oral communication skills

Midterm Presentation Brief

Assignment: Presentation on a famous business leader Activity brief BCO122 – Oral Communication Skills Online campus

Professor: Brian Reedy ([email protected])

Description PowerPoint and Video presentation (including recording) on a Success Business Leader

You must address the points below in the presentation:

1. How did they form their company? 2. What are their achievements? 3. Why do you admire them? 4. Would you like to work for them and their

company? Why? Why not?

You must use the Harvard Referencing System. If you take information from outside sources – you must cite these clearly.

Format This activity must meet the following formatting requirements:

• Clear slides with appropriate visuals & Sans Serif fonts

• 8 – 10 slides (not including cover slide or final slide)

• The last slide must contain a link to the video recording - use PowerPoint Video or Screencast if you use a MacBook.

Goal(s) To inform the class about the business leader and show effective presentation skills.

Due date Date: March 16th 14.00h CET

Time: 14:00h

Weight towards final grade

This activity has a weight of 40% towards the final grade.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes assessed in this assignment:

• Understand the differences between verbal and nonverbal communication and how to use each effectively, being aware of the influence of each on effective communication.

• Demonstrate the ability to research, organize, prepare, and deliver individual oral presentations.

• Create effective visual aids that will enhance oral presentations.

Assessment criteria

See rubrics below.

Rubric: PowerPoint Presentation (40%)

Exceptional

100-90

Good

89-80

Fair

79-70

Marginal Fail

69-60

Fail

<60

Composition

of visual aids

50%

Visual aids are professionally designed, attractive, relevant and add to understanding. Support the development of the presentation

Visual aids are professionally designed but there are too many (some irrelevant) or are missing. Support the development of the presentation

Visual aids are well designed. Generally, they support the argument, but some are irrelevant or unclear

Visuals aids are fairly mundane and not always relevant to the presentation development. Some than spelling mistakes, but do not impede communication

Visuals aids are poorly designed, containing only words and are read aloud. Frequent spelling/grammar mistakes. Relevance is not clear

Content

50%

The content is clear, well developed, and interesting. Conclusions are clearly justified. Appropriate language style and shows thorough, in-depth understanding of the subject area

Competent development

of content showing in-

depth knowledge of

subject area.

The content is clear showing

knowledge of the area.

Improvements would help to

justify conclusions

Competent development of

content showing in-depth

knowledge of subject area.

The content is generally clear but

there are gaps in the development

or information which is not relevant

is given too much importance.

The content is a simple

repetition of written work

with no amendments to

language or style. The

development is confusing

and does not justify

conclusions.

Rubric: Presentation Delivery (60%)

Rubrics Oral Delivery (40%)

Exceptional

100-90

Good

89-80

Fair

79-70

Marginal Fail

69-60

Fail

<60

Vocal delivery

(volume,

projection, pace)

50%

Shows excellent

application of effective

oral communication skills.

Exceptionally adequate

voice volume and

projection. The pace of

speaking is adequate at

all times.

Shows good application

of effective oral

communication skills.

Good performance in at

least one vocal delivery

skill, one non-verbal

delivery skill and one

language skill.

Shows fair application of

effective oral

communication skills.

Fair performance in at

least one vocal delivery

skill, one non-verbal

delivery skill and one

language skill.

Shows marginally

inadequate application

of slightly ineffective

oral communication

skills.

Marginally inadequate

performance in at least

one vocal delivery skill,

one non-verbal

delivery skill and one

language skill.

Shows inadequate application of ineffective

oral communication skills. Very poor

performance in one or more of the vocal

delivery skills, non-verbal delivery skill or

language skills.

Non-verbal

delivery (eye

contact,

gestures/body,

movement/facial,

expression)

50%

Excellent non-verbal delivery. Maintains eye contact when necessary, facial expression is engaging; uses slides only to illustrate his/her speech when necessary.

Good non-verbal delivery. Maintains eye contact when necessary, facial expression is engaging; uses slides only to illustrate his/her speech when necessary

Fairly adequate non- verbal delivery. The amount of eye contact is inadequate. The facial expression may be inadequate at times or misleading to the audience; uses slides excessively sometimes.

Marginally inadequate non-verbal delivery. There is an attempt to have proper eye contact and facial expression. There is an attempt to pace the use of slides even though it ends up being excessive.

Inadequate non-verbal delivery. There is very little eye contact, and the facial expression is highly inadequate and misleading to the audience. The use of slides is highly inadequate due to excessive reading.