Objectives: Prepare narrated Keynote presentation based upon a successful leader the student admires. The student will conduct research about the leader and prepare a presentation about the leadership attributes and practices that make the leader successful. The presentation will incorporate a modified Pecha Kucha style of presentation of 20 slides (20 seconds per slide) Practice using PitchAdvantage software (website). This will help you with presentation skills. As you conduct your research, consider the following: Look for such multi-dimensionality in the leader you select and explore the most discussed endeavors or talents. Consider why the leader’s career was successful, with accomplishments. Be sure to incorporate at least 3 chapters and 3 laws each from the Maxwell and Greene texts. Instructions: Create a presentation, which “leads” the viewer through a thoughtful story and representation of your selected leader. Review the EXL Pecha Kucha example. What attributes of the Maxwell or Greene book does/ did the leader possess? Discuss at what level within the 5 levels of leadership that your chosen leader is currently in, or has been in the past and why they are at that level. Incorporate points/topics from the assigned readings as you paint a picture of your leader. 1. Where are they now (or finish?) 2. How did they get there? 3. What Greene Laws or Maxwell chapters/concepts have they used or experienced? The slides should consist of images (one per slide), not bulleted lists or a lot of text. Remember, you have a Lynda.com account for learning Keynote, there is a help feature in Keynote, and you can always Google how to do Pecha Kucha presentations or narrate the Keynote. Practice your presentation using PitchAdvantage website in order to practice the final presentation to be delivered via FSO. PitchAdvantage: PitchVantage is a presentation simulator (with a simulated environment and audience) that records video and audio of your practice sessions so that you can watch and hear yourself present. The cloud-based software also automatically analyzes the tone of your voice, your pauses, your pace, and several other delivery elements, provides both real-time and instant follow-up feedback to help you identify weak points in your delivery, and makes suggestions on how you can improve them. The best way to use this tool is to practice, pay close attention to the feedback, review your videos, and repeat several times. To improve your professional presentation delivery, you must rehearse anyway; you might as well do so using a tool that gives you feedback about how to improve. This interactive approach has shown to more rapidly and dramatically improve presentation delivery than practicing without feedback.
