5.4 Presenting as a Team
Suzan Last and Candice Neveu
Since many projects are undertaken in teams, presentations related to those projects are also often given as a team. Presenting coherent and engaging information as a team takes practice and coordination, and while different team members may share the work by being responsible for different elements of the preparation and delivery, sometimes giving a presentation as a team can entail more work than doing a solo talk. View the video below for team presentation strategies.
Delivering a Successful Team Presentation by Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2029. [Used under Fair Dealing]. Running time: 11:47
Knowledge Check
Below are some useful resources that provide information on things to consider when presenting as a team.
20 Things that Great Presenting Teams Ask Before They Open Their Mouths (Inc. com)
In this article, communications expert Deborah Grayson Riegel poses 20 questions that you should consider as a team in preparing for your presentation. This is a great list and would help your team consider perhaps the less obvious things.
10 Rules for Presenting as a Team (Public Words)
Nick Morgan PhD, a communications professor and coach, offers some advice for team presentations. While some information overlaps with the sources above, he does offer some additional tips and suggestions that may be of interest such as ways to handle a discussion.
References
Grayson Riegel, D. (2017, July 5). 20 things great presenting teams ask before they open their mouths. Inc. https://www.inc.com/deborah-grayson-riegel/presenting-as-a-team-requires-more-work-not-less-h.html
iptv.org. (2014). Preparation steps for a successful group presentation. Yumpu. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/49017145/preparation-steps-for-a-successful-group-presentation
Kyte, M. (2024, January 27). Technical communications: Introduction to communications in aviation. Seneca. https://pressbooks.senecapolytechnic.ca/technicalcommunications/ [Used under CC BY 4.0]
Public Works. (2010, June 30). 10 rules for presenting as a team. https://publicwords.com/2010/06/30/10-rules-for-presenting-as-a-team/
Stanford Graduate School of Business. (2020, March 18). How to deliver a successful team presentation [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GRHmJjcTi0
