For this outline, your group will discuss and develop a final proposal outline for your TED Talk. This assignment should not be a list of every member’s outline, it should be a coherent, single outline. Please use the outline criteria below:
Outline
Introduction
Please justify the importance and/or bigger picture of your topic. Build on the popular source from the previous assignment to demonstrate the significance of your topic. You must include at least 1 idea per group member and at least 1 popular source. Popular sources are written by and intended for a general audience such as magazine articles, websites, and blog Please include the link or access to the popular source .
Remember the following points as you develop your talk:
Introduce your topic in an engaging way to draw the audience in
Provide a compelling story that illustrates the importance of your topic
Integrate sound research; you should certainly infuse your own opinions, but you must also base your talk on sound findings
Hospitality Work Context
Focus on how your topic and the unique nature of the hospitality industry presents a challenge, opportunity, or advantage over other industries like manufacturing, transportation, retail, banking, or agriculture. Using readings, online sources, and your own creativity, describe why your topic is important and different for the hospitality industry. Take into consideration the role of managers, employee priorities, practical application, and feasibility. Be creative and innovative, look for unique situational and circumstantial reasons for why your topic is interesting and important to our industry.
Build a case for why your topic is important and/or interesting to the hospitality and service industry. Why is your topic a challenge for the hospitality industry? Think about the unique circumstances employees and managers have to take into consideration in regard to your topic. These include, but are not limited to:
primary employee demographic in terms of age, gender, ethnicity ;
hours of operation ;
peak busy seasons ;
wages and salaries
highly customer-focused business models;
alcohol ;
sexual harassment .
Remember the following points as you develop your talk:
Why your topic is important and/or interesting to the hospitality and service industry
Why is your topic a challenge for leaders in the hospitality industry
Integrate sound research; you should certainly infuse your own opinions, but you must also base your talk on sound findings
