77E24000 - Business Presentations, Lecture, 4.3.2022-25.3.2022

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course, students will be able to:
1.    prepare an effective presentation strategy for any business presentation
2.    plan and deliver effective objective-driven relational, informational, promotional, and transformational business presentations
3.    design memorable visuals
4.    apply analytical tools to evaluate the effectiveness of presentations

Credits: 3

Schedule: 04.03.2022 - 25.03.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Christa Uusi-Rauva

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

Christa Uusi-Rauva

christa.uusi-rauva(at)aalto.fi

050-470 4003

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    This highly interactive and task-oriented course provides students with essential strategies and skills to create and deliver convincing, engaging and impactful business presentations. Presentation assignments with comprehensive feedback will provide students with plenty of opportunity to practise their skills and enhance their own presentation performance.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    90% assignments
    10% class contribution

  • applies in this implementation

    All assignments are graded 0-5.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Contact teaching 18h (mandatory attendance)
    Independent work 62h
    Total 80h (3 ECTS)

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching materials provided on MyCourses

  • applies in this implementation

    Please see materials-section in MyCourses.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Students need to check MyCourses space for the instructions for the pre-assignment after they have been confirmed a place on the course. Students are admitted to the course in the following priority order: 1) MIB / Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management / JOO students / Open University students, 2) Other BIZ Master s students, 3) Other Aalto students.

    Mandatory attendance.


    Teaching Period:

    2020-2021 Spring IV

    2021-2022 Spring IV


    Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=77E24000


    Registration for Courses: In the academic year 2021-2022, registration for courses will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi) instead of WebOodi.

Details on the schedule

  • applies in this implementation

    MARCH 4

    Before class:

    • Watch course videos 1-3 (1. communication objective and audience analysis, 2. impactful presentations 1: plan a clear structure and 3. impactful presentations 2: start and end with impact)
    • Read reading input on Competing values framework

    In class:

    • Introductions, goal-setting, team-building
    • 3-min relational presentations (due in class, see instructions in "Assignments")
    • Instructions for A1 (informational presentation)
    • Improv presentations
    _______________________________________________________________________
    MARCH 11

    Before class:

    • Watch course videos 4-5: Impactful presentations 3a and 3b (visual design)
    • Watch videos 5-8 by Paul Savage
    • Read the following reading inputs:
    1. Communicating strategically
    2. Persuasive techniques
    3. Impactful presentations
    • Upload A1: link to your 5-6 -minute informational presentation video to MyCourses submission box by 8.30 am on March 11

    In class

    • A1 Informational presentation videos (5-6 minutes)
    • Input: giving feedback on and grading presentations
    • Input: story-telling techniques
    • Instructions for A2 (15-min promotional team pres.), A3 (transformational presentation outline) and A4 (5-6 min transformational presentation)
    • Improv presentations if have time
    _______________________________________________________________________
    MARCH 18

    Before class:

    • Watch course video 6: Impactful presentations 4 (nonverbal communication)
    • Read the texts "10 tips for improving your presentations" and "The big four" by Garr Reynolds
    • Analyze promotional vs transformational pres. videos (links in Materials-folder)
    • Submit A2 (15-min. promotional presentation) and A3 (Outline of transformational presentation) to MyCourses by 8.30 am on March 18

    In class:

    • A2: Promotional team presentations
    • Discussion and exercises: nonverbal delivery skills
    • Exercise: Improv presentation
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    MARCH 25

    Before class:

    • Prepare A4 (5-6 min individual transformational presentation) and submit visuals to MyCourses by 8.30 am on March 25
    • Read the following reading inputs:
    1. Denning (2004): Telling tales
    2. Conger (1991): Inspiring others
    3. Ffion Lindsay’s (2018): Story-telling techniques

    In class:

    • A4: Transformational presentations (5-6 minutes)
    • Exercise: Improv presentations

    Homework:

    • Upload A5 (critical appraisal of your presentations during the course) to MyCourses submission box by 11.55 pm on April 4.

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