Personal Communication Development Plan – PPT Presentation

ORG423 Portfolio Project

Final Presentation

Requirements

1. Length: The final presentation must be at least 8 slides (not including title or reference slides) with

at least 50 words in the speaker notes of each slide. The purpose of speaker notes is to write what you would say to your audience.

2. Structure: The presentation will adhere to all APA requirements and include the following elements (suggested slides in parentheses):

I. Title Slide (slide 1)

II. Executive Summary (slide 2)

III. Introduction (slide 3)

IV. Content (slides 4-9)

a. Prioritized Skill List (slide 4): Include a visual showing your skills sorted in order of

highest score to lowest score. Include the key for your score rating. Use the

following information as an example of how to prepare this visual:

Score Capability Area

Ethos/Image

Audience Analysis and Strategy

Social Media and Other Written Communication Oral Communication Visual Communication

Dealing with Own Feelings Dealing with Others

Cultural Communication Competence

Group and Team Communication and Dynamics

Organizational Communication

Internal Communication

External Communication

KEY 1 = Need lots of work in this area 2 = Need some work in this area 3 = Acceptable, but could be stronger 4 = Very good abilities, close to leadership communication level 5 = Excellent abilities, leadership communication level achieved

b. Strengths (slide 5): Show what you consider to be your communication strengths. Use the

results from the Checklist and the skill areas from the Prioritized Skill table as the basis for

your slide. In your speaker notes, include specific examples of the results you have achieved

using these skills in your personal and professional life.

c. Weakness (slide 6): Show what you consider to be your communication weaknesses. Use

the results from the Checklist and the skill areas from the Prioritized Skill table as the basis

for your slide. In your speaker notes, include specific examples of the results you have

achieved using these skills in your personal and professional life.

d. Goals, Programs, and Targets (slides 7-9): For each skill area that you rated a 1 or a 2,

prepare a goal, program, and target. A goal is a statement of a skills-based outcome that

you want to achieve, a program is the description of the action steps that you will

undertake to achieve the outcome, and a target is a numerical measure of the success of

the effort and a date by which the program will be complete. Here is an example:

Goal 1: Develop better oral communication skills when delivering impromptu and

extemporaneous presentations.

Program 1: Participate in 26 Toastmaster sessions for impromptu and extemporaneous

presentations over the next 14 months. Actively solicit feedback from fellow members

concerning areas for improvement, and change my behaviors based on this feedback.

Target 1: By June 30, 2012, all of the feedback received from fellow members of

Toastmaster’s will note only positive comments and will not include any areas for

improvement.

V. Conclusion slide (slide 10)

VI. References (slide 11)

a. Cite and integrate at least three credible sources.