FOUNDATIONS OF MILITARY BRIEFING

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FOUNDATIONS OF MILITARY BRIEFING
Todays Order of Things
Call to order Review report Briefing on The
Military Briefing Summary Remotivation Lesson
Critique Next Lesson
So, you want to be a military briefer do you?
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WHY

• Movie clip from Sister Act II
• Dr. John Klines Speaking Effectively Recent
  studies show that speaking in front of a group is
  by far the greatest fear of most people. It
  ranks ahead of the fear of dying, riding in an
  airplane, or failure in other areas of ones
  personal life.
• William Safires Lend Me Your Ears Great
  Speeches in History Great speechesStir the
  blood of patriots Sound the clarion of war
  Honor the memory of our illustrious dead Recall
  the class of hot debate Stir our soul Enrich
  and uplift our spirit and stretch our mind.

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Lesson Objective The objective of this lesson
is for each student to recognize how to develop,
organize, and professionally deliver a military
briefing.

• Samples of Behavior
• 1. Explain the main purposes of a military
  briefing.
• 2. Describe the following types of briefing
  Impromptu, Extemporaneous, Manuscript, and
  Memorized.
• 3. Explain the format for a military briefing.
• 4. Explain the steps required to prepare a
  briefing.
• 5. Describe techniques on visual aids, delivery
  stage fright.

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Main Purposes of a Military Briefing-------------
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Inform
Advocate

• Explain
• Instruct/teach
• Define
• Clarify
• Demonstrate

• Support
• Recommend
• Defend
• Counsel
• Persuade

(Entertain??????)
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Different Types of Briefings---------------------
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Impromptu
As called, no advance notice.
Extemporaneous
Noticed prepared.
Manuscript
Read directly from script.
Memorized
Delivered from memory
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Format for a Military Briefing.
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Transition
Transition
Attention Motivation Overview
Point 1 Point 2 Point 3
Summary Remotivation Closure
Transition
Transition
Transition
Transition
Transition
Transition
gt1, lt8 (usually 3)

• ACCURACY, BREVITY, CLARITY

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Steps Required to Prepare a Briefing-------------
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• PLANNING objective, audience analysis, subject
  organization, outline, resources/research
  support (visuals, examples, humor)
• ORGANIZING Introduction (attention, motivation,
  overview), body (pro/con, time, space,
  problem/solution-cause/effect, topical or
  combination) conclusion (summary, remotivation,
  closure), transitions (mini-summaries)
• IMPLEMENTING Tell em what youre going to
  tell em, tell em, tell em what you told em.
• Practice, practice, practice

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Visual Aids Techniques---------------------------
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• Know it intimately
• Stand beside
• Talk to audience, not aid
• Introduce if complex or multimedia (video)
• Have another operate equipment
• Dont overdo it
• Always check for spelling and grammer
• Practice, practice, practice

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Delivery Techniques------------------------------
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• APPEARANCE military
• VOICE rate, pitch, volume
• EYE CONTACT everyone (feedback)
• MOVEMENT meaningful, controlled, natural
• MILITARY BEARING keep going, dont lose it
• NOTES use sparingly/wisely, number,
• Practice, practice, practice

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Stage Fright Techniques -------------------------
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• Use energy in voice, gestures, movement
• Keep good thoughts toward your audience
• Run checklist (notes,equipment, appearance)
• Practice, Practice, Practice
• Where you will brief
• With an audience
• Dont rush the beginning
• Know the intro cold
• Ask for feedback (video)
• Eliminate verbal pauses!!! (no ahs, ums, likes or
  you knows)

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PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
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Summary L23 Basics of Briefing

• Briefing Purposes Inform, Advocate, Entertain
• Briefing Types Impromptu, Extemporaneous,
  Manuscript, Memorized
• Briefing Format
• 1. Intro Attention/Motivation/Overview
• 2. Body Point 1/Point 2/Point 3
• 3. Conclusion Summary/Remotivation/Closure
• (Accuracy, Brevity, Clarity)
• Visuals Know, stand beside, dont talk to,
  introduce, have back up
• Techniques appearance, voice, eye contact,
  movement, bearing, notes
• Stage Fright use energy, good thoughts, run
  checklist,
• PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE

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AF MILIRATY BRIEFING

• Although the fear of speaking is common, studies
  show that one of the most admired qualities in
  others is their ability to speak in front of a
  group. Furthermore, other things being equal,
  the person who can communicate ideas clearly will
  be more successful. Dr. Kline

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Questions?
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Requirements for Quarter Briefing

• 5-8 Minutes (bust do over - one grade level)
• Be on a military current-events (SU99-FL99)
• Be your own work
• Cite at lest two sources
• Use at least two visuals
• Use proper briefing format (Intro, body, con)
• Be extemporaneous include a Talking Paper
• Turn in filled out Talking Paper grader and
  Briefing grader along with Talking Paper paper
  copy of slides prior to giving your briefing

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Unsat .2 Lowsat .4 Sat .6 Highsat
.8 Outstanding 1 1st two points free lt1-2
2 lt2-3 3 lt3-4 4 lt4-5 5 lt5-6 6 lt6-7
7 gt7-8 8
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IAW AFH 33-337 The Tongue Quill 30 June 1997 pp
173-174 Grading Format/Mechanics (.125 ea,
total 1) lt.5 .5, .5gt 1 Content (.143 ea,
total 1) lt.5 .5, .5gt 1
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FEEDBACK

• Comments after your briefing
• Grading sheet from briefing
• If you want, video
• (must make arrangements in advance)

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Next Class, Tue, Sept 14

• L2 Followeship
• Student Reader pp. 7-17 (1930)
• You should come with a working knowledge of the
  five followership types, knowing which you tend
  to be and which you want to be.

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Note Taker L23 Basics of Briefing

• Briefing Purposes _______, ________, __________
• Briefing Types _______, ________, __________,
  ______________
• Briefing Format
• 1. _______________, __________, ______________
• 2. _______ ________, __________, ______________
• 3. _______ ________, __________, ______________
• (_______, ________, __________)
• Visuals _______, ________, __________,
  ______________
• Techniques _______, ________, __________,
  ______________
• Stage Fright _______, ________, __________,
  ______________,
• _______, ________, __________
• Talking Paper see Student Reader pp. 291-300,
  TQ pp. 173/4
• Talker Grading see Talking Paper Grade Sheet
• Briefing Grading see Briefing Grade sheet