Effective Storytelling – Influencing the Decision Makers

Effective Storytelling – Influencing the Decision Makers Prepare a 10-12 slide presentation that uses storytelling to explain data and make recommendations. Storytelling is a valuable tool in all aspects of life, whether professional or personal. This is certainly true

for human resource management. The best information in the world is meaningless if you are unable to
effectively convey it. Storytelling can be used to engage an audience, convey information, and persuade.
It can be used to illustrate complex concepts and emotions. In the ever-more significant field of HR,
storytelling can positively impact your leadership position. Note: For this assignment, you will use the executive summary you created for your second assignment,
HR Challenge: Data for Decision Making: Measuring Organizational Performance. Assignment Introduction Scenario Evelyn Unger, senior HR generalist at CapraTek, was very pleased with your executive summary on
improving productivity and quality. She has now been approached by Denise Dawson, VP of Operations,
to head a team to address improving quality through improved performance at CapraTek. Evelyn wants
you to present your recommendations and findings to senior leadership in the organization. Building on the data you analyzed and the recommendations you made in your executive summary in
Assessment 2, HR Challenge: Data for Decision Making – Measuring Organizational Performance and
Interpreting Data, you will create a PowerPoint with accompanying verbal (recorded) or written (text). Tell a story. Why is this story of numbers important? Why should senior management care? How might
the issues be addressed? In your executive summary, you made informed decisions. You now are
making the best case you can for this plan. Include what you know about storytelling to make your case. Your Challenge Using the Capratek: Data for Decision Making – Measuring Organizational Performance simulation and
your executive summary from Assessment 2, create a PowerPoint presentation with accompanying
verbal (recorded) or written (text) to create a presentation to senior management of your
recommendations. Assignment Instructions Prepare a 10–12 slide presentation that uses storytelling to explain data and make recommendations.
Along with your recommendations, include the following:
• Explain the data gathered from the company.
o Explain the data you reviewed in the CapraTek simulation.
• Integrate storytelling to effectively communicate your stated positions.
• Make persuasive recommendations to drive employee performance in the direction desired by
organizational strategy.
o Use the presented data that supports your view.

• Use illustrative techniques to explain how your recommendations would improve quality and
help to achieve strategic organizational goals.
o Address other key issues (ROI, employee buy-in). Review the HR Challenge: Effective Storytelling: Influencing the Decision Makers Scoring Guide to see
the criteria by which your assignment will be evaluated. Before submitting your assignment for
evaluation, review your draft in SafeAssign to check your use of source material. Submission Requirements The deliverable for this assignment applies professional skills in human resources management (HRM) to
workplace situations which you will likely encounter in your day-to-day work in HRM. As part of your
learning, we focus on the development of effective professional communication skills for the workplace.
Your assignment should meet the following additional requirements:
• Length: Your presentation should include 10–12 presentation slides, not including the cover
slide, title slide, and resources slide.
o The cover slide should include your name, the course number, assignment title, and
date. No other information is required on this slide.
o The title slide should include the title of the presentation, and a subtitle, if needed.
o Each content slide should include one of the following
o For presentation where you record the presentation, include an outline of the
material being presented.
o For presentation will not be recorded, include detailed speaker notes expanding
on the slide’s content.
o The resource slide (reference list) should be the last slide.
• Organization: Make sure that your assignment writing is well-organized, using headings and
subheadings to organize content for the reader.
• Font and font size: Arial or Verdana.
o Keep font size at 24 point or above for slide titles.
o Keep font size at 18 point or above for headings and explanatory text.
• Resources: Use a minimum of 6 references from trade or peer-reviewed publications.
• Evidence: Support your assertions with data and in-text citations.
• APA formatting: Format resources and in-text citations according to current APA Style and
Format guidelines.
• Written communication:
o Support main points and recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.

o Address the appropriate audience, using familiar, discipline-specific language and
terminology.
o Use spell-check and other tools to ensure correct spelling and grammar. ePortfolio You should consider adding this assignment to your personal ePortfolio. This assessment demonstrates
your ability to effectively convey information and persuade through storytelling. This skill is necessary in
a professional setting when you are trying to make strategic recommendations. You will want to
organize your assignments to easily support future reflection and completion of your HRM capstone
project as well as for showcasing your knowledge with employers after graduation. For more
information on ePortfolio, visit the Campus ePortfolio page. Competencies Measured By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following
course competencies:
• Competency 1: Apply models of decision making to HR issues.
o Explain the data gathered from the company.
• Competency 2: Apply the use of data and evidence-based decision making in HR decision
making.
o Make persuasive recommendations to drive employee performance in the direction
desired by organizational strategy.
• Competency 3: Interpret data using storytelling to influence organizational decision makers.
o Integrate storytelling to effectively communicate stated positions.
o Use illustrative techniques to explain how recommendations made would improve
quality and help to achieve strategic organizational goals.
• Competency 4: Communicate clearly, accurately, and professionally in the HR field.
o Support main points and recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.
o Address the appropriate audience, using familiar, discipline-specific language and
terminology.