Online Informative Group Presentation Assignment
Purpose:
To apply your small group communications skills while working with a team to prepare,
organize, research, and create an effective informative PowerPoint presentation using ScreenCast-O-Matic.
Method:
The online presentation will be created and delivered in small group. You will select your group
at the end of Unit 6. You can work with a partner or a larger group. Each group should have 2-5
members. Once you have signed-up for a group, you will be provided a collaboration space to
begin work on your presentation. Your final Screen-Cast-O-Matic PowerPoint presentation will
be submitted as part of Unit 7, the deadline is Nov. 17th by midnight. To watch a demonstration
of the Screen-Cast-O-Matic presentation tool, watch this link: http://www.screencast-omatic.com/u/h/start-recording
You will also submit an evaluation of your communication and contributions as well as your
each of your group member’s communication and contributions by Sunday Nov. 17th 11:59pm.
You can find a sample informative presentation in our textbook, “Communication Matters.”
Topic:
The topic of your presentation is “Communicating in the Workplace.” Generally, you should
address an organizational communication concept or challenge that one might commonly
encounter in the modern workplace. You can learn more about “Communicating in the
Workplace” by checking out the Appendix to our textbook starting on pg. 386. Some possible
topics include: Formal workplace communication (pg. 386), workplace culture (pg. 389),
globalization and cross-cultural challenges in the workplace (pg. 391), communication
technology challenges in the workplace (pg. 392), work/life conflict challenges (pg. 393), or
interviewing (pg. 395). Your group can choose one of the listed topics or brainstorm a new
possibility. Your topic must be approved by me—send me an email in our Canvas course.
Each group must present on a different organizational communication topic; choices are
first come, first served.
Six Requirements:
1) Your topic must be approved by me—one member from your group will need to
send me an email in our Canvas course. Each group must present on a different
organizational communication topic; choices are first come, first served.
2) Your group needs to complete the group contract assignment. Please submit your
group contract to the Online Informative Group Presentation assignment by Nov. 10th
3) By Nov. 17h your group will need to turn in a typed, formal outline of your
presentation that follows the example outline on pg. 298 in your text book
“Communication Matters.” If you would like to submit a draft of your formal outline
ahead of time, I will be glad to look it over and provide constructive feedback—just
email me through Canvas before Nov. 13th at 11:59pm.
4) Your presentation should be organized according in a manner that is appropriate for an
informative speech. Please read chapter 14 of our textbook for key concepts as well as a
check list. I recommend using one of the following organizational patterns described in
“Communication Matters”: topic pattern, time pattern (chronological), space pattern
(spatial), cause-and-effect pattern, or problem-solution pattern.
5) You must research your topic well. It is important to be ethical when giving an
informative presentation, part of this will involve using credible and current information.
For this presentation, you will need at least 5 credible, current sources, and they must be
both cited within your PowerPoint and written within your formal outline. In addition to
using in-text citations, you will also need to include your sources at the end of your
formal outline and PowerPoint in a reference list in APA format. You may not receive
credit for questionable sources, so be sure to check their credibility; when in doubt, email
me and ask.
6) You must create a PowerPoint slide show and a Screen-Cast-O-Matic presentation of
your formal outline that will be presented online to the entire class and graded by myself.
Here are five key elements that your group’s PowerPoint presentation must follow:
• Follow the rules of good PowerPoint design.
• For you introductory slide, you should include the title of your presentation and
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the names of the presenters. Your last slide should include your reference list.
The content of your presentation should include:
a) an introduction
b) a body
c) a conclusion
You must cite the sources you used for quotes, statistics, examples, facts, etc.
directly on the slide that you include the supporting material using APA format. If
you do not, it is a form of plagiarism. Please review the guidelines for avoiding
plagiarism in “Communication Matters.”
You should have no fewer than 10, no more than 30 slides; avoid text-only slides
throughout the entire presentation (you will lose your audience’s attention). This
is your chance to express yourself and get creative. Select supporting material that
works well with this presentation format and that will help your audience pay
more attention, improve their learning, and improve their recall of your chosen
topic.
Screen-Cast-O-Matic is a presentation software that allows you to present your
PowerPoint Presentation with audio.
• To record your PowerPoint Presentation, go to this website:
http://www.screencast-­‐o-­‐matic.com/
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To view a demonstration of how to use Screen-Cast-O-Matic, click here:
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/u/h/start-recording
Remember:
Part of your grade will include an assessment of you by your group members regarding how well
you communicated and how well you performed your share of the work. Please act accordingly
and do your part.. This is your chance to apply the small group communication skills that you are
learning in Unit 6 to a real life situation.