Presentation – Communicating and Sustaining Change

  

Prepare a 12-15 slide PowerPoint presentation that outlines your proposal to the stakeholders who would approve or deny your plan. Include the following:

1. Present      the prevailing pressure that threatens organizational success.
2. Summarize      your strategies for successfully implementing the change plan in order to      address the internal or external pressure.
3. Propose      strategies for effectively communicating to internal and external      stakeholders. Identify what information needs to be disseminated and to      which stakeholders. Discuss the communication skills and language      necessary to be effective with both internal and external stakeholders.      Describe the communication process and the strategies used to disseminate      information throughout the implementation process.
4. Present      a strategic plan for sustaining the change after the plan has been      implemented.
5. Predict   potential obstacles or unintended consequences and recommend strategies to      overcome or respond to them.

Prepare a 12-15 slide PowerPoint presentation that outlines your proposal to the stakeholders who would approve or deny your plan. Include the following:

1. Present the prevailing pressure that threatens organizational success.

2. Summarize your strategies for successfully implementing the change plan in order to address the internal or external pressure.

3. Propose strategies for effectively communicating to internal and external stakeholders. Identify what information needs to be disseminated and to which stakeholders. Discuss the communication skills and language necessary to be effective with both internal and external stakeholders. Describe the communication process and the strategies used to disseminate information throughout the implementation process.

4. Present a strategic plan for sustaining the change after the plan has been implemented.

5.

Predict potential obstacles or unintended consequences and recommend strategies to overcome or respond to them.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. (BELOW)

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Benchmark: Presentation – Communicating and Sustaining Change 

 

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Unsatisfactory
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Less than Satisfactory
65.00%

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Satisfactory
75.00%

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Good
85.00%

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Excellent
100.00%

100.0 %Content

 

5.0 %Prevailing Pressures Presented

Environmental and organizational pressures are not presented.

At least one environmental or organizational pressure is referenced.

Environmental and organizational pressures are described generally.

Key environmental and organizational pressures are described.

Major and minor environmental and organizational pressures are described.

5.0 %Implementation Strategies Presented

Implementation strategies are not presented.

The specific steps needed to implement the change vision are missing. No strategies are described clearly.

General steps for implementation are presented. One or two key strategies are presented for implementing change.

The steps and strategies for implement are outlined.

The steps for implement are clearly described. Strong strategies for the implementation of each step are proposed.

10.0 %Effective Communication Strategies Presented 6.2: Evaluate methods for communicating and implementing change within organizations.

Communication strategies are not presented.

The need for communication is acknowledged, but clear communication strategies are not presented.

A general communication strategy is presented, but the process for disseminating information is unclear. Strategies do not include both internal and external stakeholders.

Strategies for communication are presented. A realistic process for disseminating information is proposed. Strategies include both internal and external stakeholders.

Strong strategies for communication are proposed. A clear and well-developed process for disseminating information is proposed. Strategies effectively include both internal and external stakeholders.

10.0 %Strategic Plan for Sustaining Change Presented

A strategic plan for sustaining change is not presented.

A plan for sustaining change is acknowledged. No strategy is described clearly.

A general plan for sustaining change is discussed, but it is incomplete or lacks important details.

A plan for sustaining change is described. The plan addresses most major areas for sustaining change within the organization.

A clear plan for sustaining change is described. The plan addresses all major areas for sustaining change within the organization.

10.0 %Prediction of Obstacles and Unintended Consequences Presented

Obstacles and unintended consequences are not predicted.

A vague prediction for obstacles and unintended consequences is presented.

A general prediction for obstacles and unintended consequences is presented.

A realistic prediction for obstacles and unintended consequences is presented.

A sound prediction for obstacles and unintended consequences is presented.

30.0 %Presentation of Content

The content lacks a clear point of view and logical sequence of information. Includes little persuasive information. Sequencing of ideas is unclear.

The content is vague in conveying a point of view and does not create a strong sense of purpose. Includes some persuasive information.

The presentation slides are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and/or in their relationships to each other.

The content is written with a logical progression of ideas and supporting information exhibiting a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Includes persuasive information from reliable sources.

The content is written clearly and concisely. Ideas universally progress and relate to each other. The project includes motivating questions and advanced organizers. The project gives the audience a clear sense of the main idea.

10.0 %Layout

The layout is cluttered, confusing, and does not use spacing, headings, and subheadings to enhance the readability. The text is extremely difficult to read with long blocks of text, small point size for fonts, and inappropriate contrasting colors. Poor use of headings, subheadings, indentations, or bold formatting is evident.

The layout shows some structure, but appears cluttered and busy or distracting with large gaps of white space or a distracting background. Overall readability is difficult due to lengthy paragraphs, too many different fonts, dark or busy background, overuse of bold, or lack of appropriate indentations of text.

The layout uses horizontal and vertical white space appropriately. Sometimes the fonts are easy to read, but in a few places the use of fonts, italics, bold, long paragraphs, color, or busy background detracts and does not enhance readability.

The layout background and text complement each other and enable the content to be easily read. The fonts are easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text.

The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message with appropriate use of headings, subheadings, and white space. Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point. The background and colors enhance the readability of the text.

10.0 %Language Use and Audience Awareness (includes sentence construction, word choice, etc.)

Inappropriate word choice and lack of variety in language use are evident. Writer appears to be unaware of audience. Use of primer prose indicates writer either does not apply figures of speech or uses them inappropriately.

Some distracting inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. The writer exhibits some lack of control in using figures of speech appropriately.

Language is appropriate to the targeted audience for the most part.

The writer is clearly aware of audience, uses a variety of appropriate vocabulary for the targeted audience, and uses figures of speech to communicate clearly.

The writer uses a variety of sentence constructions, figures of speech, and word choice in distinctive and creative ways that are appropriate to purpose, discipline, and scope.

5.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

Slide errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning.

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader.

Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader.

Slides are largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present.

Writer is clearly in control of standard, written, academic English.

5.0 %Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)

Sources are not documented.

Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors.

Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present.

Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct.

Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.

100 %Total Weightage

 

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