Professional Leadership Communication and the Healthcare Practice Scholar Guidelines 
The purpose of this paper is to explore and explain verbal, non-verbal, and written communication at the highest professional level. This assignment allows for the assimilation of professional leadership competencies as a doctorally prepared healthcare practice scholar.

• 6-8 Scholarly Sources:
• 5-7 pages excluding Title and References

Introduction
In a brief paragraph, introduce your paper’s topic and establish its importance. Present a clear purpose statement and a mini-outline, in sentence format, of the paper. The best introductions outline the paper according to the major sections in the assignment guidelines (which are the required level 1 headings for the body of the paper).
Level 1 Headings in APA
1. Verbal Communication Competencies and the Practice Scholar
This section describes the leadership competency of verbal communication for the practice scholar. Present your understanding of the components, comportment, and collaborative nature of effective and ineffective verbal communication as a leader.
2. Non-verbal Communication Competencies and the Practice Scholar
This section describes the leadership competency of non-verbal communication for the practice scholar. Present your understanding of the positive and negative behaviors of non-verbal communication as a leader and examples of each.
3. Written Communication Competencies and the Practice Scholar
This section describes the leadership competency of written communication for the DNP practice scholar. Include your understanding of (a) professional tone & style,
(b) use of standard English,
and
(c) strategies for effective writing as a DNP leader in documents such as emails, memos, curricula vitarum, grant proposals, white papers, poster presentations, project dissemination manuscripts, and other formal written forms of professional leadership communication
Conclusion
Recap the paper’s purpose statement and mini-outline criteria.

Instructions: Follow each point as outlined, nothing should be missing. 

1. Each student should prepare a “My Personal Leadership Development Plan” in a PowerPoint presentation. The length of the presentation will depend on the value you place on your leadership development.
2. Using what we learned in class from the discussions, instruments, assignments, and readings, do a complete analysis of your leadership style and effectiveness.
   • What have you learned about yourself?
   • What areas do you need to work on to be a more effective leader?

Guidelines for Personal Development Plan

1. Identify the behaviors that you need to stop doing and others that you need to start doing. It is assumed that over the semester you have reflected on these actions and will want to take steps to change your behavior to become a more effective leader.
2. Use the five practices of exemplary leadership discussed by Kouzes & Posner (1987). Reflect upon which practice best exemplifies you.
3. Use any combination end-of-chapter questionnaires, observational exercises, and/or reflection to guide your discussion.
4. Discuss at least two leadership theories that resonated with you and your style. Do not just write a definition.
5. Provide a specific list of strategies (i.e. action steps and timeline) for your leadership development and justify them on the basis of your above discussion. That is, show how your discussion of leadership concepts informs your choice of action steps.
6. Create a leadership development plan for yourself. The plan should be put into effect over the next one to two years.

You should submit

• A PowerPoint presentation. As this is a business class, your presentation should reflect business standards in quality, structure, and presentation. Include a title slide. Review consistency of format, font, font size, appropriate use of graphics to text, length of text, etc.
• Cite your sources where applicable on each slide (APA style).
• Include a References slide in APA format.

TIPS

1. PowerPoint slides should contain bullets, not long paragraphs.
2. Use graphics, charts, pictures to emphasize, not overwhelm, your text.

Instructions: Follow each point as outlined, nothing should be missing. 

1. Each student should prepare a “My Personal Leadership Development Plan” in a PowerPoint presentation. The length of the presentation will depend on the value you place on your leadership development.
2. Using what we learned in class from the discussions, instruments, assignments, and readings, do a complete analysis of your leadership style and effectiveness.
   • What have you learned about yourself?
   • What areas do you need to work on to be a more effective leader?

Guidelines for Personal Development Plan

1. Identify the behaviors that you need to stop doing and others that you need to start doing. It is assumed that over the semester you have reflected on these actions and will want to take steps to change your behavior to become a more effective leader.
2. Use the five practices of exemplary leadership discussed by Kouzes & Posner (1987). Reflect upon which practice best exemplifies you.
3. Use any combination end-of-chapter questionnaires, observational exercises, and/or reflection to guide your discussion.
4. Discuss at least two leadership theories that resonated with you and your style. Do not just write a definition.
5. Provide a specific list of strategies (i.e. action steps and timeline) for your leadership development and justify them on the basis of your above discussion. That is, show how your discussion of leadership concepts informs your choice of action steps.
6. Create a leadership development plan for yourself. The plan should be put into effect over the next one to two years.

You should submit

• A PowerPoint presentation. As this is a business class, your presentation should reflect business standards in quality, structure, and presentation. Include a title slide. Review consistency of format, font, font size, appropriate use of graphics to text, length of text, etc.
• Cite your sources where applicable on each slide (APA style).
• Include a References slide in APA format.

TIPS

1. PowerPoint slides should contain bullets, not long paragraphs.
2. Use graphics, charts, pictures to emphasize, not overwhelm, your text.

Examine a famous leader applying concepts and theories explored in this course. Follow this outline:
a.) Open your essay with an opening paragraph describing the leader and summarizing the leadership theory that you will be addressing. (Keep the background information very brief. This is not a biographical sketch.)
b.) Name three specific leadership skills, three specific leadership behaviors and three specific leadership traits of this leader.
c.) Name the leadership skill, leadership behavior and leadership trait that you think best explains the success of this leader, and explain why.
d.) Apply this leader’s approach or style to one of the leadership theories discussed in this course.
e.) Explain why this leadership style or approach has been successful for this leader and make logical arguments supporting your case.
f.) Write a summarizing paragraph. Cite at least two direct quotes from the textbook (include citation with page number). Direct quotes should be short (no more than one sentence) and should be noted with quotation marks.
g.) Include at least one chart or table to explain a salient leadership point about this leader one that was created by you (the student) in this Critical Essay.
Paper must be typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, 10-12 pages.