English
402: Technical and Professional Writing
Instructor:
Bryan Fry
Office:
Avery 371
Office Hours: Summer hours by appointment
Pitch Proposal
Overview
Your goal in the Pitch
Proposal is to present a topic that you can be considered an
"expert" in. You will provide expert information for your team if your
topic is chosen and serve as the SME (Subject Matter Expert). The
topic
you pitch should be one that you have 1) done previous research
on,
or 2) are an expert in outside of the academic setting. Your goal in
the Pitch Presentation will be to convince others to join your team and
work to repurpose your topic. The PP has an oral and a written portion
and will conclude with the formation of teams that may do further
research on the topic, repurpose the information you have already
collected on the topic, and deliver an oral report on it.
Attendance during the presentations is
mandatory. Teams will be composed the second day of the oral
presentations. Teams of 2 or 3 people will be composed. There will be no
teams with more than three members.
Preparation
for the Oral and Written Pitch Presentation
In order to complete the oral and pitch
presentation you must write a research question and complete some
preliminary research. This will help with the credibility of your oral
and written proposal where you will showcase your knowledge and explain
why it needs repurposing. It is okay if your original research question
changes as you break into groups and work on your projects, but keep in
mind that you will base the entire repurposing project around your
research question.
Oral Pitch
Proposal Presentation
Your oral
pitch may be 3-5 minutes long. It must be a persuasive presentation
in which you meet the following goals:
1. An introduction to your
research question an and
overview of the topic you
are proposing to repurpose
2. A rough outline of the kinds of work that will be
needed and the
end-product you will produce
3. Your personal expertise and the expertise you will need
on your
research team
4. An overview of what you believe team members will gain
from working
on this project
The goal of this oral presentation is
to persuade class members to join you in the project. It must be
delivered extemporaneously from a key-word outline. It cannot be read
from a manuscript. It will be evaluated based on the four main goals
listed above. Dress code for this presentation is business casual.
Written Pitch Proposal
The written
proposal will be approximately two-pages long and are due on the last
day of the pitch presentations. It should contain clear headings and
include the following information:
>Introduction
>Research Question
>Prelimiinary Research
>Proposed Tasks
>Expected Results
>Qualifications
>Conclusion
Graphics are
not required for this presentation or proposal, but could
be included in a handout. We will not have time to set up PowerPoint
presentations.
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