MICHELLE L. KARL
MLK314@aol.com

EDUCATION

Towson University Honors College - Towson, MD
    • Bachelor of Science, Communication Studies with a minor in Business Administration, May 2001
    • Summa Cum Laude, Cumulative GPA: 3.862

University Of Tasmania - Hobart, Tasmania, AUS
    • Semester Abroad - Spring 2000

Dale Carnegie Course
    • Completed November 9, 2000

CAREER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Dale Carnegie Training  - Norwalk, CT & Timonium, MD
   Graduate Assistant: January 2002 - April 2002
      • Demonstrated class assignments on a weekly basis
      • Assisted Trainer with coordination of session activities
   Intern: September 2000 - December 2000
      • Shadowed trainers in sessions including High Impact Presentation, Sales and Supervisory Training
      • Attended Sales Calls

Towson University Career Center - Towson, MD
   Peer Consultant: February 2001 - May 2001
      • Conducted internship orientation seminars
      • Assisted students with resume writing
      • Designed a Job Search Seminar for Towson University Students
      • Produced and implemented a workshop on "Skills for Interviewing"
      • Redesigned the Internship Orientation Visual Aids

Baltimore Urban Debate League - Towson, MD
   Debate Assistant Coordinator: January 2001 - May 2001
      • Assessed the needs of Baltimore City High School Debate Teams
      • Maintained contact with debate assistants and coaches of seven city high schools
      • Trained new debate assistants on how to effectively lead or aid in debate meetings
   Debate Assistant: September 1999 - December 20001
      • Researched and taught debate theory and technique to high school students
      • Judged high school debate tournaments

OTHER CAREER RELATED EXPERIENCE

      • Researched the Organizational Culture of two Towson University Departments
      • Presented paper on Computer-Mediated Communication in Virtual Organizations at the 2000 National Communication Association Conference in Seattle, WA
      • Conducted two-day debate seminar for Eastern European exchange students
      • Participated in a debate demonstration video, distributed internationally
      • Promoted Towson University in a speech to Baltimore County Guidance Counselors
      • Featured in promotional publications of the Honors College at Towson University
      • Competed on the Towson University Speech and Debate Team for four years.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

      • American Society for Training and Development
      • National Communication Association

HONORS & AWARDS

      • Towson University Presidential Merit Scholarship
      • Towson University Honors College Scholarship
      • Towson University's Deans List (all semesters)
      • Golden Key National Honor Society
      • Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society
      • Pi Kappa Delta Honor Society

COMPUTER SKILLS

      • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point)
      • Corel Word Perfect
      • File Maker Pro
      • Front Page
      • LCD Equipment

Official Resume in Word Format