Presentation-style strategy B- Alyssa has decided not to invite audience participation during her talk. She plans to give an engaging account of her educational experience and, when shes done, thank the audience and indicate a willingness to answer questions.

Introduction strategy B- Alyssa plans to open her talk this way: Well, it was pretty difficult to choose my most valuable educational experience since Ive had a lot of great experiences. She describes some of these before getting into the topic of her talk.

Evidence strategy C- As part of the educational experience she is describing, Alyssa chaired a committee that organized a community event. She plans not to say that she chaired the committee, though, because she does not want to seem like someone who always wants to take the credit.

Evidence strategy B- As Alyssa tells about her experience, she will include references to coursework and to other activities that prepared her to learn from the experience.

Organizing strategy B- Alyssa will tell the story of her chosen educational experience, explain all the ways that it was educational, and then relate what she learned to the work the organization does.

Introduction strategy A- After thanking the audience for inviting her to speak, Alyssa will begin telling a story having to do with her work with underprivileged school kids.

Visuals strategy C- Alyssa plans to show that she has done her homework on the organization by including a slide describing the work and accomplishments of the organization.

Introduction strategy C- Alyssa plans to open by talking about how much she has enjoyed learning about the organization and how proud she would be to be a part of it.

Presentation-style strategy A- Alyssa plans to open by talking about how much she has enjoyed learning about the organization and how proud she would be to be a part of it.

Visuals strategy B- Alyssa plans to include in her slide show a text-based slide listing the high points of her rsum.

Organizing strategy A- Alyssa decides to show a four-minute YouTube video about a disadvantaged kid who became a successful entrepreneur and then conclude by saying that exposure to such kids through her college coursework changed her life.

Visuals strategy A- As part of the educational experience she is describing, Alyssa helped organize a community event. She plans to include a few photos of this event in her slides.

Evidence strategy A- Alyssa plans to include many concrete details so her audience can understand why she regards the educational experience she is describing as her most valuable one.

Having to give an interesting talk may come sooner in your career than you think! You may need to design such a talk to get a job, as in the following scenario. Alyssa is a finalist for the job of assistant director of development for the Metropolitan Youth Collaborative, a large nonprofit organization in her city. This organization provides mentoring and college-readiness services to kids across the city, from grades 3 through 12. It currently has over 1,700 volunteers, many of whom come from the 100 companies that support the organization. The position for which Alyssa is being considered is with the organization's development team, which raises money for the organization through grant writing, marketing campaigns, publicity events, and requests for corporate funding. For her second and final interview, she has been asked to prepare a brief oral presentation (five to seven minutes). Since a large part of her job, if she gets it, will be to give presentations that recruit sponsors and volunteers, this interviewing requirement makes sense. She has been asked to prepare her talk on the topic "My Most Valuable Educational Experience." A computer, projector, and screen will be available for her use. Her audience will be the interviewers she has already met as well as anyone else in the organization who wants to attend. Using the chapter's advice and your good judgment, indicate which decisions on Alyssa's part would be wise in this situation and which would be unwise. Roll over each strategy to read its content. Then drag the strategy to the "Strong Strategy" or "Weak Strategy" target area. There can be more than one good or bad strategy for handling any given part of the talk. Presentation Style Strategy B Introduction Strategy B Evidence Strategy C Weak Strategy Strong Strategy Evidence Strategy B Organizing Strategy B Introduction Strategy A in ne te Prey 1 of 2 Next > Having to give an interesting talk may come sooner in your career than you think! You may need to design such a talk to get a job, as in the following scenario. Alyssa is a finalist for the job of assistant director of development for the Metropolitan Youth Collaborative, a large nonprofit organization in her city. This organization provides mentoring and college-readiness services to kids across the city, from grades 3 through 12. It currently has over 1,700 volunteers, many of whom come from the 100 companies that support the organization. The position for which Alyssa is being considered is with the organization's development team, which raises money for the organization through grant writing, marketing campaigns, publicity events, and requests for corporate funding. For her second and final interview, she has been asked to prepare a brief oral presentation (five to seven minutes). Since a large part of her job, if she gets it, will be to give presentations that recruit sponsors and volunteers, this interviewing requirement makes sense. She has been asked to prepare her talk on the topic "My Most Valuable Educational Experience." A computer, projector, and screen will be available for her use. Her audience will be the interviewers she has already met as well as anyone else in the organization who wants to attend. Using the chapter's advice and your good judgment, indicate which decisions on Alyssa's part would be wise in this situation and which would be unwise. Roll over each strategy to read its content. Then drag the strategy to the "Strong Strategy" or "Weak Strategy" target area. There can be more than one good or bad strategy for handling any given part of the talk. Presentation Style Strategy B Introduction Strategy B Evidence Strategy C Weak Strategy Strong Strategy Evidence Strategy B Organizing Strategy B Introduction Strategy A in ne te Prey 1 of 2 Next >