Beyond the Numbers (Sample Template)

ADM 2381 B (DGD 4), Business Communication Skills 5th Class: Beyond the Numbers 2

Presented byyour Teaching Assistant for the semester,

Jesse Dunn

Presentation delivered on Thursday, October 15, 2015

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Week by the NumbersSlides 4 to 6

Agendaa. What We’ll Be Discussing Today

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Drumroll, PleaseSlides 7 to 11


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Skill of the WeekSlides 12 to 13


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Skill of the WeekSlides 12 to 13


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Week by the Numbersa. Your Average Bar Chart...............................................................................................

5b. Stats Centre: Advanced Figures..................................................................................

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a. Your Average Bar Chart

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Red LightYou averaged 3.19 grammar/spelling errors per memo for the Topic 1 memo

Yellow LightMost students are scoring less than 50% on the Creativity quadrant

Green LightNo students had a grammar/spelling error for the Topic 2 presentation

Grade Distribution

F D C B A

b. Stats Centre: Advanced FiguresWeek by the Numbers (cont’d)

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Red LightTopic 3: you averaged 3.33 grammar/spelling errors per memo

Yellow LightMost students are scoring less than 50% on the Creativity quadrant



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12% 35%F D C B A

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Grade Distribution

12% 35% 18%F D C B A

Yellow LightTopic 3 v Topic 2: the presentation average was lower by 2.53%

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Green LightImprovements: memo (11 out of 17), presentation (6 out of 17)


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12% 35% 18% 24% 12%F D C B A



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Green LightImprovements: memo (11 out of 17), presentation (6 out of 17)



Drumroll, Pleasea. Top Performances: Presentations...............................................................................

8b. Presentations: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly...............................................................

9c. Top Performances: Memos.........................................................................................

10d. Memos: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly.........................................................................

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Strong grasp of content

Improved PowerPoint templates Goo

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Still not much creativity

Non-fluencies were an issue Bad

Timing was all over the place

Took a step backwards

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c. Top Performances: MemosDrumroll, Please (cont’d)

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Strong content and ideas

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Poor transitioning

Grammar/spelling errors Ugly

d. Memos: The Good, the Bad, and the UglyDrumroll, Please (cont’d)

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Skill of the Weeka. Transitioning/Creative Element..................................................................................

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a. Transitioning/Creative ElementSkill of the Week

Some things to do

Unlimited access to online resources

Availability of the Microsoft Word spell-checker

Structural, writing, and formatting guidelines

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Some things to do

Be fairly explicit in your use of transitions/creative element

Availability of the Microsoft Word spell-checker


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Integrate your creative element

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My first email to the classTopic 1 presentation and feedback ordersBBL uploads

Go for it

Print PPT (2 slides per page, and in colour)Print marking sheets, Statement of Academic Integrity

Think about it

Spelling/grammar errors – these are very costly, and they won’t go unnoticed

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a. Looking Ahead to Next WeekClosing Points

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We took a step backwards last week, but we can only get better from here!Practice is key!

Go for it

Print PPT (2 slides per page, and in colour)Print marking sheets, Statement of Academic Integrity

Think about it


Watch it


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Go for it

What do I need to remember when writing a memo?If I could pick any presentation topic, what would it be?

Think about it


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Go for it


Think about it

Prepare as far ahead of time as you possibly can!Have friends and family review your content

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Go for it


Think about it

Prepare as far ahead of time as you possibly can!Have friends and family review your content

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Beyond the Numbers (Sample Template)