1: Planning Organizing and Presenting Small Group Oral Presentations
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Group dynamics is more prominent in the San Joaquin Valley than you would think. The San Joaquin Valley is Central California. The Central Valley is 450 miles of flat land that dominates the interior of California. It's agricultural country where you have a large Hispanic population. Group decisions are made daily by field workers, truck drivers, supervisors, managers, and presidents. Ceasar Chavez established the first farm worker labor union in the United States in California. Cesar turned down a job from President Kennedy to be the head of the Peace Corps, where he would have been making a salary more significant than he had ever seen before; a big house and his children would have had all the advantages, but he said no to live a life of self-imposed poverty.
What's so fantastic about group dynamics is that even though we are from different ethnic backgrounds, learning how to communicate and working in groups is a life skill that will help you in your life [professional, social, or personal]. Let's take professionalism first; how many of you can say if you had to work in a group, you would be capable of working with other individuals in your department that you didn't know? And you could help the group or team reach their goal. You are committed and dedicated to the group during the meetings, giving specific responsibilities and performing at a level to make the group succeed. One day, you will be working in a group, and everyone has to make some sacrifices; you will have had that learning experience, which will be a plus for you and could lead to a promotion.
Socially, another area that causes us frustration is that we don't want to be around specific individual [s], and it's keeping us from attending events or family gatherings. Even though each ethnic group is different, the social issue regarding individual and social events continues.
Personal: What's more important than your mental health and physical well-being? You only have one life. Communicating in friendships and relationships is one of the keys to life. Studies and research state that not having friendships or relationships where you are meeting in groups for chatting or other functions shortens your life expectancy by two to five years.
Among the many things this course will provide you with, learning how to work with others in groups is a monster. Working with other individuals from diverse backgrounds can and will be very helpful. Understanding the steps in solving problems is a game changer; you can use this tool to your advantage.
I saved our biggest concern or problem for last; I know you are thinking, what can that be—Hello Conflict. So many of us have been told or taught to stay away from Conflict. I'm sorry, but whether the Conflict is minor or significant, we must learn to work through it. Many say it will disappear if I don't deal with the problem or situation. But does it go away? Most of the time, it reappears at a later date, and sometimes not, it's bigger than ever.
We can't do anything about the past, so we start with a clean slate. Let's read the chapters, do the theory, and then put the theory into practice. Each of us is different, but after finishing the course, you will be more knowledgeable and feel better about Conflict and the problem-solving techniques you have reviewed.
Giving a speech is a tool you will have in your back pocket, and it will be like riding a bike. Once you learn, you never forget. I hadn't been on a bike for thirty years; after remembering how to balance my weight, I was off and riding down the streets. Yes, this is a required class for your degree. Also, you will be learning techniques and skills that will help you through school, parenting, life adventures, and professionally.
In preparing for a speech, there are six basic steps. Organizing a speech is ninety percent the same as writing an English essay; the speech is in outline form. The introduction and Body of the speech is the same. The conclusion is different. In giving a speech, you want it short and sweet ninety percent of the time unless you share a story, poem, reading, etc.
- 1.1: Six Steps for Outlining a Speech
- Worth talking about –As the speaker, you must pick a topic that hs substance and provides valuable information. Subject appropriate to listener—Remember you want to pick a subject they want to hear. Speaker competent to discuss the topic---You are the expert on the subject, you have background knowledge, written a book or have experiences, etc; this is why your audience is coming.
- 1.2: Speech Outlining
- Attention Getter in Yellow---Let me explain this a step further ---You must first get the audience's attention, and you can't do that by going right into your topic. It has to be something that will make your audience think. Example: If my speech was on Losing Weight. Attention Getter—I would start with a question---When was the last time you looked at your high school senior picture?—This is to get them thinking. Thesis Today, I will inform you how to remove those inches before your class reu
- 1.3: Delivery
- Delivery or how will get you the job or pass the interview. Remember, I’m not taking you through every phase of delivery—If you were in COM 1 Public Speaking, I would do that. I want you to know how to write a basic outline and use your abilities to care for the HOW. Speech is not math, where there is one standard answer. Each speaker is different and unique, and you have your strengths or style. For many of you, it might be a challenge, but coming out of the world of technology into the world o
- 1.4: Oral Presentations
- A common assignment in technical writing courses—not to mention in the workplace—is to prepare and deliver an oral presentation, a task most of us would be happy to avoid. However, while employers look for coursework and experience in preparing written documents, they also look for experience in oral presentations as well. Oral presentations will be prepared differently face-to-face than in an online environment. You would see many presenters use flip charts, PowerPoint, and other visuals for f
- 1.5: Preparing for Oral Presentations
- It does not matter which method you use to prepare for the talk, but you want to make sure that you know your material. The head-down style of reading your report directly from a script will not work. There is little or no eye contact or interaction with the audience. The delivery tends to be toward a dull, boring monotone that either puts listeners off or is hard to understand. And, most of us cannot stand to have reports read to us! For many reasons, most people get nervous when they have to
- 1.6: Format and Design
- Presentations are quite common in both academic and professional settings, and, because they are such an important part of how you’ll likely present your ideas and information to an audience, it’s helpful to have some basic information on how to create an effective presentation. The basic purpose of a presentation is to give you a way to present key ideas to an audience with visual support. Your presentation shouldn’t be full of text. It is meant to provide you with speaking points, and detaile
- 1.7: Aesthetically Pleasing
- Everyone who has had an opportunity to experiment with PowerPoint, Keynote, and Prezi knows that animation in transitions between slides or even on a single slide can be fun, but often people do not realize that too much movement can actually distract audience members. While all presentation software packages offer you very cool slide movements and other bells and whistles, they are not always very helpful for your presentation. If you’re going to utilize slide transitions or word animation, sti
- 1.8: Delivering Oral Presentations
- Timing: Make sure you keep within the time limit. Finishing more than a minute under the time limit is also a problem. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse until you get the timing just right. Volume: Obviously, you must be sure to speak loud enough so that all of your audience can hear you. You might find some way to practice speaking a little louder in the days before the oral presentation. Pacing, speed: Sometimes, oral presenters who are nervous talk too fast.....
- 1.9: General Presentation Tips
- When you create a PowerPoint, Prezi, Google Slide, or Keynote presentation, be sure to consider the principles discussed. You now know how to: Brainstorm your topic. Plan and prepare your presentation. Create content for an effective presentation. Choose a presentation medium that fits your audience. Use a font and size that is appropriate. Position objects and content appropriately. Avoid distracting colors and text and make sure colors are in contrast with each other....