Week 3 – DiscussionDiscussion Topic Due April 30 at 11:59 PM Available on Apr 21, 2023 12:00 PM. Access restricted before availability starts.The purpose of this discussion is to demonstrate knowledge


Week 3 – DiscussionDiscussion Topic Due April 30 at 11:59 PM Available on Apr 21, 2023 12:00 PM. Access restricted before availability starts.The purpose of this discussion is to demonstrate knowledge of creating Microsoft PowerPoint presentations. 

Follow the three-step plan

Complete your Initial Post by Wednesday at 11:59pm EST.

1. Read: Discussion Background 

Sally Smith has just started working at the front reception desk of a healthcare facility. Her new boss (Becky) wants to introduce Sally at the next department meeting. Becky has asked Sally to create a PowerPoint presentation about herself, her skills, and her career goals that includes the following features:

  1. Title slide
  2. One slide with an image and text
  3. Another slide using the “Two Content” slide layout

This is the PowerPoint Presentation that Sally gives to Becky.

2. Initial Post: Create a new thread and answer all three parts of the initial prompt below

  1. Illustrate why Sally’s slide meets or does not meet professional expectations.
  2. Describe all the things Sally can improve on one of her slides.
  3. Suggest some ways Sally can learn more PowerPoint skills.

Complete your Reply Posts by Sunday at 11:59pm EST.

3. Reply Posts: Reply to two people on different days.

To add to the academic conversation, reply to your classmates/instructor by introducing a new idea that applies personal experience(s) and/or new knowledge gained from either courseroom material(s) or research (UMA Library). Make sure your reply is substantive. For example, How were your thoughts and ideas similar or different? Do you agree or disagree with their point of view, and why or why not? Remember to build on your classmates’ posts and expand the conversation as if you were all sitting in the same room having a face-to-face discussion.

Need help creating replies?

  1. Describe how would you change one of the slides.
  2. Discover an error that your classmate did not mention.

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The purpose of this discussion is to demonstrate knowledge of creating Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.

Follow the three-step plan

Complete your Initial Post by Wednesday at 11:59pm EST.

1. Read: Discussion Background 

Sally Smith has just started working at the front reception desk of a healthcare facility. Her new boss (Becky) wants to introduce Sally at the next department meeting. Becky has asked Sally to create a PowerPoint presentation about herself, her skills, and her career goals that includes the following features:

  1. Title slide
  2. One slide with an image and text
  3. Another slide using the “Two Content” slide layout

This is the PowerPoint Presentation that Sally gives to Becky.

2. Initial Post: Create a new thread and answer all three parts of the initial prompt below

  1. Illustrate why Sally’s slide meets or does not meet professional expectations.
  2. Describe all the things Sally can improve on one of her slides.
  3. Suggest some ways Sally can learn more PowerPoint skil