20 Jul Professional Appearance Presentation
Order Instructions
CS212M1-1: Identify elements of professional presence within your field of study.
Professional Appearance Presentation
You will complete a 7- to 10-slide PowerPoint® presentation that explains what are considered professional and unprofessional attire and behaviors for your chosen career. The presentation will also include information regarding best practices for other factors related to physical appearance and behaviors (hairstyles, tattoos, accessories, jewelry, piercings, etc.). The presentation will demonstrate the importance of managing your professional image for career success. It will cover specific practices regarded as essential for professionals in your career.
The PowerPoint presentation must include:
A title slide
A reference slide with 2–3 references
In-text citations, in the current APA format, located in the speaker notes
Explanations of 50–100 words in the speaker notes section for all slides except the title and reference slides
Images depicting professional and unprofessional examples on all slides except the title and reference slides
Minimum Submission Requirements
This assessment should be a Microsoft PowerPoint (minimum 7 slides), in addition to the title and reference slides.
Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar and mechanics.
A separate slide at the end of your submission should contain a list of references in APA format.
Be sure to include references for all sources and to cite them using in-text citations where appropriate. Your sources and content should follow current APA citation style.
Your submission should:
include a title page
include speaker notes with 50 words containing explanations of slides
include images on content slides
be typed in Times New Roman, 12 -point font; and
be free of spelling or punctuation errors.
Learn: Reading and Research
Learn more about what it means to be a professional by reading the following:
Department of Labor. (n.d.). Soft skills to pay the bills: Mastering soft skills for workplace success: Retrieved from https://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/youth/softskills/
Learn about behaviors that exhibit professionalism by reading the following:
HOMISAK, L. (2019). The Meaning of Professionalism: The author spotlights ten ways to look at this vital concept. Podiatry Management, 38(9), 47–49. Retrieved from https://search-ebscohost-com.libauth.purdueglobal.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=139482240&site=eds-live
Learn more about appropriate business attire by reading the following:
Guide to business attire (with examples). (2018). Indeed Career Guide. Retrieved from https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/starting-new-job/guide-to-business-attire
Dress for job success (n.d.) Georgia Department of Labor. Retrieved from http://dol.georgia.gov/document/job-search/dress-job-success/download
