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AppendixWorking and
Presenting as a Group
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Working and Presenting as a Group
How Are Small Groups and Public Communication Connected?
Key Skills for Effective Group Presentations Group Problem Solving Types of Group Presentations Evaluating Group Productivity
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How Are Small Groups and Public Communication
Connected? Small group communication –
interaction among three to nine people who are working together to achieve an interdependent goal – Communication is essential
process within a small group
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How Are Small Groups and Public Communication
Connected? Why are small groups
used for presentations?– Business presentations often organized
so people with differing backgrounds and skills work together
– Self-managed work teams – groups of workers with different skills who work together to produce something or solve a problem
– Small groups can make process less stressful for everyone
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How Are Small Groups and Public Communication
Connected? Groups counteract difficulties
we face during presentations– Inclusion – people need to be
included in groups with others– Affection – people need to know
that we are important to others who value us as human beings
– We have a need for control – the ability to influence our environment
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How Are Small Groups and Public Communication
Connected? Group presentations common
elements1. Group members share in responsibility2. Group members are interdependent3. Group presentations are more
interactive4. Group presentations are coordinated
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Key Skills for Effective Group Presentations Creativity Coordination Identification and
resolution of conflict Ability to
incorporate discussion
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Group Problem Solving
Groups asked to give a presentation faced with an ill-defined problem – task with undefined objectives– Groups using systematic procedures
to solve problems are more effective– Wording the discussion question
• Discuss criteria for evaluating potential solutions
Evaluate alternatives
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Group Problem Solving
Planning Workflow for the Group– Agreeing on a topic
• Brainstorming• Avoid groupthink• After discussion, group should write
down central idea and objective statement for the overall presentation
– Division of labor• Create personal inventories• Select task leaders to coordinate efforts
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Group Problem Solving
Assigning presentation roles– Each group member needs clearly
defined task during presentation– Carefully plan transition periods
Quality control– Most natural method involves constant and
open communication among group members
– Be ethical when giving and receiving constructive criticism and feedback
– Assign people to be “process observers”
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Table A.1: Question of Fact, Value, and Policy
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Types of Group Presentations
Symposium – presentation where group members divide large topic into smaller topics for coordinated individual presentations– Current issue symposium – typically
tackles somewhat broader topics than an individual presentation
– Multimedia symposium – may incorporate music, art, pictures, taped interviews and video
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Types of Group Presentations
Symposium– Teaching symposium – group
members should discuss how to combine activities, discussion questions, multimedia, and traditional lectures
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Types of Group Presentations
Panels – focus on interaction and dialogue in and among presenters and audience members
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Types of Group Presentations
Debate – group members divide responsibilities to prepare both pro and con presentations on a controversial issue or question– Constructive presentations initially
present arguments for and against an idea
– Rebuttal presentations respond to arguments raised by the opposing side
– Status quo is the way things are currently done
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Figure A.1: Schedule for Symposium on Water Schedule
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Figure A.2: A Panel Presentation Over the Plan for a
New Student-Managed Farm Market
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Figure A.3: Debate Over Nuisance Party Laws
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Figure A.4: Example of a Group Progress Form