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5. How do we prepare and give an effective group presentation?
Craft the portfolio and construct the report ahead of time as a team. Cooperation among group members during portfolio construction and report writing will make it easier to prepare an organized presentation where each member makes a solid contribution. Write the report at least one week before the presentation, then use the report to prepare the presentation. Last semester, there was a strong correlation (r = 0.81) between scores on presentations and reports (i.e., it is difficult to pull a good presentation out of a weak report).
The 12-minute presentation should outline your arguments for your rankings of the likelihood of these events occurring in Delaware and present the evidence which supports your arguments. Have each group member play an important role in the presentation. Each group member must be prepared to answer questions about any aspect of the presentation. This should discourage teams from assigning one group member as the "volcano person" and another the "hurricane person" etc.
Use visual aids (overhead transparencies) of the material that is most likely to convince the audience about your arguments. Examples are critical figures and tables (evidence) from your appendix (posters and charts do not work well in room 004 Penny Hall - people in the back of the room have a difficult time reading them). Maps will be there at the front of the classroom to refer to. Speak from the visual aids, rather than read a text. Use note cards if that helps.
Study the criteria for the presentation (see page 8). The criteria balance content and style. Content is ultimately most important, but a disorganized, wordy presentation with poor visual aids can obscure great ideas and reasoning. Practice your presentation.
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