Prior to beginning work on this assignment, complete Level 2 of the EI Games Presentation Skills course, and watch the following videos: Reliability and Validity of MeasurementLinks to an external site., How to Lead Better Meetings (Using Personality Types)Links to an external site. and Understanding the Myers-Briggs Type IndicatorLinks to an external site..
Level 2 presents personality profiles as a frame for presentations. As suggested in Level 2, framing presentations with personality profiles
- fosters communication on a deeper level,
- establishes a connection with audience members’ dominant personality traits, and
- helps with understanding how audience members make decisions.
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 presented in Level 2 is appropriate. However, do not reject the offered principles out of hand. Support acceptance or rejection of the offered principles with critical thinking and sound reasoning. To complete this assignment, you will need to select one of the approaches offered in one of the preceding videos to complete the following bullet points.
In your paper,
- Compare and contrast the personality profiles offered in the EI Games Level 2 with the profiles developed for the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).
- Identify three significant differences.
- Discuss which approach you are most comfortable with and what gives you confidence in the approach you prefer.
- Appraise the value or lack of value associated with using personality types to frame a presentation prepared for those in your work environment.
- How will you measure the effectiveness of personality profiles in obtaining the following desirable benefits:
- fostering communication on a deeper level,
- establishing a connection with audience members’ dominant personality traits, and
- understanding how audience members make decisions?
- How will you address the common use of so-called canned presentations? Is it possible to frame canned presentations with a general personality profile or must all presentations be tailored to a specific audience?
- How much training in personality assessment is needed to leverage the concept of framing presentations with personality profiles effectively?
- How important is it to use documented, valid, and reliable measures to develop personality profiles?
- How will you measure the effectiveness of personality profiles in obtaining the following desirable benefits:
The EI Games Presentation Skills Course: Understanding Personality Profiles paper,
- must be three to four double-spaced papges 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.