ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

This assignment has TWO parts, namely Part I $($consists of TWO tasks$)$ and Part II$.$

PART I TASK $1$: INDIVIDUAL VIDEO PRESENTATION $(40$ MARKS$)$

PURPOSE

The assignment aims to assess your ability and confidence in preparing and practicing effective communication skills in a professional setting.

TASK

You are a team leader in a Malaysian multinational company with remote teams spread across different continents. The board of directors has requested a video report presentation addressing the challenges and opportunities of cross$-$cultural communication in this scenario.

The report presentation should also include how cultural differences impact communication styles, conflict resolution, and decision$-$making processes within remote teams. Provide specific examples and practical recommendations for promoting effective cross$-$cultural communication to ensure team cohesion and productivity despite geographical distances.

You are required to submit a $7-10-$minute video presentation to report the discussion of cross$-$cultural communication among the team members. The video will be presented in a board meeting; therefore, your video presentation must be professional and suitable.

The following are the requirements that you need to consider in preparing the report presentation:

a$.$ As the first step, set the context by describing the multinational company and its remote teams across the continents. Provide some background information on the nature of the work, the diversity of the teams and the significance of effective communication in this setting.

b$.$ You can discuss the content of the report presentation in the online forum with your e$-$tutor: opportunities $($benefits$)$ in cross$-$cultural communication, challenges $($disadvantages$)$ and several examples to illustrate, in addition, to proposing some practical solutions or recommendations.

c$.$ Remember to refer to Topics $3,4,7$ and $10$ of the OUMH $2203$ Module. You must understand the conventions of a board meeting, making presentations, using graphical presentations and the format of a report.

d$.$ Prepare your notes and visual aids for the report. You might want to use applications to further exemplify the presentation like PowerPoint Presentation, iMovie, Funimate, Adobe and many others.

e$.$ The graphical presentations $($graphs$/$charts etc$)$ must support your report and further clarify the success of the training sessions.

f$.$ Record the $710$ minutes report presentation. Marks will be deducted for speeches that do not adhere to the time duration.

i$.$ Look confident and professional. Your background and recording details must be of good quality too.

ii$.$ Make sure you have an introduction and a conclusion in the video report presentation.

iii. The video screen must capture the top half of your body so that your hand gestures and facial expressions are visible at all times OR at least $80\%$ of the recording duration.

iv$.$ Make sure that you greet the board and briefly introduce yourself and the report. You must exude professionalism.

v$.$ Structure your video according to the report format.

g$.$ Make sure the recording content is authentic, clear and engaging. In other words, $$you are the scriptwriter, the speaker and maybe even, the producer!$$ Thus, you need to be creative as if you are presenting in a board meeting.

h$.$ Submit your video online according to the instructions. If your video is larger than $400$MB$,$ please refer to the guidelines on how to compress your video for submission. You may also include a link to your video as a backup in Task $2.$ To get this link, upload your video to YouTube or an online storage service such as GDrive or OneDrive. Make sure that your link is NOT set to private access only and that the link is accessible before you submit your assignment.

i$.$ Your speech will be assessed through $6$ criteria:

i$.$ Content: report on the discussion of cross$-$cultural communication

ii$.$ Suitability & Creativity of Report Presentation,

iii. Presenter$$s style and Delivery,

iv$.$ Organisation of Video presentation,

v$.$ Overall and Clarity of the Video; and

vi$.$ Use of Language

NOTE:

$$ This is an individual task. The aim is to present confidently and naturally, and NOT to make a creative video for social media platforms.

$$ Refer to the assignment rubrics as a guide to achieving cohesion and coherence.

$$ Remember to refer to Topic $1,3,4,5$ and $7$ of OUMH $2203$ Module