Homework
Create a 7 to 10 slides presentation and record a 4 to 6 minutes voiceover presentation that explains who you are as a professional, your strengths and professional attributes, how you will maintain lifelong professionalism, and your educational plan for continuing to develop and market your skills.
What does it mean to demonstrate professional presence? An employee, a leader, or an entrepreneur with professional presence has confidence, poise, and competence and knows how to communicate effectively, take initiative, and innovate to achieve results. This course has introduced you to 10 skills that together form a toolkit you can use to demonstrate a powerful professional presence to your current or potential employer. In this homework, you will explain how your accomplishments, professional attributes, and skills have contributed to your professional presence, and you will also discuss ways you will continue to practice lifelong professionalism. Creating this presentation will help you clearly communicate who you are as a professional and market your talents, skills, and achievements to colleagues and other key stakeholders in your professional life.
Instructions
Overview
In this homework, you will build on the work you have done in this course to create and record a professional presentation. Your presentation will explain who you are as a professional, your strengths and professional attributes, how you will maintain lifelong professionalism, and your educational plan for continuing to develop and market your skills.
Preparation
Review the homework resources. Use the Capella library to locate at least two additional articles or books that discuss professional presence.
In your presentation, you will need to record a voiceover narration. It is recommended that you use Kaltura, a program that records audio and video. Refer to Using Kaltura if you need help using this courseroom tool.
Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in these activities.
Instructions
Create a 7 to 10 slides PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:
A. Step A: Describe your professional attributes and skills.
a. Include a Title slide with a title for your presentation and your name.
b. Include an Introduction slidethat introduces who you are and your chosen professional field, with an appropriate photo.
c. Include at least one Professional Attributes & Skills slide that provides a description of your professional attributes and skills (such as professional attire, strong communication skills, self and social awareness, et cetera). You may need a second slide to cover this component. Reference the course resources or other sources to support your description.
B. Step B: Explain what it means to demonstrate professional presence, citing support from credible sources.
a. Include a Professional Presence slide that explains what it means to have professional presence, citing evidence from your library sources to support your explanation.
C. Step C: Describe personal examples of professional presence.
a. Include at least one Examples of Professional Presence slide where you describe clear, concrete examples of how you have demonstrated professionalism in your career and/or academic program. You may need two slides.
D. Step D: Discuss strategies that will be part of a continued plan for maintaining professionalism.
a. Include a Lifelong Professionalism slide explaining how you will continue to develop your professionalism. Consider how you will continue to hone the skills you learned about in this course as you continue in your career or enter a new field.
E. Step E: Demonstrate effective oral and visual presentation skills.
a. Prepare notes for your oral presentation and add them to the presenter notes in PowerPoint. You can type your notes in the Notes area below each slide.
b. Record a voiceover presentation to accompany your slides (approximately 4-6 minutes). Focus on how you have demonstrated professional presence and your plan for lifelong professionalism. It is recommended you use Kaltura to record your presentation. Refer to Using Kaltura if you need help using this courseroom tool.
F. Step F: Write coherently with correct grammar, usage, mechanics, and citation of sources.
a. Include a References slide that cites at least four credible references, two from the Capella library.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this homework, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and homework criteria:
A. Competency 1: Describe the importance and impact of key skills and behaviors that are necessary for success in the future of work.
a. Describe professional attributes and skills.
B. Competency 2: Analyze factors that contribute to professional presence.
a. Explain what it means to demonstrate professional presence.
b. Describe personal examples of professional presence.
C. Competency 3: Develop skills to support a successful learning experience and career.
a. Discuss strategies that will be part of a continued plan for maintaining professionalism.
b. Demonstrate effective oral and visual presentation skills.
D. Competency 4: Compose text that articulates meaning relevant to its purpose and audience.
a. Write coherently with correct grammar, usage, mechanics, and citation of sources.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.