Class 14: Executive Summaries

[Divide students into four groups. Give each group about five minutes of preparation time to create their executive summaries. Each summary acts as a partial course review.]

Create a 30-second executive summary of one of the following:

• Group 1: Provide an executive summary of 21W.780. Target: students considering taking this class next year.

• Group 2: Provide an executive summary of effective speaking techniques. Target: your boss, who dreads giving a speech next week.

• Group 3: Provide an executive summary of technical writing techniques. Target: your boss, who discovers that she must write a small manual tonight.

• Group 4: Provide an executive summary of effective interviewing tips. Target: another MIT Senior who is looking for a job.

Each group must appoint a spokesperson.