YOU DON'T HAVE TO CREATE A ACTUAL VIDEO JUST CREATE THE SCRIPT.  SEE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW Lobbying Plan Elevator Pitch Part 1 Activity Overview and Purpose This week, you will make an approximately 60-second video of yourself proposing your lobbying plan. This will help you to: Practice presenting in a confident, professional manner - both verbally and nonverbally. After your instructor views the video, he or she will give you feedback on how your communication style would be perceived by a person to whom you are promoting your lobbying plan. At some point with a lobbying plan (probably early on as you recruit supporters), you will need to have a quick, to-the-point speech of about 60 seconds to “hook” them. There are two parts to this learning activity assignment: Part 1. In order to complete this discussion, you may use the native video tool in your classroom. Please review the Canvas Video Submission . Instructions in order to get started. This guide will familiarize you with the tool and review how to record your video to the classroom. As an alternative, you may use an external platform called Screencast-O-Matic (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. Please review the Screencast-O-Matic Quick-Start Guide Links to an external site. instructions in order to get started. This guide will familiarize you with the tool and review how to upload your video to the classroom. If you choose to use another video recording tool for your submission, please follow the guide instructions to upload an MP4 video file into your classroom using the same steps. Important Note: All submissions require an upload of the video to the classroom. Submission of a link to a video does not fulfill the submission requirements. Part 2. Write a Reflection: After viewing your video, reflect on your communication skills. Submit this reflection as a Word document in the assignment titled Week 3 Learning Activity Reflection.  Part 1: Create a Video Preparing for the Video In Weeks 1 and 2, you considered the stakeholders involved in a mental health agency and began considering a formal lobbying plan. As your plan evolves, you will need to “recruit” supporters for your lobbying efforts – you will have to sell your plan to them. Many stakeholders do not have a large amount of time to listen to details, so your job is to get your audience’s attention (usually one or two people at a time), then let them ask you for more information. Think of it as a “commercial" for your plan. You also may have heard this referred to as an “elevator pitch.”  Write down, in outline form, your plan goals: What you want to do with your plan? Write down your objective in talking to this person: Why do you want her/his support? List 5 or 6 action statements about it that you can recite to a listener – quickly. Record yourself using the native video tool in your classroom, reviewing your plan outline, stating your objective in speaking to your audienc.

1. YOU DON'T HAVE TO CREATE A ACTUAL VIDEO JUST
CREATE THE SCRIPT.
SEE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW
Lobbying Plan Elevator Pitch Part 1
Activity Overview and Purpose
This week, you will make an approximately 60-second video of
yourself proposing your lobbying plan. This will help you to:
Practice presenting in a confident, professional manner - both
verbally and nonverbally. After your instructor views the video,
he or she will give you feedback on how your communication
style would be perceived by a person to whom you are
promoting your lobbying plan.
At some point with a lobbying plan (probably early on as you
recruit supporters), you will need to have a quick, to-the-point
speech of about 60 seconds to “hook” them.
There are two parts to this learning activity assignment:
Part 1. In order to complete this discussion, you may use the
native video tool in your classroom. Please review the
Canvas Video Submission
. Instructions in order to get started. This guide will familiarize
you with the tool and review how to record your video to the
classroom.

2. As an alternative, you may use an external platform called
Screencast-O-Matic (Links to an external site.)
Links to an external site. Please review the
Screencast-O-Matic Quick-Start Guide
Links to an external site. instructions in order to get started.
This guide will familiarize you with the tool and review how to
upload your video to the classroom. If you choose to use
another video recording tool for your submission, please follow
the guide instructions to upload an MP4 video file into your
classroom using the same steps.
Important Note: All submissions require an upload of the video
to the classroom. Submission of a link to a video does not fulfill
the submission requirements.
Part 2. Write a Reflection: After viewing your video, reflect on
your communication skills. Submit this reflection as a Word
document in the assignment titled Week 3 Learning Activity
Reflection.
Part 1: Create a Video
Preparing for the Video
In Weeks 1 and 2, you considered the stakeholders involved in a
mental health agency and began considering a formal lobbying
plan. As your plan evolves, you will need to “recruit”
supporters for your lobbying efforts – you will have to sell your
plan to them.
Many stakeholders do not have a large amount of time to listen
to details, so your job is to get your audience’s attention
(usually one or two people at a time), then let them ask you for
more information. Think of it as a “commercial" for your plan.

3. You also may have heard this referred to as an “elevator pitch.”
Write down, in outline form, your plan goals: What you want to
do with your plan?
Write down your objective in talking to this person: Why do
you want her/his support?
List 5 or 6 action statements about it that you can recite to a
listener – quickly.
Record yourself using the native video tool in your classroom,
reviewing your plan outline, stating your objective in speaking
to your audience, and articulating your action statements in a
conversational but professional manner.
Video of Your Communication Skills
For this activity, you will be using the native video tool in your
classroom. Before you interact with the video tool, select the
"Click here for instructions on how to submit your assignment"
link. You can follow the steps outlined in the new window that
appears.
When you are ready to make the video, scroll down and use the
embedded interface below.
The technical requirements for this assignment align with those
for an Ashford University student.
To fully participate in this activity you must have a computer
with a microphone and webcam. We believe this activity is

4. beneficial as a professional development practice and it will
help you promote your lobbying plan.
If you are unable to complete this activity due to technical
issues, contact your instructor for alternative arrangements.
You can also contact the
Office of Student Access and Wellness
for additional resources and support in completing this activity.
Lobbying Plan Elevator Pitch Part 2
Activity Overview and Purpose
To recruit and “hook” supporters, you will need a quick, to-the-
point speech (aka an elevator pitch). This week, you will record
a 60-second video of yourself proposing your lobbying plan.
This will help you practice presenting in a confident,
professional manner - both verbally and nonverbally. After your
instructor views the video, he or she will give you feedback on
how your communication style would be perceived by a person
to whom you are promoting your lobbying plan.
There are two parts to this learning activity assignment:
Part 1: Create a Video
Create a video using a platform called
Screencast-o-matic (Links to an external site.)
. You may want to watch the
tutorials (Links to an external site.)
before you get started. As needed, consult the
Getting Started Tutorial (Links to an external site.)
and
Saving your Recording Tutorial (Links to an external site.)

5. . Since you will need a webcam for recording video, and you
may modify how you capture your presentation by recording
audio only. This modification requires prior Instructor approval.
Be sure to read the rubric for grading criteria before you begin.
Save the video link provided once you publish the file and put it
in your Reflection paper.
It is recommended that you prepare a script and practice your
pitch prior to recording for a seamless presentation.
Part 2: Write a Reflection
For this reflection, view your video and critique your
communication with your stakeholders in a Word document that
includes the following information and a link to your video.
Reflect upon your verbal and nonverbal communication skills:
Do you use eye contact and posture?
Is the way you speak confident and clear?
Do you use words that don’t convey meaning but just interrupt
the speech, such as “um,” “ya know,” and “like?”
What, if anything, would you do differently in the video? (You
will get your chance to do this in Week 5).
If you have identified any weak areas, how can you work on
improving these areas?
What effect would these improvements have on the way your

6. stakeholders perceive you and the issue you cover?
Additionally,
pertaining to your lobbying plan issue
, what follow-up questions or comments do you think your
audience would have following your elevator pitch? How would
you respond? To strengthen your responses, refer to resources
and reputable online sources, when possible, that you have
come across either through your weekly readings in the course
or in your work on the annotated bibliography in Week 2. Cite
your sources and list references in APA format.
Required References
Additional references must be from 2015-current
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Brown, R. L., & Smith, M. A. (2016). Population-level quality
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American Journal of Medical Quality, 31
(4), 323-330.
Nguyen, D. (2010). The health care reform bill: Compliance
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Journal of Health Care Compliance, 12
(4), 11-14, 61.

7. United States Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.)
HIPAA for professionals. Retrieved from
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/index.html (Links
to an external site.)
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Hixson, R., & Hunt-Unruh, D. (2008). Demystifying HIPAA.
Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association, 11
(3), 10-14.
Knopf, A. (2015). New models influence accreditation: Embrace
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Winer, R. A., Bennett, E., Murillo, I., Schuetz-Mueller, J., &
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