Performance 2: Work Readiness Podcast (15%)

Introduction: For your second performance evaluation you will work in a group of three to create an audio podcast. This blog post will help you get started.

• Learning Objective: Collaborate with partners to record a 7 to 10 minute audio podcast on the topic of work readiness.
• Evaluation Rubric: CLICK HERE to see the rubric for this performance.

Task 1: Brainstorm

Take a moment to prepare for your podcast. Click on your group link below and complete the brainstorm document with your partners.

Group 1: CLICK HERE

Group 2: CLICK HERE

Group 3: CLICK HERE

Group 4: CLICK HERE

Group 5: CLICK HERE

Group 6: CLICK HERE

Podcast Guide

You should not read during your podcast. Your speech should sound natural like you are having a conversation. You can use the questions below as a guide to help you create your recordings for the different sections of the podcast. 

Part 1: Introduction

• How are we going to start our podcast in a unique way to catch the audience's attention?
• In our introduction, we should probably mention the topic of our podcast and why it is important. How can we express that information?

Part 2: The KASH Model

• In this section we need to describe the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and habits that young people should have to find success at work. How do we want to explain this section?
• Knowledge: What kinds of information do people need to know to be successful? What kind of educational experiences should they have? Why are these experiences important?
• Attitudes: How should people feel about work? What attitudes should they have about the world, society, culture, and other people? How will these attitudes help them to find success?
• Skills: What do successful people need to be able to do? What skills do they need to have related to their specific field? What general skills do successful people need? What kinds of interpersonal skills do they need.
• Habits: What are some habits that successful people should develop? How will these habits help them be successful?

Part 3: How

• In this section we need to share some ideas about how young people can develop those knowledge, attitudes, skills, and habits for sucess. What can individuals do to develop these? What can families do to help their children develop these? What can the educational system do? What can the government or society do?

Part 4: Conclusion

• Now we need to finish our podcast with a concluding message. How do we want to do this? What can we say to end the podcast with a positive message? Is there an inspiring quote we could share? Do we want to make a call to action? Do we want to leave the audience with a question? What other strategies could we use?

Recording the Podcast

We are going to use the site CleanFeed to record the podcast. It is very simple to use and only one person in each group needs to create an account. Watch the video below to see the instructions.

Register for CleanFeed: One person from your group needs to go to www.cleanfeed.com and register for an account. The system will require you to confirm with an authentication email. 

Open CleanFeed: Open CleanFeed and invite other users to your recording with their email addresses.

Record the Podcast: Be sure to mute your microphone in ZOOM so that there is no echo. Then record your podcast. When you finish, stop recording and download the audio file. Send the file to your partners and teacher via email. That's it!