Presentations and Group Work

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Presentations and Group Work
Study Workshop Falmer 1 2pm Thursday
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By the end, you should understand

• Interpersonal skills
• Giving presentations
• Considering the audience
• Being prepared
• Structuring your presentation
• Confident delivery
• Communications skills
• Group work
• Creating a team
• Strategies for success

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Interpersonal Skills

• Discussion questions 5 minutes
• Make a list of all of the different scenarios at
  university that require use of interpersonal
  skills
• Why are students asked to give presentations?
• Why are students asked to work in groups?

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Giving Presentations

• What makes a presentation good?
• What will the tutors be assessing?
• - ability to summarise key information
• - ability to structure an argument
• - quality of preparation and delivery
• - use of supporting visuals

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Consider Your Audience

• Purpose?
• Aims?
• Audience?
• Length?

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Being Prepared

• Get your ideas down mind maps, lists, diagrams
• Structure - Introduction, main content,
  conclusion, references
• Visual aids power point, handouts
• Prepare prompt cards
• Rehearse

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Structuring Your Presentation

• Title
• Introduction
• Main Body
• Conclusion
• Questions

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Overcoming Nerves

• Often, students spend so much time worrying about
  the presentation, they leave little time to
  prepare what to say!
• Preparation and rehearsals help
• Arrive early
• Check out the room first
• Take water with you
• Act confident!
• Reflect evaluate

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Giving the talk

• Non-verbal communication
• Speak more slowly and loudly than you normally
  would
• Dont apologise for anything you think could be
  better
• Look up and make eye contact to break down
  audience into individuals
• Use pauses to get yourbreath back!

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Group Work

• Discussion
• - Identify one occasion when you were in a group
  that worked well. What made the group
  successful?
• http//www.learnhighergroupwork.com/episodes.php

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Creating a Team

• What practical steps can be taken to ensure
  effective group working?

• Have a positive attitude
• Get to know your team
• Create a productive environment
• Ground rules
• Group working practices
• Decide on roles within the group
• Check understanding of the task
• Establish goals
• Share contact details
• Agree next meeting date

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Resources

• ASK website advice on presentations group work
• student.brighton.ac.uk/ask
• Learn Higher Resources
• http//www.brunel.ac.uk/learnhigher/giving-oral-pr
  esentations/
• http//www.learnhigher.ac.uk/groupwork//index.php

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Workshops

• Starting in October once a week 1-2pm
• Essays / Assignments Planning
• Essays / Assignments - Reading and research
• Essays / Assignments Structuring
• Essays / Assignment - Critical analysis
• Exams and Revision

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Thank you for participating

• Good luck with your future studies
• here at Brighton!