Unit8 Discussion: Team Presentation

Unit8 Discussion: Team Presentation

Unit8 Discussion: Team Presentation

Unit 8 discussion Team Presentation This week, one member of your team will be responsible for posting your team presentation to this discussion thread under the color-coordinated thread below that corresponds with your team. This must be posted by Monday of Unit 8 by 11:59 p.m. Critique a team presentation other than your own, and include what the presentation taught you and what you see as far as its effect on patient safety and healthcare technology. What changes in the presentation would you recommend, and why? Ask questions! Each team is responsible for responding to questions asked of its presentation! Remember to include sources of literature in your posts to back up the statements you make! Remember, we are all about evidence-based practice! This is a short week, and you still must have at least two posts on 2 different days this week. The course ends on Wednesday of Unit 8.
Making a presentation can feel like a lonely task as you stand up and face your audience. Whether you sink or swim all depends on your performance – and of course that depends on how well prepared you are. There are times when you may have to give a presentation as part of a team e.g. pitching for a contract. This can be a daunting prospect too as you have to rely on other people and you may feel anxious about loss of control

As a presentation team you need to work together closely to achieve your desired outcome. The first step is to decide who should be in the team, who should lead and what each person should be responsible for.

If possible, plan and structure your content so that the audience benefits from contrast and variety. For example, if one speaker presents a lot of facts and figures; the next could follow with some colourful images. Similarly, you can alternate the voices or characters by perhaps having a serious personality followed by a more light-hearted one. Again this helps keep your audience engaged.

Rehearsals are always important and particularly so for team presentations as there is more chance things could fall apart. It’s about working together, deciding on the best ‘batting order’, making improvements to content etc. It is especially important to rehearse handovers from one presenter to another. These are the things that demonstrate to the audience that you are well organised, confident and truly a team – not just a group of individuals.