Short Assignment for Oral Presentation - Communication Business

BUSINESS FOR COMMUNICATIONS 1

ORAL PRESENTATIONS (10%)

Prepare two presentations for next class using the following two different types of presentations.

A.) First read the article http://www.cypressmedia.net/articles/article/25/types_of_presentations . Choose one organizational structure for an informative presentation and make ONE SHORT (two to three minute) informative presentation on one of the following topics:

1. Profile someone who is successful in the field you hope to enter and explain what makes him or her successful.

2. Explain one of the challenges (e.g., technology, ethics, international competition) that the field you hope to enter is facing.

3. Profile a company you would like to work for and explain why you think it would be a good employer.

AND

B.) Watch the following video on Monroe’s Motivated Sequence, a five-step pattern of persuasion.

See Monroe's Motivated Sequence on: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0ED3PckYaM

Create a short (two to three minute) presentation on a persuasion topic of your choice using Monroe’s Motivated Sequence as a presentation guide.

For example:

1.) Should young people vote?

2.) Should people donate to charity?

3.) Promote a product or service of your choice.

4.) Are unpaid internships a good idea?