Personal Mission Presentation

The mission of the Ames Community School District is to ensure that all learners develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and personal esteem necessary to grow in and shape a changing society.

DIRECTIONS: Create a presentation about your personal mission in life. "Sell" your best persona to your peers. While plans will surely change, envision the next 15 years: "Pitch" your best plan. Use HaikuDeck and this file as a template to create an eye-catching presentation.

Attention Getting

Because our senses are such an important aspect of our existence, I've chosen HaikuDeck as one of the simplest ways to create an image-heavy presentation.

In addition to using the senses, consider the other ways to get (and maintain) attention. What kind of cognitive attention-getter could you use? (news, claims, advice, questions, stories, contests, etc.) What could you say about yourself that will make your audience think?

The next ingredient in your persuasive presentation involves BUILDING your audience's CONFIDENCE in you!

What AUTHORITY FIGUREs (expert, wise, protective, caring) have influenced your thinking?

What four or five individuals have moved your heart, mind, and soul?

Share 4-5 powerful quotations from powerfully positive and inspirational speakers/writers/rhetors of the past.

Create a persona of a FRIEND FIGURE (someone people like, someone people would like to be, or someone who is on the audience's side).

What 10 KEY ADJECTIVES will you share with the audience about yourself?

Consider your

• academic traits
• activities
• ambitions
• competitiveness
• attention to detail
• character
• commitment

Consider your

• compassion
• artistry
• wit
• leadership
• specific skills
• motivation
• personal habits
• superior communication skills

STIMULATE the audience's DESIRE

What ADDED VALUES can you suggest through select images?

Moving beyond our BASIC needs and our CERTITUDE needs often reveals "the better angels of our nature."

Territory

• Neighborhood
• Nation
• Nature

Love and Belonging

• Intimacy
• Family
• Groups

Growth

• Esteem ("respected")
• Play ("fun") Generosity ("gift")
• Generosity ("gift")
• Curiosity ("discover")
• Completion ("success")

STRESSING URGENCY

You are a part of a repetitive, long-term campaign.

Share your personal mission statement to create a sense of URGENCY!

Imagine your 15-year reunion in 2031. What will you have accomplished, done, experienced?

Response-seeking techniques