Ryan Howard ( B. J. Novak ) invite Michael Scott ( Steve Carell ) to speak at his business school class . Michael is excited , but Ryan admit in a talking head interview that he have only invited Michael because his professor promised to bump up the grade of any student who bring his boss into class . During his introduction of Michael to his classmates , Ryan predict that Dunder Mifflin will become obsolete within five to ten years . However , Michael could not hear him and proceed to ruin the event with his antics ( including tearing pages out of a student 's textbook to prove you " can 't learn from textbooks " ) . Michael is then taken aback when one of Ryan 's classmates ask for Michael 's opinion of Ryan 's prediction . Infuriated and hurt , Michael punish Ryan by relocating his desk to the " annex , " where Kelly Kapoor ( Mindy Kaling ) work , who babble uncontrollably in excitement .