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Chapter 6 – Leadership Presentation in Person and Online
Teaching Notes
Chapter 6 focuses on teaching students to deliver different types of oral presentations. In this
chapter, students will learn to do the following:
• Plan your presentation, including developing a communication strategy.
The PowerPoint lecture that accompanies Chapter 6 takes the students through each of the P’s
of oral presentations, from planning, to preparing, to presenting. It begins by recalling the
strategy framework to allow the instructor to discuss the specifics of developing a
communication strategy for oral presentations and then goes through each of the P’s in detail.
The slide lecture will probably consume a good portion of the class time, particularly if the
Application 6.1: Oral Presentation Self Evaluation
The self-evaluation of an early presentation (prior to or just after the semester starts) is very
important since it allows the students to establish a baseline and very specific improvement
goals. The evaluation form provided here will help guide the students in evaluating their own
performances.
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Approaches to Teaching
Students should be asked to watch a video of themselves presenting and use this self-
evaluation form to determine their strengths and weaknesses. Following the instructions in
the form, they will watch the video twice and listen to it once, which will help them to isolate
Application 6.2: Practicing Impromptu Presentations
An approach to impromptu presentations is provided in the Introduction discussion on the
Instructor’s CD, so no approach to teaching is included here.
Application 6.3: Developing a Round-Table Presentation
The HugeCo Revisited
This application gives the students the opportunity to think about and discuss the peculiar
Approaches to Teaching
The application is designed to be done in small groups or teams. The students will have to
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review the advantages of the round-table format that make it appropriate for this occasion, and
particularly its suitability for presenting detailed information and promoting discussion.
Instead of having the students create a round-table presentation pack, the instructor may want
to allow students to practice delivering a round-table presentation using the example
presentation provided on the Instructor’s CD (Ex 5.3 HugeCo RT.ppt).
The following could serve as an approach with suggested time limits for a 90-minute class.
1. Put students in groups to review the presentation pack below – 30 minutes. Note that the
instructor will need to print the pack out with only one-page per slide for the students to
use it as a practice presentation; thus, a PowerPoint version of the presentation is included
3. Have the presenting group sit in the middle of the room, ideally around a table, but in a
circle will work if no table is available, and deliver the round-table presentation – 15
Example Response to the Assignment
The following round-table presentation contains the same content as the full-page version
provided on the Instructor’s CD but is provided here as well for the instructor to have as a
guide to the content to expect in the student’s created versions. Student round-table ghost
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Example Round-Table Ghost Pack for HugeCo Assignment
New Benefits Plan for
Huge Computer Co.
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H
HR
RC
C
H
HR
RC
C
H
HR
RC
C
Today’s Discussion
❑ Background on the Huge Co
(HC) and Computer Co. (CC)
merger
Merger Objectives
❑ Financial return
❑ Projected synergies
❖ Complementary product
offerings
5
Merger Status
❑ Technically (legal & financial)
completed
❑ Operating independently, but
beginning to combine work
H
HR
RC
C
Comparison of HC and CC
HC
➢ 20-year
industry
leader
➢ Hardware
and software
engineers
CC
➢ Top 100 best
companies to
work for
➢ Software only
Area
History
H
HR
RC
C
Comparison of HC and CC
(continued)
Area
Culture
HC
➢ Excellent
employee
retention
➢ Relatively
CC
➢ Young,
innovative,
leading edge
➢ Casual
4
3
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Example Round-Table Ghost Pack for HugeCo Assignment (continued)
H
HR
RC
C
HC
➢ In effect for 2
years
➢ No formal
feedback to
CC
➢ Nationally
recognized
➢ In effect for 6
years, formal
feedback
Area
History
H
HR
RC
C
Comparison of Plans
(continued)
H
HR
RC
C
HC and CC Costs
Compared to Industry*
Industry
Z
W
401K
X
Y
50
40
35
Thousands per
employee
H
HR
RC
C
Overview of HC and CC Plan
Items Compared to Industry*
Ind CC HC W X Y Z
Item
HMO
PPO
Flex
H
HR
RC
C
Progress to Date
Phases
Action
items
• Interview HC and CC
HR heads and
representative
sample of employees
• Identify plan
overlaps and gaps
• Create proposed
• Create informational
packets
• Plan and schedule
Implement
new plan
Completed
Research &
analysis
Develop new
benefits plan
H
HR
RC
C
Team Structure and
Responsibilities
• Oversees plan development
• Ensures access to information
sources
• Manages process
• Serves as liaison with
steering committee
Steering Committee
• HCC HR SVP
• HRC Partners
HC
➢ Strong
401 K
➢ None
Area
401K
Stock
CC
➢ Below-industry
401 K
➢ Above-industry
Team Leaders
• HRC team leader
• HCC’s VP of HR
Comparison of Plans
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Example Round-Table Ghost Pack for HugeCo Assignment (continued)
H
HR
RC
C
H
HR
RC
C
Proposed New Plan
❑ Stock options in line with industry
averages
❑ 401 K at the current Huge Co.
Next Steps
❑ Test plan with focus groups
❑ Survey representative employee
H
HR
RC
C
Benefits Plan Issues
❑ Retaining current employees
❖ Computer Co’s young
H
HR
RC
C
Appendix – Team
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Round-Table Presentation Evaluation Form
Scale:
3= Outstanding
2 = Good
1 = Could have been better
How well did the students do on
each of the following?
Scale
Comments
1. Introducing team members
1 2 3
2. Establishing purpose and plan for
the meeting
1 2 3
3. Previewing agenda
1 2 3
4. Responding effectively to
questions
1 2 3
5. Directing audience to the specific
page
1 2 3
6. Providing a transition before
moving to the next page
1 2 3
7. Giving audience time to skim
pages
1 2 3
8. Stating the “so what” (major
message) of each page
1 2 3
9. Guiding the audience through any
complex graphs
1 2 3
10. Establishing and maintaining eye
contact with the audience
1 2 3
11. Adjusting to audience’s body
language
1 2 3
12. Remaining flexible and responsive
to the discussion
1 2 3
13. Summing up and providing next
steps
1 2 3
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Application 6.4: Transforming a Round-Table Presentation for
Virtual Delivery
Approaches to Teaching
For the most part, this application should follow much the same work as Application 5.3. An
additional 15-20 minutes should provide enough time for discussion on these key points,
which you may wish to bring up to the class or may wish to have the class discover in groups:
1. What methods of delivery and/or recording do we have available?
2. Is my audience familiar with this method of virtual delivery, or will I need to add
Answers to this application will vary widely based on the initial outcomes of Application 5.3.
We expect, however, that students should:
• Consider adding an additional slide with information on how to use the web-based
delivery system and how to interact during the meeting