BA 374 Week 7 Discussion Creating Effective Business Presentations
BA 374 Week 7 Discussion Creating Effective Business Presentations
Applying your own thinking, experiences, and application and citation of information from at least two resources (your choice but need to be respected and reliable), respond to the following Discussion topic(s). Remember, the Discussions are a dialog (conversation) and an opportunity to build community. This is the only Discussion in Week 7. In this Creating Effective Busines Presentations Discussion, post your main response on or before Day 4 (Thursday night). Post at least three additional responses (one-two paragraphs each) during Monday through Sunday, all on different days. It is a UIU requirement for Discussion participation to occur on at least four of the seven days in each Week. With the exception of Week 8, “Weeks” begin on Mondays and end on Sundays. It is assumed in this Business Communication class that all writing will have been thoroughly proofread, grammar and spell-checked and never represent the first draft. Writing is always a process, one which requires more than one draft prior to submitting a final, polished posting. Grading rubrics for the Creating Effective Busines Presentations Discussion are included below the Directions.
The Week 7 Discussion focuses on how to create and deliver interesting and effective presentations, specifically, an oral (or video) Informative Presentation (the focus of the Week 7 Assignment). The Creating Effective Busines Presentations Discussion is a forum for everyone to share their plans for creating the Week 7 Informative Presentation Assignment by first learning 1) what is an Informative Presentation, how to use sound or video when preparing a presentation, and do’s and don’ts of presentation creation.
You might consider this Week 7 Discussion as the place for everyone to assist one another in planning and preparing to complete the Week 7 Informative Presentation Assignment.
Informative presentation information ( https://courses.lumenlearning.com/businesscommunication/chapter/13-6-creating-an-informative-presentation/) An informative presentation is a common request in business and industry. It’s the verbal and visual equivalent of a written report. Information sharing is part of any business or organization. Informative presentations serve to present specific information for specific audiences for specific goals or functions. The type of presentation is often identified by its primary purpose or function. Informative presentations are often analytical or involve the rational analysis of information. Sometimes they simply “report the facts” with no analysis at all, but still, need to communicate the information in a clear and concise format.
Here are the Week 7 Informative Presentation Directions (for your convenience):
This informative presentation should be applicable to work life (business). Choose a topic interesting to you. Topics should be truly informative, so please look for substantive topics. Your presentation will be 10 to 15 slides and should include extensive speaker notes and audio for each slide or a 5 to 7-minute video using YouTube, Vimeo, Jing, Screencast, etc.
The informative Presentation must include an appropriately narrowed topic, clear organization, a variety of supporting materials, use of details, an attention-grabbing introduction and a conclusion that leaves an impact.
Recommended resources:
Chapter 14 of the textbook covers business presentations
View a You Tube Video “Death by PowerPoint”
Find out how to prepare to create an “Informative Presentation”; one example is https://yourbusiness.azcentral.com/informative-powerpoint-9071.html
Internet search regarding how to do an oral presentation using PowePoint.
Directions:
1. Do research on how to present effectively (including the use of visuals, words, sound, and use of PowerPoint or a video-related tool as the software). In your response, apply the information you discovered from your research. When you give your recommendations and if those recommendations came directly from a copyrighted resource, use in-text citation to give attribution and list the reference at the end of the response.
2. Answer the following questions using either paragraph and/or a bullet point format.
Regarding your topic: What is your plan for the topic you will cover in your Week 7 Informative Presentation assignment? What are the subtopics (the slide header words) you plan to review?
Regarding the use of words: Describe three best practices and three worst practices (what to do and what not to do) for word usage and placement on slides in PowerPoint.
Regarding the use of visuals: Describe three best practices and three worst practices (what to do and what not to do) for use of visuals and visual placement on slides in PowerPoint and/or if using video?
Regarding the use of sound or video Describe your plan for how you will transition your PowerPoint document into an Oral PowerPoinf Presentation or how you will do a video.
3. Cite applied references using in-text citation parentheses and list the applied references at the end of the response. Use accurate APA formatting.
4. Give yourself the gift of allocating an appropriate amount of time to think, research, and write. Follow the directions. Run spell and grammar check and proofread your crafted response (reading aloud is highly recommended because it slows down the review, indicates where pauses are appropriate, and suggests where editing is beneficial). Discussion settings allow you to edit an already posted response without any change in date or time.
5. As noted above, postings should be made on four of seven days during the week. A main response plus three additional conversational responses to other postings is a requirement. Main postings should be present on or before Day 4 (Thursday night).
6. Enjoy the learning journey. If you have questions or need clarification, send an email to gunzelmanr35@uiu.edu.
Week 7 Creating Effective Business Presentations Discussion Grading Rubrics (possible 45 po
ints)
– The discussion topic was fully covered within the main response demonstrating critical thinking and application of knowledge, resources, and experience (reviewed plan of action to prepare an oral informative PowerPoint presentation or video) = possible 25 points
– The response included referenced information (at least three resources; your choice but need to be respected and reliable), and used APA formatting for in-text citation(s) and reference(s) listed at end of response = possible 5 points.
– All responses used accurate composition (grammar, punctuation, spelling) = possible 5 points.
– Posted one main response on or before Thursday plus three additional conversational responses to other postings. Responses were posted in the discussion forum on at least four of the seven days during the week = possible 10 points.
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS
Discussion Questions (DQ)
Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Also Read: BA 374 Week 6 Discussion Planning and Secondary Research
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation
Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality
Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes
I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy
For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy
The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication
Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.