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Deliver a career-related oral presentation to an audience
Level
6
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are, in a career practice context, able
to: plan, prepare, prepare delivery of, deliver, and review a career-related
presentation.
Subfield
Career Practice
Domain
Career Consultation
Status
Registered
Status date
20 November 2009
Date version published
20 November 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
The Skills Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0121
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Definitions
Audience refers to clients receiving a career related service but may also include
family or whānau of individual clients. An audience is considered to be more than
five people.
Career refers to the wide range of occupational, family, civic, and political roles which
individuals will undertake throughout their adult lives. It includes paid employment,
self-employment, unpaid work, multiple jobbing, entrepreneurial enterprise, homebased enterprise, study as an adult, and unemployment. A career is a
developmental and lifelong process.
Career practice refers to the umbrella profession under which the following vocations
sit – career resources, career information, career education, and career consultation
which includes career counselling, career advice, and career guidance.
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Client refers to people receiving a career related service who may be individuals or
groups associated with employment, education, or training, or in some cases may be
an organisation.
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the: Official
Information Act 1982, Privacy Act 1993.
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Assessment information
This unit standard is intended to be assessed against in a career practice work
related environment.
Duration of presentation is expected to be between 30 to 45 minutes with at least an
extra 10-15 minutes for audience questions and feedback.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Plan a career-related presentation.
Performance criteria
1.1
Plan identifies the objectives of the presentation in terms of the specified
purpose of the presentation.
1.2
Plan produced is suitable for the subject and audience, and meets the
requirements of the presentation objectives and purpose.
1.3
Plan identifies audience requirements and includes provision for them to
participate, ask questions and give feedback.
1.4
Plan establishes review criteria and identifies feedback methods.
Element 2
Prepare a career-related presentation.
Performance criteria
2.1
Information is researched and the content is selected to meet the presentation
purpose and objectives and the identified needs of the client and audience.
2.2
The selected content is sequentially structured to facilitate the achievement of
the presentation purpose and objectives.
Range
2.3
includes but not limited to – introduction, body, conclusion.
Presentation is structured to provide variety, reinforce key points, and to assist
in the comprehension of the information by the audience within the allocated
time.
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2.4
The introduction outlines the purpose and objectives of the presentation and
provides an overview of the content to be covered.
2.5
The body of the presentation delivers the content and the key messages in
easily assimilated parts and in a logical and coherent sequence.
2.6
The conclusion summarises the key points of the presentation and reinforces
the purpose.
Element 3
Prepare delivery of a career-related presentation.
Performance criteria
3.1
Planned delivery methods match presentation objectives and content and meet
audience requirements.
3.2
Preparation of the physical learning environment takes account of audience
requirements and intended presentation delivery methods.
Range
3.3
Resources are selected and prepared to match the presentation content and to
meet audience requirements.
Range
3.4
may include but is not limited to – assembling support materials,
checking equipment, booking facilities, venue lay-out.
may include but is not limited to – audio, video, printed material,
overhead projection transparencies, slides, electronic projection
presentation, charts, whiteboard.
Any visual aids selected assist in the comprehension of the information by the
audience.
Element 4
Deliver a career-related presentation.
Performance criteria
4.1
Presentation is delivered to the audience in accordance with the presentation
plan.
4.2
Communication techniques and language used are appropriate for the content
and the audience.
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4.3
Use of voice and non-verbal communication establishes rapport, maintains
interest, and assists comprehension of the information by the audience.
Range
4.4
use of voice may include but is not limited to – volume, projection,
pace, pitch, modulation, pause, tone, word choice;
non-verbal communication may include but is not limited to –
posture, gesture, eye contact, facial expression, movement.
Placement of self in relation to audience avoids unnecessary barriers.
Range
clearly visible and audible to audience, eye contact with audience.
4.5
Delivery of the presentation demonstrates smooth transition between key points
and is delivered in the planned sequence within the allocated time-frame.
4.6
Any visual aids used complement the presentation, are clear, are integrated into
the presentation so that the flow is not interrupted, and aid comprehension of
the information by the audience.
4.7
Audience participation and interaction is encouraged in accordance with the
presentation plan.
4.8
Delivery of the presentation is modified if necessary to accommodate any
contingencies in the presentation situation, resource availability, audience
needs, and time constraints.
Element 5
Review a career-related presentation.
Performance criteria
5.1
Audience feedback on the presentation is sought and analysed.
Range
may include but is not limited to – organisation of presentation,
delivery methods, content of presentation, location, interaction,
opportunities for questions and discussion.
5.2
Presentation is reviewed in terms of the presentation plan and any areas for
improvement are identified.
5.3
Audience feedback and self-review are used to identify possible refinements for
future presentation delivery.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
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Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact The Skills Organisation info@skills.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes
to the content of this unit standard.
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