INTRODUCTON:
Write a few sentences of what you will say to do the following:
1. Capture the audiences' attention
2. Establish Credibility
3. What is your thesis statement (your main focus?)
4. Outline what you are talking about and how it relates to your thesis.
Body 1, 2 and 3
1. Verbal sign post:
2. What is your topic sentence? How does that relate to your thesis?
3. Explain and cite your sources verbally (if necessary)
4. How does this relate to your audience? Explain should they care about what you are saying?
5. How will you attract the audience's attention with supporting information? (be specific and why should students relate to your supporting info)?
6. Summarize your main points in body 1 by paraphrasing. Explain why it is important to your main thesis.
Task
Identifying a specific component/concept of business communication that will be relevant and useful to your audience
Description
Analyze Purpose:
- What do you want to do?
- Why?
- Who do you plan to work with?
Analyze Audience:
- Who do you plan to help?
- Why do they need this help?
- What would make them use this?
- Can it be implemented now?
Channel Choices:
- How do you hope to do communicate this?
- What channels work best to complete your goal
Supporting Information
Identify the concept
- Use sources to explain
- Provide supporting information that the audience can relate to
- What does the audience need to fully understand your presentation?
Implementing business communication
Find 2-3 main points and provide specific/relevant information. You may use any of the following to help you.
- What needs to be done?
- How will this benefit the audience?
- Where can this be done?
- Who should do this? (why?)
- When should this be done? (why)
Include any of the following and reflect on why it is relevant to students.
- Use sources to explain
- Provide supporting information that the audience can relate to
- Use suggestions from chapter 2 for building audience rapport
Conclusion -Summarize your main points
-What did you learn about yourself?
-What did you learn about business communication?
-Leave an impact on your audience. What do you want them to think, remember or do?
End your presentation graciously