i Speak 2010 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Appendix Working and Presenting as a Group

Slide 2 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 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

Slide 3 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 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

Slide 4 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 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

Slide 5 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 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

Slide 6 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. How Are Small Groups and Public Communication Connected?  Group presentations common elements 1.Group members share in responsibility 2.Group members are interdependent 3.Group presentations are more interactive 4.Group presentations are coordinated

Slide 7 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Key Skills for Effective Group Presentations  Creativity  Coordination  Identification and resolution of conflict  Ability to incorporate discussion

Slide 8 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 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

Slide 9 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 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

Slide 10 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 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”

Slide 11 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Table A.1: Question of Fact, Value, and Policy

Slide 12 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 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

Slide 13 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Types of Group Presentations  Symposium –Teaching symposium – group members should discuss how to combine activities, discussion questions, multimedia, and traditional lectures

Slide 14 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Types of Group Presentations  Panels – focus on interaction and dialogue in and among presenters and audience members

Slide 15 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 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

Slide 16 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure A.1: Schedule for Symposium on Water Schedule

Slide 17 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure A.2: A Panel Presentation Over the Plan for a New Student-Managed Farm Market

Slide 18 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure A.3: Debate Over Nuisance Party Laws

Slide 19 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure A.4: Example of a Group Progress Form

Slide 20 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure A.5: Group Member Evaluation Example