 41 was the holiday week 13-17 Oct
Eid Mubarak!!
Week 42, 20-24 Oct - Submit Initial Plan
Goals for Week 42
Originally the teacher asked the students to Learn Prezi and produce a quick presentation, get up and speak about it 1-2 minutes, make mistakes, and get feedback. This idea was not followed by students and the materials for the first two days of the Prezi Challenge have been moved <== here.
Sunday Oct 20
Section 1 LSEC N101 English presentations class met at 6th and 7th periods
Your teacher gave you two important documents in class today
- The Marking scheme applied to each presentation.
Your marks are based on presentation skill and on how well you follow the ...
- Ten guidelines for Effective Presentations <== download here
Your marks on your presentations depend on how well you follow the guidelines
You were shown two sample presentations meeting the guidelines
Tuesday Oct 22
Section 1 LSEC N101 English presentations class is 7th Period
You were given the
If not planning to do Prezi then you need to be working on Building your Presentation - Extended Plan
This is due in two stages,
- the simplified plan on Thu Oct 24 for 10% of your final N101 mark
- and the extended plan on Thu Oct 31 for 15% of your final N101 mark
Before you can complete the plan you need to choose a general and specific topic
This must be approved by the teachers (to ensure that only one student has this topic in any section)
The purpose of practicing with Prezi or PPT or any other tool is to refine presentations skills
- You must PLAN your presentation that you can deliver it smoothly
- PLAN for Perfection, and practice makes perfect
Your teacher can show you where to find videos explaining how to PLAN for PERFECTION and other course documents here
\\10.27.7.26\Program_Area\Student_Collection\N101presentations
Assignment for Wednesday Oct 23
Section 1 LSEC N101 English presentations classes are 6th and 7th Periods
You have work due on Thu Oct 24 even though there is no Section 1 class on that day
(this applies to all N101 students with no class on Thu)
- You must choose a topic and have it approved by your teacher
- This document explains how you specify a topic <== HERE
- Once you have chosen a topic report it to your teacher using this form <== HERE
- You cannot prepare your plan (next step) until your document has been approved
- Building your Presentation - Initial Plan
The HCT director at KBZAC has specified that all work carried out under this plan be done by deadline, so you must submit this work
- Today, during your two class periods 6 and 7
- You can submit the work in paper format
- You can email the work to vstevens@hct.ac.ae
- Thu Oct 24, Initial Plans are due
- I came at break time 8:35 to help you and collect any papers you want to submit
- You can email the work to vstevens@hct.ac.ae by the end of the 'business day'
This is how your plan has been marked
Assessment rubric for Plan
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Criteria
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Mark
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Plan is handed in on time.
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2%
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Plan contains an APPROVED topic
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1%
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Plan contains at least 5 points
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5% |
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Points are relevant to topic
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2%
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Week 43, 27-31 Oct - Plan and draft your mid-semester presentation
Assignment for Sunday Oct 27
- LSEC N101 meets at 7th period today
Continue working on your extended plan
You will submit this form by the end of the week: Building your Presentation - Extended Plan
You need to find a way to work efficiently. You can work on paper if you wish, but your teacher suggests:
- Download the extended plan document and save it to your computer as YourName_ID_extendedplan
- Consider feedback given by your teacher and transfer your topics and subtopics to the extended plan
- The BEST way to work is to IMPORT this document to Google Drive and SHARE it with vancestev@gmail.com
- Alternatively, send it from your http://email.hct.ac.ae account to vstevens@hct.ae.ae
Please do not send email to my gmail account, it will be lost there, and is not my responsibility
- From the extended plan, write a draft script meeting these criteria: Draft script marking <== HERE
You can also be working on your media presentation.
Be careful to attend to the guidelines given to you earlier
- The Marking scheme applied to each presentation.
Your marks are based on presentation skill and on how well you follow the ...
- Ten guidelines for Effective Presentations <== download here
You can find videos explaining how to PLAN for PERFECTION and other course documents here
- Find more about "signposting" and other language required for filling in the extended plan
- Visit \\10.27.7.26\Program_Area\Student_Collection\N101presentations
Assignment for Monday Oct 28
- LSEC N101 meets at 6th and 7th periods today
Last week you chose a topic and started planning main ideas for your presentation
This week you must make “Full draft information plan” and draft SCRIPT of your presentation
- For the next two weeks you will start to prepare and work on your mid-semester presentation
- Your work this week will introduce you to a productive process for preparing a presentation (the product)
- The product is always important, but solid work on process is what leads to good products.
Here is what you need to do to make “Full draft information plan” and draft SCRIPT of your presentation
You need to work on the first draft of your script of your presentation
You can work using this template Building your Presentation - Extended Plan
But on Thursday you need to take the ideas you put here and make them into a 250 word composition with
- Introduction
- Main points for your presentation revised according to feedback given by your instructor
- Supporting ideas in place and logically organized
- Conclusion
You can create this plan in any way you wish
- Students will find it most effective to work in Google Docs for feedback on their scripts and presentation development
- A second effective way will be to work in Word and send drafts to your teacher.
- These are the rules for the paper you must hand in
- Hand written.
- Formed from scratch, i.e. not using any set template
(Viviana’s template can be used for initial planning but should not be submitted).
- It should be in paragraph/essay form containing detail of what you plan to say in the presentation.
On Thursday Oct 31 your teacher will take from you a 250 word draft HANDWRITTEN
- Your teacher and another teacher will mark these drafts on this rubric
- This will be an additional 15% of your final mark
You can use this lined paper to submit your work
(write on the numbered lines other lines are for teacher feedback)
Get the lined paper <== HERE
This draft will be marked according to this
Draft script marking <== HERE
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Criteria
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Weighting
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The student has responded appropriately to feedback provided on the initial plan.
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1
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There is a minimum of 250 words in the draft script.
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1
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The draft script meets the task achievement set for the presentation. There are five points which are developed with supporting information.
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3
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The draft script is well organized and shows a logical progression.
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3
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The student has worked consistently on writing the script and has responded to teacher instructions.
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2
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Assignment for Tuesday Oct 29
See the handout for Oct 27 - 31 <== HERE about
How to get feedback on your work BEFORE Thursday
The best way to work is by using either Google Drive or MS Word
Google Drive
These files might help you create a Google Doc and share it with vancestev@gmail.com
MS Word
If you use Word you can get feedback in Track Changes. Here's how: http://screencast.com/t/s0o5secQs2P
You can also get feedback from Word itself by right clicking on anything you see underlined in red or green
http://screencast.com/t/PAXwHyuhW
Wednesday Oct 30
The following information was conveyed to your teachers in an email at 11:30 today (after our class had finished)
The deadlines in the assessment plan will be strictly adhered to. The policy is as follows:
- Submissions on or before Thursday of the due week will not lose any marks.
- Submissions on the following Sunday will lose 10% of that submission’s marks (weighted as per the assessment plan). The marking form should indicate that the work was late.
- Submissions after the Sunday following the deadline will not be accepted and students will be given zero for this task. A marking form should be completed indicating that the work was not submitted.
- Any incidences of plagiarism will score zero for the submission in question.
Assignment for Thursday Oct 31
LSEC N101 meets at 3rd period today
Your draft presentation script is due today
On Thursday Oct 31 your teacher will take from you a 250 word draft HANDWRITTEN
- Your teacher and another teacher will mark these drafts on this rubric
- This will be an additional 15% of your final mark
You can use this lined paper to submit your work
(write ONLY on the numbered lines other lines are for teacher feedback)
Get the lined paper <== HERE
This draft will be marked according to this
Draft script marking <== HERE
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Criteria
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Weighting
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The student has responded appropriately to feedback provided on the initial plan.
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1
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There is a minimum of 250 words in the draft script.
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1
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The draft script meets the task achievement set for the presentation. There are five points which are developed with supporting information.
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3
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The draft script is well organized and shows a logical progression.
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3
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The student has worked consistently on writing the script and has responded to teacher instructions.
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2
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Week 44, 3-7 Nov - Complete and deliver your 3-4 minute mid-semester presentation
Your draft media presentation (15%) is due by Thursday Nov. 7
You have 6 hours of classes this week
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Tue, November 5 - LSEC N101 has classes today 2nd and 7th periods
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Wed, November 6 - LSEC N101 has classes today 5th and 7th periods
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Thu, November 7 - LSEC N101 has classes today 5th and 6th periods
In preparing your media, please follow
The assessment is on
- quality of your media presentation
- suitability of your choice of media for your plan
- Student input and participation in creating the media presentation
(This means that your teacher can observe you working on the presentation, and perhaps provide feedback, during the week - you don't just work on it, or appear with a presentation, on the day it is due)
You can download the media assessment rubric <== HERE
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Criteria
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Mark
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The language in the media supports the presentation.
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4
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Each slide contains a heading and supporting bullet points.
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2
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The media includes a minimum of three photos
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2
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The student has worked consistently on completing the media and has responded to teacher instructions.
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2
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Week 45, 10-14 Nov - Submit your final presentation script
The final script, worth 20% of your mark, is due by Thu Nov 14
Here is the Assessment Rubric for the Final Script <== Download HERE (revised Wed Nov 13)
You have 13 hours of classes this week
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Sun, Nov 10 - LSEC N101 had 4 classes 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th periods
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Mon, Nov 11 - LSEC N101 has 2 classes 2nd and 4th periods
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Tue, Nov 12 - LSEC N101 has classes 3rd, 4th, and 5th periods
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Wed, Nov 13 - LSEC N101 has classes 2nd, 3rd, and 5th periods
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Thu, Nov 14 - LSEC N101 has class 4th period.
Your final scripts and media presentations are due Thursday Nov 14
See how the teachers who hear your presentations will mark them < === Download HERE (revised Wed Nov 13)
And you were given a copy of this in class on Nov 13, 2013, and it was revised slightly after that, same day
The revision is being given to you Thu Nov 14, along with the changes to the final script marking rubric
<== WE ARE HERE IN THIS COURSE
Week 46, 17-21 Nov - Complete and deliver your final 3-5 minute presentation
This week will be devoted to presentations given in class
Your teacher will not be with you this week (he will be with another class, listening to their presentations)
You will have Bob and Philip Oxtoby with you
Because the presentations are given under exam protocol
You must show your ID when you give your presentation, please have it with you
The following information was sent to teachers by email:
- Presentations will begin on Sunday and there will be no further preparation time next week –
all students must be actively listening to other presentations as they are going on.
- They will be assessed by two teachers, not including their own teacher.
- They must be ready to present when they are called and they may be called in any order - they will lose marks if they are not.
Each assessor should complete a separate marking sheet to be submitted – there should be no discussion between each presentation so that things move along quickly.
Schedule for final week
Sunday Nov 17 - Periods 3 and 4 (Section 2 periods 3-5)
Monday Nov 18 - Periods 1 and 5 (Section 2 periods 1 and 2)
Tuesday Nov 19 - Period 5 for all N101 sections
Wednesday Nov 20 - Periods 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5!!!
Thursday Nov 21 - Periods 3 and 4
Tools you will need for your N101 Presentations Course
New Laptops bring new rules and announcements
Now that you have laptops, you have responsibility for getting your work done at your convenience.
The teacher will use class time to help students with their work and facilitate its completion and submission. Students will receive credit for work done (and no credit for no work done).
Work will be assigned at this portal and you are responsible for checking here and completing assignments made here. When you have done your work you may use class time as you wish (as long as you don't disturb the work of others).
How to activate your HCT email
Activate your HCT web mail at this direct link: http://email.hct.ac.ae
Direct link: https://hct-fs-o365.hct.ac.ae/adfs/ls/?wa=wsignin1.0&wtrealm=urn:federation:MicrosoftOnline&wctx=wa%3Dwsignin1.0%26rpsnv%3D2%26ct%3D1378193162%26rver%3D6.1.6206.0%26wp%3DMBI_KEY%26wreply%3Dhttps:%252F%252Fwww.outlook.com%252Fowa%252F%26id%3D260563%26whr%3Dhct.ac.ae%26CBCXT%3Dout
If http://email.hct.ac.ae doesn't work, try the old way, http://webmail.hct.ac.ae
Use your HCT ID and password to enter your Outlook Webmail
- YOU CAN change your password to something you can remember.
- DO NOT LOSE or forget your password. It will be difficult to get it re-set.
Send an email from your HCT account at http://email.hct.ac.ae
to vstevens@hct.ac.ae. Please write the following in your mail:
- Subject: Welcome to N101
- Body: IDENTIFY yourself and request that I send you the link to the audio file (as in example, below)
Why?
- HCT mail is essential for communications with your teacher
(Google is for sharing documents; HCT mail is for email communications)
- So we will know who has retained the letters given to them (and which you signed for) with password information
How to access the KBZAC LAN
You can access the KBZAC LAN by typing this IP address into Windows Explorer - \\10.27.7.26
To access the Portal or LAN you must change your USER NAME to HCTAD\h00etc ...
Test LAN access by opening a directory window (Windows explorer) and pasting this address there:
\\10.27.7.26
Download this essential FREE software
Or install something similar on your computers
- Either purchase a copy of Microsoft Office or install one of these free open source alternatives
You will need a presentation tool for the N101 Academic Communications course
- Avast Antivirus - http://www.avast.com/
- Audacity - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
- Why? So you can record your voice and practice speakin
- Irfanview photo editor and media management - http://www.irfanview.com/
- Why? So you can manage and edit photos and media on your computer
- Adobe Reader - download it here: http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html
- Why? To be able to read PDF files when necessary
- Windows Movie Maker (should be already on your PC - if not, download it)
Please create accounts in these spaces
This is the most important one: Google
Create an account at Google (if you don't have one already).
Why?
- So you can use Google Drive
- So you can share documents with your teacher and get effective feedback
Here are some helpful links for using Google Drive (formerly Google Docs)
How to get Google Docs in ENGLISH
How to CREATE a Google Doc
How to SHARE a Google Doc
How to RENAME your Google Doc
Prezi
http://prezi.com
Slideshare
http://slideshare.net
Dropbox
Create an account at Dropbox, http://dropbox.com
- Why?
- So you can share large files with your teachers and other students
- So you can keep your personal files in the cloud and access them from any computer
Some people use other services to do the same thing, such at http://box.com
And you can also use Google Drive, so no need really to create a dropbox account, except that it's a useful service
Learn the FOUR C's of Presentation: Clean, Clear, Consistent, Creative
Use these guidelines for Good Presentations
- 10 rules for effective PPT presentations
- Sample PPT illustrating these 10 rules:
There is more information at http://www.pimoodle.org/course/view.php?id=31
How to make elements in the PowerPoint CONSISTENT
Here you can learn to animate your slides and apply clean, clear, and consistent style according to the rules of Good Presentations and the animation scheme described above.
- the first slide has NO ANIMATION or TRANSITION.
- All other slides have
- the same transition or transition pattern
- titles that animate WITH PREVIOUS http://screencast.com/t/H9B4LPlqx
- bullets that EACH animate ON CLICK http://screencast.com/t/H9B4LPlqx
- Pictures should animate consistently and with a previous event
- You will be marked on
- how your show follows the above criteria
- whether your presentation meets the Guidelines for Making Good Presentations
- design and clarity of your presentation
There is a checklist of everything your teacher marks in the marking rubric here
Complete the survey you will find here. The survey will ask if you:
- Are able to send HCT email (basic competency skill for HCT student)
- Are you able to access the KBZAC LAN (basic competency skill for HCT student)
- Do you have a Google Account (it will help with getting effective feedback on your work)
- Which of these presentations software programs do you have on your computer?
- Microsoft Office - PowerPoint
- Open Office - Impress
- Libra Office - Impress
- Do you plan to use something else for making presentations in this course?
- How can you record your voice on your computer?
- Audacity?
- Something else? (recordings are not required for the course, but you may wish to do them)
- What about Windows Movie Maker?
- I don't have it on my computer
- I have it but I don't know how to use it
- I have it and I'd LIKE to learn how to use it
- I have it and already know how to use it
How can your teacher help you?
Important: When you EMAIL vstevens@hct.ac.ae PLEASE use a SUBJECT
And make sure you identify your name, ID, and section
If you don't I might write you back and ask who you are
And if you write me at any of my personal email addresses I might not see your mail
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