PRESENTATION CHALLENGE
INTRODUCTION
ANALYSIS OF CHALLENGE
This Presentation Challenge required the company to effectively conduct the analysis of market situations prevailing within the confines of supermarket and retail industry together with the examination of performance delivered by TESCO as opposed to rival firms within the same sector. The biggest rivals of this company are recognised to be LIDL and ALDI. This challenge focussed upon existent business operations of respective retail firm. Also, it included certain suggestions devised for the purpose of facilitating improvements within the market performance of TESCO at international scale.
DISCUSSION OF SKILLS
The focal point of this challenge was upon executing and inflating my presentation skills as the task was concerned with development of a presentation together with communication about the same to my mates in classroom. Yet another skill that was acknowledged to be important for conducting this task was researching skills. I recognised that there were several positives as well as negatives related to this whole challenge. In this regard, my research skills were quite effective thereby providing assistance to me in collecting relevant and reliable data related to the subject matter. Further, I identified that my communication skills were very strong with the usage of which I was able to exhibit the thoughts in my mind in front of the audience effectively. On the contrary, there were some shortcomings also that were recognised by me. They create hurdles for me in completing the task within due course of time. In this regard, one of my biggest weaknesses was presentation skills. I found it quite difficult to make a presentation in accordance with the data collected about TESCO.
ACTION PLAN
It is important for me to inflate my competencies in relation to the skills in which I have shortcomings in order to effectively complete this challenge when encountered in future course of time. Thus, I have decided to inflate my existing level of presentation skills within the time span of next 3 years at University. In this relation, I will take training sessions which will provide assistance to me in dealing with different types of presentation software. This will aid me in giving presentations in future in class and professional career.
CONCLUSION
On the basis of above discussion, it can be inferred that presentation challenge enabled me to provide a detailed insight into the skills that are essential for development of an appealing presentation. In addition to this, this analysis provided assistance to me in ascertaining my strengths as well as weaknesses in terms of the skills and competencies. This assisted in inflating the scope of incorporating improvements within my personality.
T-SHIRT CHALLENGE
INTRODUCTION
T-Shirt Challenge is termed as an activity which is mainly related to formulation of a logo of a T-Shirt brand in addition with certain form of financial prevision for same (Bonrath, and et. al., 2015). In this report formative discussion has been made on analysis of challenge and discussion of skills. Further this report include action plan as to duly overcome the challenge.
ANALYSIS OF CHALLENGE
T-Shirt Challenge is mainly related to evaluation of logo. It is mainly for a brand name Allstar Allistair. Overall challenge must be fulfil in budget of $200. In addition with this evaluation of organisation target market is required (Schubert, E., 2016). This challenge turn out be very effective as it provide proper insight about finance and branding which is required be effectively consider by an entity. Further with the help of this challenge learning related to determining target market and the manner in which branding effectively helps in attracting large base of customers can be ensured. For example, organisation target market include young individuals those who mainly tend towards environment. In order to effectively accomplish this purpose and to attract young individuals towards organisation product flower is being undertaken as logo. This will duly aid in attracting these individual environment friendly products of entity. In addition with this, with the help of MS Excel proper framework of budget has been prepared as to ensure logo development in well defined manner under stipulated budget.
DISCUSSION OF SKILLS
There are number of skills with the help of which whole challenge can be duly undertaken as to accomplish whole challenge (Geithner and Menzel, 2016). In this, teamwork turn out to be first skill in which with the formative integration of different individuals common objectives can be duly fulfilled. I was an active member and have prominent responsibilities towards accomplishing challenges in best effective manner. Further it has been determined that my soft skills are very much enhanced with the help of which I can effectively able to integrate individuals towards logo development.
Time management was another effective skill that was utilised within the same as a deadline was required to be met in context of developing a budget as well as produce a logo. It was very much challenging as I was unable to prioritise activities, which contributed to more time and efforts to complete the challenge (Schubert, 2016).
While if in case of MS Excel, I duly lack is preparing and drafting budget and separating costs as to make sure that all the possible resources get accumulated in order to develop logo in effective manner. Apart from that, it is basically challenging and time consuming activity. It has been determined that I am effective in software basics but there is a wide scope for me to make significant improvement in this.
ACTION PLAN
As to duly fulfil and increase efficiency of my time management skills in the time period of 3 years, I will take proper feedbacks from assessors as to duly evaluated the aspects within which I lack in (Davis and et. al., 2015). In addition to this, training programmes, MS Excel and workshops undertaken by me as to increase my skills and efficiency to work with this software.
CONCLUSION
As per the above mentioned report, it has been concluded that T-Shirt challenge aid in increasing acquisition and branding skill of target market. Further with the help of MS Excel proper guide to accomplish budget requirement has been ensured in order to fulfil budget in vest effective manner as to duly fulfil operations in economical and feasible manner.
HOTEL CHALLENGE
INTRODUCTION
The challenge which is reflected herein through the assistance of portfolio is regarding the hotel challenge. Hereby, the task was to exhibit business skills and work with the spreadsheets and finance in order to do the necessary calculations related to a hotel. The task was a simulation task upon which reflection has been presented as underneath.
ANALYSIS OF CHALLENGE
The Hotel Challenge required the execution of a number of tasks that needed me to apply several skills and competencies for effective analysis. The task was simulation of a hotel which consisted of 4 sites for which tenders were given by a number of individuals. The challenge required me to make use of some skills and improve the others for professional development.
DISCUSSION OF SKILLS
It has been analysed that there are different types of skills that are required to be developed as to fulfil overall challenge. Within this, critical thinking is first skill in which effective decisions are required to be undertaken as per according to situation. In addition to this time management skill turn out to be another skill in which I duly lack. In addition to this, it has been determined that communication skill is my strength with the help of which I perform my activities and functions in best effective manner. Further it has been identified that it is essential for me to develop these skills in best effective manner as to accomplish my roles in well defined manner.
ACTION PLAN
It is essential for me enhance my time management and critical thinking skills so as to ensure that the activities of the hotel challenge are completed in a timely manner. For this purpose, I will take meeting with my supervisors and take time management classes.
CONCLUSION
As per the above discussion, it is analysed that the hotel challenge is effective to be undergone by me to facilitate personal and professional development. This provided aid to me in inflating the existing level of time management and critical thinking skills possessed by me.