77E24000 - Business Presentations, Lecture, 4.3.2022-25.3.2022
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This course is organized as a "flipped classroom," which means that you are expected to prepare for classes beforehand by watching input videos and reading input materials.
During the course, you will find all necessary materials and information in MyCourses. Please make sure you receive emails from "Announcements", as all course messages will be sent through that forum.
The information in these MyCourses pages is organized as follows:
Schedule
You can find the schedule on the course homepage, below this information. In it, you can see
a) what you are expected to do before coming to each class (in blue), and
b) what we will do in class (in black)
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 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
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Course schedule Page
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
- Prepare a 3-minute relational presentation, see instructions in the Assignments-section in MyCourses
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:
- Communicating strategically
- Persuasive techniques
- 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: Movie speech
- Discussion and exercises: nonverbal delivery skills
- Exercise: Improv presentation
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:
- Denning (2004): Telling tales
- Conger (1991): Inspiring others
- 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.