Overview
In today’s modern workplace, employees have a wide range of digital tools at their fingertips to meet virtually with colleagues and/or customers.
This assignment allows you to practice your communication, digital proficiency, and productivity skills. Imagine that you are preparing for a Zoom meeting with a colleague to discuss important details. You will share a PowerPoint slide deck with them to organize ideas and strategy.
Instructions
- In Week 2, you sent Wanda a voicemail, referencing Sara; in Week 4, you emailed Sara Robins of Printables. Now you will prepare a PowerPoint slide deck to share with your Shipping Department manager, John Smith, in a Zoom meeting to discuss important next steps. This should be a PowerPoint presentation with at least five slides. You do not need to record audio for this assignment.
- Use professional language and tone appropriate for internal communication with co-workers to develop a slide deck presentation outlining what needs to be done:
- Identify what task still needs to be completed.
- Identify which to-do items need to be done by the Shipping Department. The table below contains the items that need to be completed by the Shipping Department.
- Clarify when the replacement order is scheduled to arrive.
- Identify which person is responsible for refunding the shipping fees to Printables. You need to mention someone by name here (either invent a specific employee or assign the task to the shipping manager, in particular).
- Use professional language and tone appropriate for internal communication with co-workers.
- Evaluate your PowerPoint presentation and review the Six Ws Worksheet for Assignment 3 [DOCX]. How do you think your Shipping Manager is feeling, and how will the information in your slide deck improve collaboration between yourself and him? Note: You are not required to submit the Six W’s Worksheet with this recorded assignment. If needed, edit your slide deck.
- Submit your PowerPoint file.
Requirements
- Format: Create a PowerPoint presentation consisting of at least five slides.
- Font: Use a font of appropriate size and weight for presentation, generally 24–28 points for headings and no smaller than 18 points for bullet-point text.
Resources
Refer to Microsoft’s tutorial video, Create a Presentation to help design a slide deck, found on the following reading list:
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:
- Competency 2: Develop professional written communications in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
- Identify tasks that need to be completed, by whom, and when.
- Address the appropriate audience, using professional language and tone.
- Write concisely and directly, using active voice.
- Competency 4: Create effective workplace messaging using appropriate media technology.
- Use PowerPoint effectively to create workplace messaging.
