Chapter 9 - Small group presentations to an audience. Chapter 9 discusses the three major forms of group presentations: the panel discussion, the symposium, and the forum. It also offers some practical advice for preparing an oral presentation.
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Audience
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Small Group Presentations to an Audience
• Glossary
• Case Study
• Small Group Presentations to an Audience
• Preparing an Oral Presentation
• The Systems Approach
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• Symposium Discussion—a group presentation in which individual speakers give presentations in front of an audience. It is more structured than a panel discussion and may also be followed by a forum discussion
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Case Study
Midtown State University (A)
1. What would you do if you were a member of the Board
of Regents?
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• Panel Discussions
– A panel discussion is basically a conversation in front of an audience.
• When you participate in a panel discussion, keep in mind that you should prepare for the presentation much as you would for any public communication event
• Each panel member should plan to participate as evenly as possible
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Small Group Presentations to an Audience
• Symposium Presentations
– A symposium is much more structured than a panel discussion.
• Each speaker gives an uninterrupted speech on one portion of the topic
– Each speaker should coordinate his or her presentation with the others in order to ensure that all the important aspects of the topic are covered.
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• Leonard and Swaps (1999) offer the following insights with regard to group problem solving:
– The early stage of problem solving requires divergent thinking
– Once the ideas are identified, the second phase of problem solving requires convergent thinking
– It is important to balance the needs for divergent and convergent thinking
– Too little divergent thinking results in shallow analysis
of the problem and too few alternatives for consideration
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• Leonard and Swaps (1999) . . . (continued)
– Too little convergent thinking results in lack of focus and follow through
– Too much divergent thinking has the same result as too little convergent thinking
– Too much convergent thinking results in what is
commonly referred to as groupthink.
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• Forum Discussions
– Forum discussion is a format in which audience members have an opportunity to ask questions and or to comment on the speaker or speakers’
presentations.
• One of the important aspects of a forum is to allow all points of view to be heard
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Preparing an Oral Presentation
• There are seven steps that you need to follow in preparing an oral presentation.
– Determine your purpose.
– Determine your topic.
– Analyze your audience.
– Gather supporting materials.
• Examples
• Statistics
• Quotation
• Analogies
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• There are seven steps . . . (continued)
– Organize your materials.
– Prepare your visual aids.
– Practice, practice, practice your delivery.
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The Systems Approach
• There are a number of factors that help us determine the best communication strategies and skills to employ in any situation.