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Module 6 Military Briefings in Different Operational Contexts

Unit 6.1 - Briefing Overview

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Unit 2 - The Staff Briefing

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Unit 3 - The Information Briefing and Non- Kinetic Warfare

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Unit 4 - The Decision Briefing and the Mission Briefing

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Unit 5 - Operational Briefings

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Final Vocabulary Check

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Text lesson

6.1.1 Briefing Types

Types Of Military Briefings:

“Men who can command words to serve their thoughts and feelings are well on their way to commanding men to serve their purposes”. (Brigadier General SLA Marshall)

Types of Military Briefings

Briefings are a common way of providing information in a military context. The language used is clear and concise so that the audience gets what they need immediately. How you plan and deliver the briefing depends on your situation and purpose.

Activity:

To learn more about the four types of military briefings, complete this quiz by matching the type of briefing with its description:

https://learningapps.org/watch?v=pqfpkefb521

General Briefing Format

A briefing is generally divided into three parts (a, b, and c below). This may vary in different contexts, deployments or exercises.

a. Introduction

1. Greeting

2. Name (Rank/Rate)

3. Subject of briefing

a. Overview of briefing

b. Why are you briefing?

4. Classification (if necessary)

 

  

 

b. Body of Briefing

1. Logical organization (possible styles):

a. Chronological- time

b. Geographic- place

c. Order of importance

d. Cause and effect

 

 

  

c. Conclusion

1. Summary of briefing

a. Verbal and graphic

b. Re-state specific or key terms

c. Do not present any new information

2. Re-state classification

3. Open for questions and answers

 

 

2. Please read the following questions before watching the given, selected portions of the OPORD Briefing.

 

A. Section : The beginning to 3:31

  1. What did the first speaker say to introduce himself?
  2. What were the first topics that he briefed? Take notes on specific language use that you would like to learn. eg. “to box you in”- to give you the latitude and longitude of where the AO is.
  3. What did the first speaker say to transition to the next speaker?

B. Section: 15:32- 17:40

  1. What does the 1st speaker say to the second speaker to transition between content and speaker?
  2. Compare the body posture and movement of the first and second speakers while they each brief. Which do you prefer and why?
  3. What non-verbal signals does the second speaker use while briefing on the fires scheme?