The training program aims to help employees build confidence and effectiveness when giving presentations. The overarching goal is to create an organizational culture that encourages self-expression. Objectives include increasing understanding of communication strengths/weaknesses, building presentation skills and confidence, and developing plans for future growth. The program is 8 hours over two days with modules on communication basics, applied skills, advanced strategies, and communicating in the organizational culture. Feedback notes improving objectives and focusing the initial training more narrowly on building presentation skills and confidence.

1. WFED 471 TASK3, GROUP E
Chungil Chae, Kimberly Germino, Louise Troxell, Mengran Liu
[Revised Objects]
1. Overarching goal
Help individuals in the organization build a sense of belonging, confidence and
effectiveness when giving a presentation in order to create an organizational culture
that encourages self-expression.
2. Objectives
1. Increase their understanding of his/her communication behavior
(strengths/weaknesses, fears, presentation skills, language barriers, etc.)
2. Increase his/her confidence in giving a presentation in front of all members in
the organization.
3. Demonstrate the ability to use the skills needed to be a competent
communicator.
4. Understand how to obtain assistance from the organization to improve his/her
speaking skills.
5. Develop long-term plans for future growth in public speaking.
2. Program duration
8 Hours (two days half day training)
3. Modules
Day Duration Module Main learning theme Objectives
Day1 2 Hours Communicatio What is communication? Increase their
n Basic understanding of his/her
Understanding my communication behavior
communication style (strengths/weaknesses,
fears, presentation skills,
Understanding success language barriers, etc.)
factors in communication
in general
30 min break
2 Hours Applied Understanding other Increase his/her
Communicatio communication style confidence in giving a
n Skills presentation in front of all
Communication practice members in the
organization.
Day2 2 Hours Advanced Communication strategies Demonstrate the ability to
Communicatio use the skills needed to be
n Skills Understanding persuasive a competent

2. communication communicator.
30 min break
2 Hours Communicatio Understanding Understand how to obtain
n in the organization culture assistance from the
organization organization to improve
culture Practicing strategic his/her speaking skills.
communication
Develop long-term plans
Communication for future growth in public
development plan speaking.

3. Feedback
Group A
The overarching goal is well designed, which aims at improving the employee’s
sense of belonging in the organization. A program for speaking skills training should not
only focus on speaking skills, but also it must have further goals, just like Group A
indicated. The part of objectives set by Group A should be more brief and succinct. Since
what participant should gain after this program need to be first presented to
participants at the beginning of the program. If it deliver too much information without
well sortation, people in this program are easy to be confused. Actually, the part of
objectives can focus on the “purpose” and “target”, the part of methods or access is
unnecessary to be described here.
The pre-training/ preparation part is group A’s strength, which indicates what
should be done before the training session; it is a way to help people, not only trainees,
but also trainer, to increase the efficiency of the training. However, trainees should not
be given a lot of time to prepare for the presentation.
We suggest putting this part in the first training session. Since it is a four hour
session, the task of presentation should be given at the beginning of the session, people
will only have time think about the topic they will focus on. In this way, their real
speaking ability and needs can be shown.
Meanwhile, for the session 2, the idea of videoing presentation was impressive.
We agree that it is a wonderful way to find out shortages from an individual anger.
Sometimes, we do not know why or how we speak poorly because we cannot realize
how we act like in front of others, review the video may help people to know more
about themselves
The idea of having the instructor AND the other employees in the session
evaluate each presenter. This is how the instructor did it.The feedback really did help
the learners in the speaking abilities.
However, it’s not sure about the part where it says they would ask people to
"practice" the skills after the first session and then report how these skills impacted
their feelings regarding the skills used. How are they supposed to practice this,
especially if they are in a very busy workplace.
Overall, it is very thorough training plan. Goal for the program seemed workable
and focused.Objectives were well written.Training sequence was well stated. However,
it just seems like a lot of work for a 4 hour session.

4. Group B
The overarching goal set by Group B is a little obscure, which should be avoided
because people may get confused at the first beginning. Also, the goal should not to too
general, it needs at least deliver the message that what kind of training will be given and
what skills may be improved through this program.
For the objective part, we suggest it be more specific, tell people that after the
program, what goals need to be reached and what skills trainees need to have, or at
least, what concepts need to be built in their minds.
The timetable designed by Group B is impressive, which makes people realize what
steps they need to follow during the speaking skill program.
We strongly recommend follow-up after the training because it is important to
make sure people apply what they learn in the program to everyday work. We all know
that two-day’s training can hardly change people’s behavior, mechanism built after the
training for people to enforce speaking skills improvement plan is necessary.
Multiple goals – seemed pretty ambitious for 2 – 4 hour training sessions.
Objectives also seemed like it would be a lot for the allotted time. Maybe should have
focused either on team building or presentation skills.
Well presented.
Group B has well stated goals but believe that this first 8 hour training should be
focused just on presentation/speaking skills and instilling confidence and competence in
the employees. Learners should leave out the "effective team player", "building inter-
team relationship" and " ethics of giving individuals credit for ideas! " and save these
topics for another training session later on.It is more important during this 8 hour
training for employees to become more comfortable and confident speaking in front of
their peers.