On thing that I have decided would be smart to focus on are cues to orient listeners. I don't know about anyone else but I have had to sit through many group presentations that are actually pretty dull. I think that if the presentation is set up in a way that the listeners remember what was said then the presentation was worth the effort. In the book on page 837 it states that to have the audience follow your presentation it is important to use four things;
- Thesis and forecasting statements
- Transitions
- summaries
- visuals
by focusing on these four things i have confidence any group presentation can become more put together, allowing others to listen and remember what has been said.
Working with others can be tough, a lot of the times I would just rather get it all done myself that way i would know that it would be finished by the deadline. But working with a group is very beneficial in many ways. One point from the book that i thought was good was establishing clear and easy means of communicating with one another, also spending time planning the project, both of these steps will make a better group project.
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Good comments! Presentations can be boring but using visuals, summaries, thesis statements, and transitions can improve it. Group work is tough if only some people do all the work but if everyone works together, it can turn out very well. Communication is essential to working with others and I wish you well.
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