28 Dec Respond by Day 7

MMHA6000 Foundation of Healthcare Administration

Week 6 Discussion

Academic and Career Goals Elevator Speech

Post your responses to the Discussion based on the course requirements. Your Discussion postings should be written in standard edited English and follow APA guidelines as closely as possible given the constraints of the online platform. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this module’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct. Initial postings must be 250–350 words (not including references).

As a health care administrator, you will be called upon to clearly and succinctly introduce yourself to many different people. It is helpful to prepare an “elevator speech” to express essential information about yourself and your goals. The term elevator speech is used in business to denote a short, simple message you can convey while positioned next to someone you would like to meet in an elevator. In reality, you may use an elevator speech when you meet people in a variety of settings and situations.

Recall the goals you identified in your Professional Development Plan for the Module 5 Assignment.

Review the Walden University “Vision and Mission Statements” web page including the vision and mission statements for the College of Health Sciences (located in this module’s Learning Resources).

Also review the “Learning Outcomes – Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA)” web page located in this module’s Learning Resources. Select one or two that are particularly significant for your career aspirations.

Review the Dardis (2013) and Johnson (2012) articles, listed in the Learning Resources, for information on how to craft an effective elevator speech.

Prepare an approximately 30-second elevator speech in which you promote your strengths as a health care administrator and explain how your goals exemplify the distinguishing characteristics of Walden University and the MHA program.

Communicate your elevator speech to friends or family members. The tone of your voice and your body language are just as important as the words you say, so ask for feedback and practice until you are able to clearly and confidently deliver your elevator speech.

If you have not done so already, review the information on recording, uploading, and viewing Kaltura media provided in the Kaltura Media Uploader area on the course navigation menu.

Using Kaltura, record your elevator speech. Review your recording to ensure the presentation quality is satisfactory.

Upload by Day 5 of Week 10 your recorded elevator speech. Also upload a transcript of your elevator speech.

View your colleagues’ recordings.

Respond by Day 7 of Week 10 to at least two of your colleagues’ postings by highlighting the strengths of each speech, noting something that inspires you, providing constructive feedback, and/or asking follow-up questions.

Respond by Day 3 of Week 11 to at least two more of your colleagues’ postings by highlighting the strengths of each speech, noting something that inspires you, providing constructive feedback, and/or asking follow-up questions.

Continue this Discussion until the end of the module, Day 7 of Week 11, by sharing questions and insights to deepen the discussion of how the Walden University mission and vision and the College of Health Sciences mission and vision align with academic and professional goals.

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