MNGT-E5001 - Inspire, excite, engage! Impactful public speaking, Lecture, 13.9.2021-13.10.2021

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Credits: 6

Schedule: 13.09.2021 - 13.10.2021

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:

  In the business context, the need to give presentations and pitches concerns nearly everybody. At
  the same time, most presentations fail to engage the audience in a way that would encourage them
  to truly listen to the speaker.
  In this online course, we will look at tools and techniques to enhance your ability to inspire and
  convince your audience regardless of the context. And, perhaps more importantly, we will look at
  ways in which you can feel more comfortable on the stage, both online and offline, because this will
  greatly help you in having meaningful encounters with the audience.
  The course is highly interactive and gives you several opportunities to develop your skills. The
  exercises used in the course combine key insight from the business context with improvisation
  methods used by actors to give you a solid foundation for impactful public speaking. Due to the
  nature of the course, attendance is compulsory to all class sessions.

• applies in this implementation

  • Strategic communication principles
  • Competing values in communications
    
  • Impactful presentations and other public speaking
  • Status communication
  • Story-telling techniques
    

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Compulsory attendance and active participation in lectures.
  Assignments 80%
  Class contribution 20%
  All assignments are graded on a 0-5 scale.

• applies in this implementation

  The course has several presentation tasks. In each, students get thorough feedback from other course participants.
  

  Evaluation is based on the following assignments:

  • Assignment 1: Informational presentation
    
  • Assignment 2: Promotional team presentation
  • Assignment 3: Speech
  • Assignment 4: Transformational presentation
  • Assignment 5: Pecha Kucha presentation
  • Assignment 6: Reflection paper
    
  • Class contribution
    

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Contact teaching (24 h)
  Independent work (136 h)
  Total 160h

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Provided by the lecturer through MyCourses.

• applies in this implementation

  All course materials are available on MyCourses before the course starts.
  

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Period:

  I 2021-2022 (autumn)

  Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=MNGT-E5001

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

  via Sisu application

Details on the schedule

• applies in this implementation

  13.9. MONDAY (Session 1)

  Before class:

  • Watch course videos 0 (Course introduction) and 1 (Communication objective and audience analysis)
  • Read reading inputs 1 (Competing values framework) and 2 (Communicating strategically)
    
  • Prepare a 3-min relational presentation without slides (see instructions in "Assignments")

  In class:
  

  • Introductions, goal-setting, team-building
  • 3-min relational presentations (due in class)
  • Instructions for Assignment 1 (=A1) 5-7 min informational presentation
  • Improv presentations, practice clear structure
    

  _______________________________________________________________________
  

  15.9. WEDNESDAY (Session 2)
  

  Before class:

  • Watch videos 2 and 3 (Impactful presentations 1 and 2)
  • Read reading inputs 3 (Persuasive techniques) and 4 (Impactful presentations)
  • Prepare A1a: 5-7 min informational presentation with slides

  In class:
  

  • A1a: Informational presentations and feedback in small groups
  • Input: giving feedback on and grading presentations
  • Improv presentations, practice Claim-data-warrant
    

  _______________________________________________________________________
  

  22.9. WEDNESDAY (Session 3)
  

  Before class:

  • Watch course videos 4 and 5: Impactful presentations 3a and 3b (Visual design)
  • Watch videos 5-8 by Paul Savage
  • Read the texts "10 tips for improving your presentations" and "The big four" by Garr Reynolds
  • Prepare A1b: revise your A1a informational presentation based on the feedback that you received

  In class:
  

  • A1b: revised informational presentations + feedback
    
  • Discussion and exercises: story-telling structures, company stories and pitching
  • Instructions, teams and story-structures for A2:15-min persuasive team presentation

  ______________________________________________________________________
  

  29.9. WEDNESDAY (Session 4)
  

  Before class:

  • Watch course video 6: Impactful presentations 4 (Nonverbal communication)
  • Read the following reading inputs:
    

  1. Denning (2004): Telling tales
  2. Conger (1991): Inspiring others
  3. Ffion Lindsay (2018): Story-telling techniques

  • Prepare A2: 15-minute promotional team presentation with the given story structure

  
  In class:
  

  
  

  • A2: 15-minute promotional team presentations and feedback
  • Delivering with strong nonverbals practice, both smaller exercises and improv presentations

  ______________________________________________________________________
  

  4.10. MONDAY (Session 5)
  

  Before class:

  • Watch course videos 7 and 8: Status communication 1 and 2
    
  • Prepare A3: 1.5-3 min movie speech 
    

  In class:

  • Status (high/low) on the stage and in life
  • A3: 1.5-3 min speeches and feedback, delivered to everyone
  • Instructions for A4: 5-7 min transformational speech
  • Analysis of typical transformational presentation structure

  ______________________________________________________________________
  

  6.10. WEDNESDAY (Session 6)
  

  Before class:

  • Prepare A4: 5-7 min transformational speech 

  In class:

  • A4: 5-7 min transformational speeches
  • Instructions for A5: Pecha Kucha-presentation

  ______________________________________________________________________
  

  11.10. MONDAY (Session 7)
  

  Before class:

  Prepare A5: Pecha Kucha-presentation 

  In class:

  • A5: Pecha Kucha -presentations
  • Preparation for PowerPoint karaoke in session 8

  ______________________________________________________________________
  

  13.10. WEDNESDAY (Session 8)

  • Powerpoint karaoke 
  • Wrap-up

  Do before MONDAY, 18.10., 8 pm: Submit Assignment 6: Reflection paper
  

  
  

  
  

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