Prior to beginning work on this assignment, complete Level 1 of the EI Games Presentation Skills course and watch the video How to Lead Better Meetings (Using Personality Types)Links to an external site..
Level 1 establishes the foundation for effective business presentations based on emotional intelligence principles aiding the effort to connect with an audience. As suggested in the Level 1 material, emotions influence decision-making. As such, a strong connection with the target audience is imperative.
Level 1 activities introduce the following concepts:
- Emotional motivation
- Building your team
- Choosing the emotional motivator
- Relationship building
- Reading the room
- Emotive interviewing
- Clues in surroundings
While reflecting on the material offered in the EI Games Presentation Skills course and developing your paper, consider prior learning and prior work experience, in addition to the material presented. Disagreeing with the principles and concepts presented in Level 1 is appropriate. However, do not reject the offered principles and concepts out of hand. Support acceptance or rejection of the offered principles and concepts with critical thinking and sound reasoning. To complete this assignment, you will need to select one of the tactical approaches offered in one of the videos from EI Games to refer to in the following bullet points.
In your paper,
- Compare and contrast how you would personally handle the scenario versus the tactics that were generated in Level 1 of the EI Games Presentation Skills course.
- Summarize at least four significant differences between your personally selected tactics and those generated in Level 1 of the EI Games Presentation Skills course.
- Explain which tactic(s) would work best in your workplace environment based on the results of your comparison exercise and your knowledge of your operating environment.
The EI Games Presentation Skills Course: Connecting with Your Audience paper,
- must be three to four double-spaced paper in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
- must include a separate title page with the following:
- title of paper 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
- date submitted
- title of paper in bold font
- must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks 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 & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. as well as Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
- must use at least two credible and/or scholarly sources in addition to the material presented in EI Games: Presentation Skills Course.
- The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks 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 this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process. See the How to Use Library OneSearchLinks to an external site. video on library search tips.
- must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
- must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.