Assessment item 3
Presentation Analysis
Value: 15%
Due date: 25-Sep-2015
Return date: 16-Oct-2015
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Task

Students will be presented with a sample presentation. This presentation will be available to download from Interact2.

This is a presentation prepared by an internal staff member to be delivered to a non-English speaking background audience (visitors from outside Australia and visiting this country the first time). The organiser has seen that this presentation is not appropriate and is very badly made.

You need to write a report for the organiser that addresses the following:

a) Give three suggestions about how you can improve this presentation for an international audience in Australia. (30 words x 3) – 2 marks

b) Explain two technologies you could use to present the information contained in this presentation in a more effective manner to this audience. (200 words x 2) – 3 marks

c) Imagine that the event needs to take place online via video conferencing and/or social media. How would you present this information to the audience? (800 words) – 8 marks

d) Current references (published within the last three years) have been included in the APA 6th edition format – 2 marks

Rationale

The tasks in this assignment relates to Learning Outcome 6:
• Be able to select an appropriate communication style and technique when delivering a message in different settings and to different audiences.
Marking criteria
Criteria HD & DI CR & PS FL
Give suggestions for improving communication with an international audience Provide three highly appropriate suggestions for improving the presentation for an intercultural audience Provide three somewhat appropriate suggestions for improving the presentation for an intercultural audience Unsuitable or incomplete suggestions given
2 marks 1 mark 0 mark
Explain chosen technologies for communicating with a specific audience Two technologies are discussed in detail and reasons for choice are supported with evidence
Two technologies are discussed and some reasons are given
Technologies are not properly described and reasons are not provided
3 marks 2 marks 0-1 mark
Research and propose suitable online communication techniques A cohesive online communication strategy is proposed and supported with evidence. Strategy takes into account target audience, information needs and technology constraints. Some techniques for online communication are discussed and supported with evidence. Target audience, information needs and technology constraints have been included in the discussion. Proposed solutions may be supported with evidence and target audience, information needs and technology constraints are not discussed.
7 - 8 marks 4 - 6 marks 0 - 3 marks
Support writing with current and suitable references, presented in APA 6th edition format. At least 3 peer reviewed academic journals have been cited and presented in correct APA 6th edition format. References are less than 2 years old. (Some) sources have been cited and a reference list is included. There may be small errors in formatting or less than 3 sources given. There are no references provided or the references are unreliable.
2 marks 1 mark 0 mark
Presentation
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