For your team presentations during class, you should try to adhere to these general principles:
- Your presentation should be well-rehearsed, engaging, and well-focused, with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Address key questions/issues in the assignment prompt and relate your analysis/discussion to course readings.
- Each team member should be involved in the presentation.
- Your content should be accurate and well researched.
- Multimedia components should complement the presentation, not substitute for the team's delivery (i.e., don't let the slides do all the talking for you).
- You can bring demos (products) to enhance the presentation.
- Be prepared to answer questions and engage in follow-up discussion.
- Be creative! Think of yourself as entrepreneurs selling an idea.
A few presentation tips:
- Check-out any supporting technologies to make sure they work properly.
- Make sure the you speak clearly and that everyone in the room can hear you.
- Try not to be nervous. Most people only know that you're nervous if you talk about it. Try interacting with audience members before your presentation to ease any tension.