Cabin Crew Presentation Exercise

Case study

A case study is a way of presenting relevant information around a specific topic. If you are presented with this assessment option what would you do? Well, what you would need to do is read through thoroughly and carefully and analyse the information that you have been given so that you will be able to answer questions about that case study. You may be asked questions about potential risks you will need to:-

evaluate what the risks are and then
create solutions,
summarise the important facts
and/or propose a course of action.

This is type of exercise is used less often nowadays, but it may still be used as part of your assessment day, so be prepared. Remember, with each of the exercises during the process, you will be given full instructions about what to do and plenty of time to read and absorb the information.

Presentation

Much of the role of cabin crew is about presentation, of yourself and of important on-board; safety procedures, travel updates, shopping opportunities, weather conditions etc. Bearing that in mind you realise how much of the role of cabin crew is about presenting information to an audience. Therefore it is very possible that you will need to do a presentation at your interview/ assessment day.

Don’t panic, as with all assessments you will be given adequate time and enough information to present yourself as well as possible. If you need to present about a specific organisational topic, you will most likely be told this in advance so that you can fully prepare yourself. You may be given scripted information to read out or present in a way you think most appropriate e.g. conducting a safety demonstration, reading from a card or demonstrating use of the life jacket etc. You will be told what is expected of you so don’t worry about getting it wrong.

The people assessing your presentation are looking for you to demonstrate specific skills:-

How confident you are
How clearly you speak
How well you can follow instructions
How engaging you are (i.e. are you interesting or are you a bit dull when presenting info!)
How well you cope with pressure
How well you can make yourself understood

The assessors expect you to be nervous (to some degree) so don’t think that nerves will hold you back, assessors do take anxiety into account. But, remember they will also being looking to see how well you can positively channel those nerves and you need to demonstrate how you can pull yourself together and make a good show of being, calm and in control, despite the circumstances!