"In a presentation, through training and practice, you can develop in your way a state of being ever ready." – Garr Reynolds

To ensure your Persuasive Presentation is delivered in the most authentic and natural way possible, film a video presentation of yourself rehearsing your delivery. This will allow you to experience one formal practice session before the final video presentation, and it will provide you with feedback on your delivery and execution.

Proceed to the “Instructions” section for detailed instructions on your initial post.

The final Persuasive Presentation will contain both video of yourself presenting and a slideshow; however, for the Delivery Rehearsal, you will only focus on the video presentation component. 

• Before you record your Delivery Rehearsal, practice delivering your revised Persuasive Presentation Outline a few times with a stopwatch to ensure you are on track for time.
• Review "Instructions on Recording Speeches (PDF)" downloadand "How To Guide" on the Module 1 Recording and Sharing Presentations page.
• Record and upload your Delivery Rehearsal.

Don’t forget the following requirements of the Persuasive Presentation:

• Must use the topic approved by your instructor from the Module 4 Discussion Forum
• Must include an introduction, body, and conclusion using Duarte’s 10/80/10 model and the format outlined on the Module 5 Assignment Persuasive Presentation Outline
• Must incorporate outline revisions suggested by your instructor from the Module 5 Persuasive Presentation Outline Assignment
• Must include research from three sources along with proper citations in APA format
• Must utilize ethos, pathos, and logos
• Must be 7-8 minutes

Be sure to post your Delivery Rehearsal by the 4th day of the module week.

Proceed to the “Response Posts” section for detailed instructions on your response posts.

PART 2

Kindly guide in the following questions

1. What does public speaking look like in the 21st century? How has technology has changed the way you will present in the future? Be sure to reference one source from your readings and resources.

2. Explain the presentation ecosystem and discuss all three components in detail. How will you use the presentation ecosystem when you deliver presentations in future courses or in your career?

3. Many previous readings and resources referenced the importance of story. Reference two of those sources specifically to explain why storytelling is so vital to public speaking.

4. Explain your approach to the team project over several modules in the course. Why is collaboration so important to the success of a team project? How does understanding how to communicate in a team translate to the workplace?

5. Explain the difference between developing an informative presentation and developing a persuasive presentation. Explain your preparation process for your informative speech versus your persuasive speech in this course. 

6. What are ethos, pathos, and logos? Give an example of how you might use each of these three modes of persuasion in a persuasive speaking situation.

7.  what was your approach to creating PowerPoint® slides in this class?

8. What are the three most important slide design rules you learned in this class? Be sure to cite two sources from the course. How will you use these rules when you design slides in the future?

9. What are three characteristics of authentic and natural delivery? Be sure to cite two sources from your readings, videos, and lessons.

10. Other than the items covered in the above questions, what is one additional, important lesson you learned in the course? Be sure to cite your source (textbook, video, article, TED Talk, etc.)