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ENG-20031-XA094 Persuasive Arguments 24DA01

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Competency

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:

  • Construct a persuasive argument that is supported with research

Scenario

You are the training supervisor for Firm X, a major department store chain that operates in seventeen states within the United States. They target shoppers under the age of 35. Firm X sells clothes, electronics, home furnishings, and more recently, groceries and other household goods. The expanding retail offerings Firm X is providing have caused a surge in hiring, and it has become apparent that managing training within each store has led to some inconsistencies in the quality and accuracy of the overall training experience for your new employees. Your division manager, Ms. Gonzalez, has asked you to determine a more efficient and consistent way to train all of Firm X’s new employees. After researching the training practices in many of Firm X’s stores, you have concluded that an online training program is the best option for standardizing Firm X’s training experience.

As the training supervisor, you are responsible for mentoring and training new hires in your company. You also are expected to begin the process of creating the online orientation training. Before you can begin this work, you need to secure consensus from your human resources department that this online training will fulfill the needs of new employees. Unfortunately, you are experiencing some pushback from some HR employees because they feel it will depersonalize the training process. You need to persuade them to agree to this new method of training. To do this, you will develop a presentation (in PowerPoint, Prezi or another program) that you will share with all HR staff to persuade them to see the benefits of moving to a totally online training system.

Directions

As the training supervisor, you must ensure that all new employees of Firm X receive consistent, accurate, and clear training in your company’s policies and expectations. To move forward with your proposed online training program, your human resources department needs to know that it will not only adhere to your company’s standards but also be compliant with privacy regulations regarding employee information.

Your task is to develop a persuasive presentation with speaker notes (in PowerPoint, Prezi, or a similar program) that you will share with all HR staff so that they can see the benefits of moving to a totally online training system. To make this presentation as impactful as possible, you will need to tailor your message to your audience, the human resources staff. Your speaker notes will help you add essential information to share with your audience beyond what appears on each slide. Be sure to use correct grammar, writing conventions, tone, and style to suit your audience. Also, be mindful of the visual appeal of your presentation. It should be interesting to look at, but not so overwhelming that it distracts the audience from your message.

This presentation should include the following elements:

  1. An introduction slide briefly describing the concern being addressed, approximately a paragraph (four to five complete sentences) in length
  2. A minimum of two slides highlighting the ways in which an online training program is more efficient than site-based training
  3. A minimum of three slides highlighting best practices for an online training program
  4. A minimum of two slides describing how an online training program will benefit employees
  5. A slide summarizing the most important information you want your audience to remember
  6. Speaker notes for each slide that you create
  7. A final slide citing all of the sources you used to research this topic.

What to Submit

Every project has a deliverable or deliverables, which are the files that must be submitted before your project can be assessed. For this project, you must submit the following:

Persuasive Presentation with Speaker Notes
Your presentation should be created in Prezi, PowerPoint, Google Slides, or a comparable presentation tool. Be sure to include speaker notes so that your reviewer knows what you would say if you were actually giving the presentation. Your presentation should be 10-12 slides. Review the Presentation Submission Guide in the Supporting Materials section for helpful information about using a variety of presentation tools.

Requirements: read

Persuasive Arguments-ENG-20031

Overview: You are a training supervisor for FirmX and you must persuade the HR staff to see the benefits of moving to a totally online training system.

Deliverable (1):
Persuasive Presentation with Speaker Notes (10-12 slides)

Helpful Resources:

  1. Tips for Success Video
  2. Powerpoint Template
  3. Can I Change Your Mind?: The Craft and Art of Persuasive Writing, Section 1: Chapter 2 (Learning Resources> Constructing Your Argument Unit> Unit Resources: Constructing Your Argument >Can I Change Your Mind?: The Craft and Art of Persuasive Writing, Section 1: Chapter 2)
  4. What Aristotle and Joshua Bell Can Teach Us About Persuasion (Learning Resources>Rhetorical Appeals Unit> Unit Resources: Rhetorical Appeals >What Aristotle and Joshua Bell Can Teach Us About Persuasion)
  5. Training Via the Internet: Where Are We? (Learning Resources>The Relevance of Sources Unit> Unit Resources: The Relevance of Sources>Training Via the Internet: Where Are We?)
  6. 68 Training Industry Statistics: 2023 Data, Trends & Predictions\

Coaches Tips:

  • You can do a Google search to help with this (Just be sure to cite sources)
    A. Why online trainings are more efficient than in-person trainings
    B. Best practices for online trainings
    C. Benefits of online trainings for employees

Slide Breakdown:

  • An introduction slide briefly describing the concern being addressed, approximately a paragraph (four to five complete sentences) in length
  • A minimum of two slides highlighting the ways in which an online training program is more efficient than site-based training
  • A minimum of three slides highlighting best practices for an online training program
  • A minimum of two slides describing how an online training program will benefit employees
  • A slide summarizing the most important information you want your audience to remember
  • Speaker notes for each slide that you create
  • A “References” slide citing all sources you used to research this topic (For helpful information on how to cite sources using APA formatting, visit the Citing Your Sources page from the Shapiro Library.)

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Assumptions and Biases-ENG-20032

Overview: You work as the research librarian in charge of vetting new resources that will be added to the collections of the Lamson Research Library. It is your job is to make sure all resources are factual and verifiable

Deliverables (3): (Make copies of the following documents)
1. Periodical Analysis- Article 1
2. Periodical Analysis- Article 2
3. Periodical Analysis- Article 3

Each of the analysis documents you write will need to be 300–500 words in length and make references to specific parts of each of the articles. You may include direct quotes from the articles with appropriate in-text citations.

Helpful Resources:

  1. Article One: Trump Travel Ban Makes America Less Safe: Ex-Top Security, State Official

Article Two: Peer Reviewers Less Likely to Be Women
Article Three: Think You’re Not Biased? Think Again

  1. Critical Thinking: Why Is It Important and What Is It Anyway? (Learning Resources>Identifying Biases and Assumptions Unit> Unit Resources: Identifying Biases and Assumptions >Critical Thinking: Why Is It Important and What Is It Anyway?)

1 day ago

can you also cite sources