Management Presentations

Carnegie Mellon University

United States of America, Pittsburgh

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Carnegie Mellon University

United States of America , Pittsburgh

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Application Fee

USD 75

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines22-Aug-2022

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Duration 2 year(s)

Tuition Fee

USD 50,320 / year

Next Intake 22-Aug-2022

Management Presentations

About

This is the first course in a three-course management communication core sequence designed to prepare you for the challenging demands of communicating strategically as leaders in formal business situations. The course educational objective: Develop sophisticated communication strategies and techniques necessary to successfully plan, formulate and deliver persuasive management-level presentations that allow you to execute and achieve your specific business goals in the workplace. The educational objective at Tepper: Prepare you to solve business problems and communicate the solutions. You are never more visible in a company than when you present. Executives make conscious and unconscious decisions about your capabilities based upon your ability to communicate in business presentations. This course provides intensive training and practice in planning, preparing and delivering management-level presentations and responding to penetrating questions typical of a business audience. You will develop critical-thinking abilities to help you analyze authentic business problems and situations, allowing you to target the specific needs of the decision-makers in your audiences. The rhetorical and critical-thinking approach provides you with communication strategies to help you craft persuasive verbal and quantitative arguments, allowing you to incorporate the kind of action-oriented arguments and content necessary in business presentations. Since your attitude, demeanor and delivery style affect every oral message you send, you will also examine vocal and non-verbal delivery techniques, allowing you to project the image of a confident, polished, professional leader. Finally, you will examine techniques to create effective visuals, allowing you to communicate making use of both the audience's visual as well as auditory channels to enhance assimilation of your business messages. The class provides you with opportunities to give individual and team presentations based upon authentic business problems where a straightforward decision and action are required. The course assignments examine the kinds of authentic business problems you can expect to encounter in the business world, which, might involve persuasive proposals, marketing or strategic plans to senior management, or clarifying expectations and motivating subordinates. You will review your video recorded presentations and receive feedback from your colleagues and professor. Evaluation criteria include content items such as clarity, persuasiveness, attention to audience's concerns and potential questions, organization and structure; vocal and non-verbal cues to enhance audience comprehension; and visuals and graphics to reinforce your spoken narrative. The recommended text for the course is How Audiences Decide: A Cognitive Approach to Business Communication by Richard O. Young, 2011. (Rev. 4/12)

Requirements

Entry Requirements

GPA

3.41 Average

3.43 Median

3.03-3.76

Middle 80%

English Program Requirements

Candidates are required to demonstrate a level of competence in English to meet the admissions requirements of the university. You are required to take a TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo exam unless:

You attended an undergraduate institution, earning a bachelor’s degree, where the sole language of instruction was English.
You earned a graduate degree where the sole language of instruction was English. (Although not required, we do recommend that you take the English Language Proficiency exam.)

You must request that the official score be sent from the testing agency to our program for us to verify the score entered into the application. Request that the official score be sent to us using the following codes:

TOEFL Program Code: Institutional Code = 2074; Departmental Code = 02
- Pro Tip: The recommended TOEFL score is 25 on each section of the Internet-based test. The minimum TOEFL scores required to apply for admission are: Reading: 20, Listening: 20, Speaking: 20, Writing: 20
IELTS Program Code: Select Carnegie Mellon and the Tepper School of Business
- Pro Tip: The recommended IELTS score is 7 overall and 7 in each band. The minimum IELTS scores required to apply for admission are: Listening: 7, Reading: 7, Writing: 7, Speaking: 7, Overall Band: 7
Duolingo Program Code: Select Carnegie Mellon University – Tepper School of Business
- Pro Tip: The recommended Duolingo English Test (DET) score is 120 overall

Pro Tip: TOEFL and IELTS scores are valid for two years and must be valid at the time you submit your application.

Pro Tip: If you earned a degree from a non-U.S. institution, your academic documents should state that the sole language of instruction for the entire university was English in order to be eligible for a TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo waiver. If your academic documents don’t include this, you should upload an official letter from the University Registrar indicating English as the mode of instruction for the entirety of the degree.