VERBAL COMMUNICATION

 From quick conversations to phone calls, meetings, formal presentations, and sales pitches, you must employ effective verbal communication skills at all times. While verbal interactions are extremely common, they can also be stressful. Every interaction contains the potential for success…and the danger of failure. To be “on your game” at all times requires purposeful practice, reflection, and adjustment based on input and feedback. No matter what your verbal communication skills are, you can improve them. In this assignment, you will develop and deliver a verbal communication for the scenario you have identified. Your communication should match your challenge or opportunity. For example, if your challenge is an interview for a new position, you may choose to record yourself answering a few key questions that might be posed by the interviewer. For the purposes of this course, your video presentation should not exceed five minutes. (Your scenario might require a much longer presentation, but limit your response to the key five minutes in this case.)
PART 1 – VERBAL COMMUNICATION (VIDEO)  1. Develop and Deliver Your Verbal Communication  a) Use an impactful opening statement to engage, set context,  and/or create relevant meaning for the audience  b) Use compelling stories/statistics/facts to support your  key message  c) Where appropriate, make your request of the audience  clear and actionable  d) Use visual aids (where necessary) that support and  complement your verbal communication, but which do not  drive the conversation  e) Limit recordings to no more than 5 minutes  2. Demonstrate Professional Presence  a) Be authentic and genuine in your delivery  b) Use the appropriate tone and vocabulary for your audience  c) Use body language and eye contact effectively  d) Speak concisely with clarity and confidence  e) Build rapport and connect with your audience to grow  the relationship  f) Dress appropriately and employ an appropriate camera frame  (with a neutral background that is free of distractions)  g) Employ only professionally presented and appropriately  prepared visual aids, if used VERBAL COMMUNICATION Due Week 10, worth 220 points From quick conversations to phone calls, meetings, formal presentations, and sales pitches, you must employ effective verbal communication skills at all times. While verbal interactions are extremely common, they can also be stressful. Every interaction contains the potential for success…and the danger of failure. To be “on your game” at all times requires purposeful practice, reflection, and adjustment based on input and feedback. No matter what your verbal communication skills are, you can improve them. In this assignment, you will develop and deliver a verbal communication for the scenario you have identified. Your communication should match your challenge or opportunity. For example, if your challenge is an interview for a new position, you may choose to record yourself answering a few key questions that might be posed by the interviewer. For the purposes of this course, your video presentation should not exceed five minutes. (Your scenario might require a much longer presentation, but limit your response to the key five minutes in this case.)  PART 2 – REFLECTION AND FEEDBACK (WRITTEN)  3. Reflect on Your Presentation Preparation  a) Describe the approach you took to plan for your presentation  b) Explain how you rehearsed for the presentation  c) Offer suggestions for how you might better prepare  in the future 4. Use Feedback to Refine Your Communication  a) Describe or list the feedback you received on your verbal  communication from the week 8 Discussion Board 4. Use Feedback to Refine Your Communication  a) Describe or list the feedback you received on your verbal  communication from the week 8 Discussion Board  b) Explain how you used the feedback to revise and improve your  message and/or delivery