Presentation Effectiveness

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Presentation Effectiveness [WLO: 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7] [NACE: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]  This assignment aligns with the NACE Competencies identified above. For more information on NACE Competencies, view the NACE Competencies: Developing Career Readiness (Links to an external site.) interactive.   Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 8 in your course textbook and the article Four TED Talk-Inspired Speaking Tips to Improve Your Remote Communication Skills  download.  In organizational operations, in order to conduct successful meetings with internal and external stakeholders, knowing how to give a proper presentation is of the utmost importance for organizational success. In this assignment, you are required to craft a PowerPoint presentation that addresses the following:   Part One: Components of Highly Effective Presentations Research proper presentation formats and techniques in physical and virtual environments, and then complete the following:  Assess the components of a highly effective persuasive presentation. Evaluate the importance of each of the components that are required to craft a persuasive presentation. Compare the key presentation skills in a virtual versus a physical setting.   Part Two: Examples of Highly Effective Presentations Using the information that you learned from Part 1, locate an example of a great persuasive virtual presentation as well as an example of a great physical persuasive presentation, and then address the following: Assess the components of the virtual presentation that align with the criteria that makes a highly effective persuasive presentation. Assess the components of the physical presentation that align with the criteria that makes a highly effective persuasive presentation. Describe what is missing from the virtual and physical presentations that would put it over the top in terms of a highly effective persuasive presentation.   The Effective Presentations presentation, Must be five double-spaced slides plus the title and references slides and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation (Links to an external site.) and Presentations (Links to an external site.) Must include a separate title slide with the following: Title of project in bold font Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page. Student’s name Name of institution (University of Arizona Global Campus) Course name and number Instructor’s name Due date Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance. Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper. For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources. Must use at least three credible sources in addition to the course text. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment. To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view The University of Arizona Global Campus Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips. Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) Must include separate references slide that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.   Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment. BUS600.W4A1.02.2021 Description:  Total Possible Score: 6.00 Part One: Assesses the Components of an Effective Persuasive Presentation Total: 0.75 Distinguished – Thoroughly assesses the components of an effective persuasive presentation. Proficient – Assesses the components of an effective persuasive presentation. Minor details are missing. Basic – Partially assesses the components of an effective persuasive presentation. Relevant details are missing. Below Expectations – Attempts to assess the components of an effective persuasive presentation; however, significant details are missing. Non-Performance – The assessment of the components of an effective persuasive presentation is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions. Part One: Evaluates the Importance of Each of the Components Required to Craft a Persuasive Presentation Total: 0.75 Distinguished – Comprehensively evaluates the importance of each of the components required to craft a persuasive presentation. Proficient – Evaluates the importance of each of the components required to craft a persuasive presentation. Minor details are missing. Basic – Minimally evaluates the importance of each of the components required to craft a persuasive presentation. Relevant details are missing. Below Expectations – Attempts to evaluate the importance of each of the components required to craft a persuasive presentation; however, significant details are missing. Non-Performance – The evaluation of the importance of each of the components required to craft a persuasive presentation is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions. Part One: Compares the Key Presentation Skills in a Virtual Versus Physical Setting Total: 0.80 Distinguished – Thoroughly compares the key presentation skills in a virtual versus physical setting. Proficient – Compares the key presentation skills in a virtual versus physical setting. Minor details are missing. Basic – Minimally compares the key presentation skills in a virtual versus physical setting.  Relevant details are missing. Below Expectations – Attempts to compare the key presentation skills in a virtual versus physical setting; however, significant details are missing. Non-Performance – The comparison of the key presentation skills in a virtual versus physical setting is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions. Part Two: Assesses the Components of the Virtual Presentation Aligning With the Criteria to Make an Effective Persuasive Presentation Total: 0.75 Distinguished – Thoroughly assesses the components of the virtual presentation aligning with the criteria to make an effective persuasive presentation. Proficient – Assesses the components of the virtual presentation aligning with the criteria to make an effective persuasive presentation. Minor details are missing. Basic – Minimally assesses the components of the virtual presentation aligning with the criteria to make an effective persuasive presentation. Relevant details are missing. Below Expectations – Attempts to assess the components of the virtual presentation aligning with the criteria to make an effective persuasive presentation; however, significant details are missing. Non-Performance – The assessment of the components of the virtual presentation aligning with the criteria to make an effective persuasive presentation is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions. Part Two: Assesses the Components of the Physical Presentation Aligning With the Criteria to Make an Effective Persuasive Presentation Total: 0.75 Distinguished – Thoroughly assesses the components of the physical presentation aligning with the criteria to make an effective persuasive presentation. Proficient – Assesses the components of the physical presentation aligning with the criteria to make an effective persuasive presentation. Minor details are missing. Basic – Minimally assesses the components of the physical presentation aligning with the criteria to make an effective persuasive presentation. Relevant details are missing. Below Expectations – Attempts to assess the components of the physical presentation aligning with the criteria to make an effective persuasive presentation; however, significant details are missing. Non-Performance – The assessment of the components of the physical presentation aligning with the criteria to make an effective persuasive presentation is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions. Part Two: Describes What Was Missing From the Virtual and Physical Presentations to Put It Over the Top for an Effective Persuasive Presentation Total: 0.80 Distinguished – Thoroughly describes what was missing from the virtual and physical presentations to put it over the top for an effective persuasive presentation. Proficient – Describes what was missing from the virtual and physical presentations to put it over the top for an effective persuasive presentation. Minor details are missing. Basic – Minimally describes what was missing from the virtual and physical presentations to put it over the top for an effective persuasive presentation. Relevant details are missing. Below Expectations – Attempts to describe what was missing from the virtual and physical presentations to put it over the top for an effective persuasive presentation; however, significant details are missing. Non-Performance – The description of what was missing from the virtual and physical presentations to put it over the top for an effective persuasive presentation is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions. Critical Thinking: Explanation of Issues Total: 0.60 Distinguished – Clearly and comprehensively explains the issue to be considered, delivering all relevant information necessary for a full understanding. Proficient – Clearly explains the issue to be considered, delivering enough relevant information for an adequate understanding. Basic – Briefly explains the issue to be considered, delivering minimal information for a basic understanding. Below Expectations – Briefly explains the issue to be considered, but may not deliver additional information necessary for a basic understanding. Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.  PowerPoint Presentation: Control of Syntax and Mechanics Total: 0.20 Distinguished – Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand. Proficient – Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand. Basic – Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors, which may slightly distract the reader. Below Expectations – Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors, which distract the reader. Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions. PowerPoint Presentation: APA Formatting Total: 0.20 Distinguished – Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the presentation, title and reference slides. Proficient – Exhibits APA formatting throughout the presentation; however, the layout contains a few minor errors.  Basic – Exhibits basic knowledge of APA formatting throughout the presentation. The layout does not meet all APA requirements. Below Expectations – Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA. Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions. PowerPoint Presentation: Slide Requirement Total: 0.20 Distinguished – The length of the presentation is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted slides.  Proficient – The length of the presentation is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted slides.  Basic – The length of the presentation is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted slides. Below Expectations – The length of the presentation is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted slides. Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions. PowerPoint Presentation: Resource Requirement Total: 0.20 Distinguished – Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, which provide compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference slide are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment. Proficient – Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference slide are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment. Basic – Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference slide are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly. Below Expectations – Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference slide are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly. Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.