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Try it Out – Chapter 12

Try it Out

🔐 Integrity Tip:

Just because AI says something confidently doesn’t mean it’s persuasive—or ethical. Leadership messages should never manipulate or coerce. Check that your tone motivates with people, not at them.

 

🔮Future Connection:

Earlier chapters helped you build tone and structure. Now you’re layering on influence. This work connects back to strategic messaging (Chapter 4), storytelling (Chapter 5), and even job communication (Chapter 7). In Chapter 13, we’ll explore how to adapt your leadership communication for diverse, global teams.

Each chapter, has a corresponding AI-supported learning activity designed to help you engage more deeply with the concepts. These assignments are hosted in Canvas and follow a structured, iterative process using a provided template. You’ll use AI tools to:

  • Explore and clarify key ideas from the chapter
  • Practice applying concepts to real-world or professional scenarios
  • Reflect on your learning and refine your understanding through guided prompts

This assignment is an opportunity to build your confidence in using AI as a collaborative learning partner. It will help you develop critical thinking, communication, and digital literacy skills essential for success in modern business environments.

👉 To begin, go to the corresponding module in Canvas and open the “Weekly AI Assignment” for this chapter.

  • AI Practice Assignment Preview: Chapter 12 – Communication for Leadership and Influence

    This week’s assignment focuses on refining persuasive business communication with the help of AI. Students will explore how tone, storytelling, and executive presence shape leadership messages—and how to revise them to inspire, align, and build trust.

    Learning Objective

    Students will:

    • Use AI to revise leadership messages for clarity, tone, and influence
    • Strengthen executive presence and ethical persuasion
    • Apply storytelling and strategic messaging to motivate teams

    Assignment Flow

    1. Explore Leadership Communication with AI
      Students will prompt an AI tool to explain how leaders use storytelling, tone, and presence to build influence. They’ll critique the AI’s response for insightfulness and alignment with chapter strategies.
    2. Revise a Leadership Email
      Students will analyze a vague internal message and prompt AI to revise it for clarity, motivation, and leadership tone. They’ll evaluate the AI’s suggestions and reflect on what worked—and what needed human refinement.
    3. Edit with Leadership in Mind
      Using Track Changes, students will refine the AI-generated message to strengthen voice, confidence, and clarity. A short reflection will connect their edits to real-world leadership scenarios and influence strategies.

  • 📌 Note: The full assignment, including templates and submission instructions, is available in Canvas under Module 12.

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