Professional Presence Presentation

Create and record a professional presentation sharing your accomplishment and your plans for continuing your skill development.

Introduction

Imagine you have a coworker named George. He is smart and hardworking and always completes his tasks on time. But George isn’t friendly. He never makes small talk in the office, never smiles nor says hello. George is quick to pick a fight over a small detail. He openly tells people that he doesn’t like their work and that he could do a better job. He goes to the boss with the smallest complaint, takes credit for others’ ideas, and does not take the time to listen to what others have to say. Even though George is good at his job, would you want to keep working with him? Do you think he is likely to be promoted or form strong connections with his coworkers or clients? Do you think his team members would volunteer to write him glowing recommendations for another job in the future? Probably not.

When it comes to your world of work, being good at what you do is only half the battle. You also must be able to connect to and work effectively with others. This is called relationship building, and it’s an essential skill for professional success. The workplace is made up of many different people from all walks of life, and practicing your relationship building skill will help you create bonds that can not only bolster your job performance but also catapult you to new opportunities in the future.

Let’s look at how the relationship building skill helps people with different backgrounds and levels of expertise come together. Practicing your relationship building skill throughout your life and career will allow you to exchange ideas and develop solutions in the modern workplace. By relying on and utilizing the expertise of others in your networks, you’ll also be able to grow your abilities, look for new jobs, strive for personal and professional achievements, and reach your goals.

Overview

In this assessment, 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. You will create a PowerPoint presentation, in which you will need to record a voiceover narration. Choose one of the following formats for your voiceover:

• PowerPoint: Incorporate audio or video narration in your slides. This narration can be done using PowerPoint’s recording feature.
• Kaltura or Zoom: Use these tools to record video of yourself giving a speech about your topic. Refer to Using Kaltura if you need help using this course room tool. Also, review the Audio and Video in this course on the Tools and Resources page.

Preparation

Review the resources provided in each week’s What You Need to Know as needed as well as your previous assessments. Use the 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. Also, review the audio and video in this course on the Tools and Resources page.

Instructions

Create a 7–8 slide PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:

1. Describe your professional attributes and skills.
   1. Include a Title slide with a title for your presentation and your name.
   1. Include an Introduction slide that introduces who you are and your chosen professional field, with an appropriate photo.
   1. Include at least one Professional Attributes and 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.
2. Explain what it means to demonstrate professional presence, citing support from credible sources.
   1. Include a Professional Presence slide that explains what it means to have professional presence, citing evidence from your library sources to support your explanation.
3. Describe personal examples of professional presence.
   1. 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.
4. Discuss strategies that will be part of a continued plan for maintaining professionalism.
   1. 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.
5. Demonstrate effective oral and visual presentation skills.
   1. 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.
   1. Record a voiceover presentation to accompany your slides (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.
6. Write coherently with correct grammar, usage, mechanics, and citation of sources.
   1. Include a References slide that cites at least four credible references and two from the Capella library.

Additional Requirements

Your presentation should also meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA format: Citations should be formatted according to current APA Style and Format guidelines.
• References: Your presentation should include at least four credible references (two from the Library). – let me know the search criteria and I will search for you.
• Visual appeal: Slides are clear and visually appealing.
• Speaker notes: Notes accompany the content slides to provide more detail and expand on points made in your slides.
• Length of PowerPoint presentation: 7–10 slides.
• Length of voiceover presentation: 4–6 minutes.

Review the Professional Presence Presentation Scoring Guide for details on how your presentation will be graded.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 2: Apply problem solving skills and behaviors to a variety of situations.
  • Describe professional attributes and skills.
• Competency 3: Analyze factors that contribute to professional presence.
  • Explain what it means to demonstrate professional presence.
  • Describe personal examples of professional presence.
• Competency 4: Adapt skills to support a successful learning experience and career.
  • Discuss strategies that will be part of a continued plan for maintaining professionalism.
  • Demonstrate effective oral and visual presentation skills.
• Competency 5: Compose text that articulates meaning relevant to its purpose and audience.
  • Write coherently with correct grammar, usage, mechanics, and citation of sources.