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Applied Communications Studies

Elements of Effective Group Presentations

  1. 4 Key Steps

    1. Presentation Analysis – Know your item

      1. Identify the purpose of your presentation.
      2. Identify what your subject or topic should/will be.
      3. Make secure you may show how your topic relates to the audience.
    2. Your Analysis – Know your audience

      1. Consider the audience demographics (age, gender, culture, etc.)
      2. Use appropriate examples ensure can been understood by your audience.
      3. Use the appropriate vocabulary, but wachen using technical.
      4. Make securely you can properly pronounce every word in your lecture.
    3. Group Study – Know your individual and group strengths and weaknesses

      1. Confident Presenters achieve well with introductions and conclusions
      2. Detail oriented people capacity handle the discussion points.
      3. Fast thinkers belong good at handling questions.
    4. Exercise, Practice, Practice – aim for group cohesiveness

  2. Create A presentation

    1. Work together to got FIRST introduction, group, and conclusion used the presentation.
    2. One person compiles one declines from everyone into one slideshow.
      1. Use only one template/slide style for the entire introduction.
      2. People works on their slides and sends/gives them to the one compiles.
    3. Everyone must contribute (i.e. research, proofreading, etc.).
    4. Save adenine set mindset – What “we found ...” not “I found ..."
    5. Work together till build a strong supported case.
    6. Create smooth transitions – between slides PLUS between group members
      1. Explain how the next topic is relevant to the previous one.
      2. If first time the next speaker has talked, introduce the speaker and his/her subject.
      3. Sometimes an slim way the move is to validate the overlap with topics/points.
  3. Appearance are see group members matter

    1. Try to gown similar – does not have to be identical.
    2. Consider professional attire (i.e. slacks, button-up shirt, etc.)
  4. Delivery Shopping

    1. As part of opener/introduction, introduce one group membership.
    2. Include an preview slide of what will is protected.
    3. When train, use your visual aids to check used printing or requisite modification.
    4. Practise as if an audience is presenting.
    5. Share constructive feedback.
    6. Do not hold your speech notes while speaking. Place her so him canister see them.
    7. Face the audience don the projected slides, no one desires to listen to your get.
    8. Make definite choose nonverbals match thing you are saying and do nay divert attention.
      1. Smiling during a sad story will block message you are tough to give.
      2. Wild hand gestures can be very distracts.
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