Welcome to Business Presentations!
- MAY 14
Before Zoom:
- Watch course videos 1-4 (1. introduction, 2. communication objective and audience analysis, 3. impactful presentations 1: plan a clear structure and 4. impactful presentations 2: start and end with impact)
- Read reading input on Competing values framework
In Zoom:
- Introductions, goal-setting, team-building
- 3-min relational presentations (due in class)
- Instructions for A1 (informational presentation)
- Impromptu presentations
Homework:
- Watch course videos 5-6: Impactful presentations 3a and 3b (visual design)
- Watch videos 5-8 by Paul Savage
- Read the following reading inputs:
- Communicating strategically
- Persuasive techniques
- Impactful presentations
- Upload A1: 5-6 -minute informational presentation video to MyCourses submission box by 4.30 pm on May 28
MAY 28
Before Zoom:
- Watch course videos 5-6: Impactful presentations 3a and 3b (visual design)
- Watch videos 5-8 by Paul Savage
- Read the following reading inputs:
- Communicating strategically
- Persuasive techniques
- Impactful presentations
- Upload A1: 5-6 -minute informational presentation video to MyCourses submission box by 4.30 pm on May 28
- A1 Informational presentation videos (5-6 minutes)
- Input: giving feedback on and grading presentations
- Instructions for A2 (10-min promotional pres.), A3 (transformational presentation outline) and A4 (5-6 min transformational presentation video)
- Impromptu presentations if have time
Homework:
- Watch course video 7: 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 (10-min. promotional presentation) and A3 (Outline of transformational presentation) to MyCourses by 4.30 pm on June 4
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JUNE 4
Before Zoom:
- Watch course video 7: 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 (10-min. promotional presentation) and A3 (Outline of
transformational presentation) to MyCourses by 4.30 pm on June 4
In Zoom:
- A2: Promotional team presentations
- Discussion and exercises: nonverbal delivery skills
- Exercise: Impromptu presentation
Homework:
- Prepare A4 (5-6 min individual transformational presentation or video presentation)
- Read the following reading inputs:
- Denning (2004): Telling tales
- Conger (1991): Inspiring others
- Ffion Lindsay’s (2018): Story-telling techniques
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JUNE 11
Before Zoom:
- Prepare A4 (5-6 min individual transformational presentation or video presentation)
- Read the following reading inputs:
- Denning (2004): Telling tales
- Conger (1991): Inspiring others
- Ffion Lindsay’s (2018): Story-telling techniques
In Zoom:
- A4: Transformational presentations or videos (5-6 minutes)
- Exercise: Impromptu presentations
Homework:
- Upload A5 (critical appraisal of your presentations during the course) to MyCourses submission box by 11.55 pm on June 18
During the course, you will find all necessary materials and information in MyCourses. The information is organized as follows:
Course schedule
You can find the course schedule on the course homepage, below this information. In the schedule, you can see
a) what you are expected to do before coming to each class
b) what we will do in class, and
c) what are are expected to do after each class (the same as what you are expected to do before next class)
Assignment instructions and submissions
You can find all assignment instructions and submission boxes in the "Assignments" folder (see left-hand side panel). Please submit all assignments by the given deadline, as late assignments will not be accepted.
Materials that you need to study
You can find all the materials that you are expected to study in the "Materials" folder (see left-hand side panel).
The materials are organized by week. Always study the materials for any given date before coming to class (Zoom) that day. We will not cover the information as such in class, as you will be expected to have studied it beforehand.
If you have any questions at any point, remember to ask!
Christa