Day: December 20, 2019

Assignment 6.2: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence

This assignment supports the following lesson objectives:

• 6.2 Demonstrate knowledge of efficient organizational methods and good form in speech writing

Assignment Overview
This web research assignment explores the use of Monroe’s Motivated Sequence, one of the most common organizational patterns used in sales presentations. By examining a short presentation designed to persuade an audience to buy a product, you will learn more about the persuasive power of the Motivated Sequence pattern. This will not only prepare you to use this organizational pattern, it will make you a more informed consumer.

Deliverables

• A document (12-point font) written in a word processor, such as MS Word

Assignment Details
In this activity, you will watch a short sales presentation for an “As Seen on TV” product. You will match sections of the presentation to the five steps used in the Motivated Sequence pattern for organizing a speech.

Perform the following tasks:

Step 1: Review the information presented in the lesson that discusses the Motivated Sequence pattern for organizing a speech.

Step 2: Copy and paste the table below into a word processing document.

Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Pattern

StepPresentation Content for StepAttention Need Satisfaction Visualization Action
Step 3: Select a short infomercial presentation to watch.
Navigate to the website (Links to an external site.)
Select one of the top selling products featured on the home page and click it to navigate to the main page for the product.
Toward the top of the page, a small window featuring a condensed version of the video commercial presentation is presented. Click the Play button to start the presentation.Step 4: Watch the presentation video.
Watch the short video all the way through once. Then review the five steps of Monroe’s Motivated Sequence pattern.

Step 5: Categorize the information presented in the infomercial into the corresponding steps in Monroe’s Motivated Sequence pattern.
Watch the video a second time, pausing as necessary to fill in the cells in the Presentation Content for Step column in the Motivated Sequence Pattern table in your word processing document. Watch, pause, and rewind as needed to fill in as many examples of statements and information in the table as possible.

Step 6: Below the table, answer the following questions.
What function does the need step serve in the presentation? Why is it included?
What was going through your mind when the content that represented the visualization step was being presented? Did this affect your opinion of the product?
Which step of the Motivated Sequence pattern contained content that you found to be the most interesting?
Why do you think the information presented in this step was the most interesting?
Did the presentation convince you of the value of the product? Why or why not?
How can understanding the Motivated Sequence pattern help you when delivering a persuasive speech? How can it help you as a consumer?Step 7: Save and submit your document.
When you have completed the assignment, save a copy for yourself in an easily accessible place and submit a copy to your instructor using the drop box.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that evaluates the difference between leadership and board governance in establishing strategic planning for a health care organization.

 

Cite 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).

 

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Using the essays from Unit IV and Unit V and the action plan submitted in Unit VI, draw connections to how you, as a leader, can now bring the self-care lessons and efforts to a large audience at your place of work. As the leader, develop a plan to ethically initiate, manage, lead, and coach colleagues or employees to utilize a research-based wellness and self-care strategy in their professional and personal lives. As part of this final stage of the project, you are asked to share it with a colleague and record his or her feedback regarding the viability of the project. You will include components from your previous essays into this final three-page essay entitled “Personal and Professional Growth: A Team Effort.” Use a minimum of two research-based articles and your textbook (minimum of three sources) to support your essay. You have the option to use a number of different databases for your research-based articles within the Waldorf Online Library; however, given that the field of health, health care, and wellness is very holistic, you will have success with a broad search parameter within multidisciplinary databases that provide full text, scholarly resources across different fields. Appropriate multidisciplinary journal indexes and databases for this assignment include Academic OneFile and Academic Search Complete. Although they are not recognized as multidisciplinary, more specific databases that can be used for this assignment include ERIC, Health & Medical, Health Source-Consumer Edition, Health Source-Nursing/Academic Edition, Psych Info-ArticlesFull Text, Pub Med, and Public Health. Be sure to consider the following in your essay: The introduction should engage the reader in the topic and clearly present a summary of the main points. The discussion should be appropriate and provide evidence of critical thinking. The organization should be clear and present logically arranged points. The writing should be clear and concise with correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. The number of sources used should meet or exceed assignment requirements. All sources should be academic in nature and be cited and referenced in APA style. The essay assignment should be at least three pages in length. 

400 words/ No Plagisrism

This DB has three parts.  

1. When making a decision it is human nature to make assumptions. Understanding the assumptions along with the consequences should those assumptions be incorrect is important.  A best practice when making a decision is to make a list of any assumptions that exist.  Discuss a decision you have made in the past in your professional life that was based on assumptions that proved to be incorrect.  What were the consequences and how did you handle the resulting situation?  
2. There are many different decision making models available such as: the rational model; the seven step model; and the Carnegie model to name a few.  What are the pros and cons of managers using decision making models?   
3. What factors should be taken into consideration when collecting data for a strategic decision?

Instructions

 

Supporting Lecture:

Review the following lecture:

• Mindful Decision Making and Driving Results

Project

The project assignment provides a forum for analyzing and evaluating relevant topics of this week on the basis of the course competencies covered.

Introduction

Decision making and producing results are two responsibilities of any leader. As you continue to develop as a leader, you will be tasked with more situations where decision making and results will be a larger part of your evaluation.

Tasks

Read the following articles along with this week’s lecture:

• The Effects of Organizational Citizenship Behaviors and Decision-Making Styles on Transformational Leadership Behavior 
• How Leaders Communicate Big Ideas to Drive Business Results 

Using these articles as suggestions, develop strategies that will drive your decision-making practice and produce results as a leader. Be sure to include specific examples of:

• Intentional and unintentional approaches
• A planned decision-making process
• Practice that will assist you in achieving goals for the organization

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format. At least five (5) content pages plus title and reference pages.

Access the Eldercare Locator provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Use zip code 28054 , or a city that you are familiar with if there are no services in your area, to review available services.

Describe the variety of settings used as community learning centers in your selected area.

Describe two or three community-based programs for adult learners that are offered by nonprofit agencies in your area, when they are available, and how they meet the needs of various populations.

Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the various learning centers and programs.

Prepare a brochure that could be used as part of a presentation to a group of adults interested in learning more about the area. You may use the Brochure Builder to create your brochure.

Submit your brochure with a 350- to 525-word description of how you might introduce and expand on the topic, including how you might address areas of weakness.

Submit your assignment.

Option 2: Visitation and Observation 

Contact a local nonprofit agency to request a visit.

Interview an agency official for details about the agency’s purpose, audience, availability of programs, dissemination to the potential audience, and perspective on overall effectiveness.

Describe your visit and interview in a 350- to 525-word summary, including your assessment of the importance of this agency’s work within your local community.

Submit your assignment.

Write a 350- to 525-word response to the following questions:

1. How might you develop a comprehensive understanding of the services available in your geographic area?
2. How would you build a personal network of contacts with those service providers?

watch the video SID story

 http://www.employeeuniversity.com/videos/sid-story.htm 

  Watch “The Sid Story” video and submit on one page three discussion questions (with their answers) that you would use in the facilitation of a 20-minute segment of a training session based on this video.