•You will imagine a particular audience and a
particular workplace situation in which you would need to convince that
audience to take a particular action.
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•Choose one of the topics listed below, and
then develop and deliver a persuasive presentation that is about 8–10 minutes
long using a PowerPoint presentation. Imagine a situation in which you would
need to persuade a particular workplace audience to take a particular position
or action in relation to this topic. For example, if you choose affirmative
action, your presentation would not simply explain what affirmative action is;
that would be an informative presentation. Rather, your purpose might be to try
to persuade managers to adopt an affirmative action program or to alter an
existing one in some way.
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•Topics for Persuasive
Presentation
•Choose one of the topics from the following
list. Imagine a workplace situation in which you would need to persuade a
particular audience to take a particular action in connection with this
topic. Develop a presentation in which you would persuade that audience to
take that action.
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•Customer Service Training
•Diversity Training
•Doing Business Overseas
•Employee Wellness Programs
•Family Friendly Policies
•Going Green in the Workplace
•Internet Use Monitoring
•Productivity Incentives
•Teams as an Organizational Strategy
•Telecommuting
•Tuition Reimbursement Policy
•Workplace Safety
