How to Work in Teams On Powerpoint
The successful incorporation of a PowerPoint slide show into a team presentation is an effective way to illustrate not just the material of the presentation, but also the effectiveness with which your group’s members work together. A botched incorporation of a PowerPoint slide show, however, can detract significantly from both the presented material as well as the image of a cohesive team. As with any task to be completed by a team, working on a PowerPoint requires the assignment of specific roles and responsibilities, accountability to a larger team goal, practice and reflection.
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Assign team roles and responsibilities. When working with PowerPoint, some roles might include team leader, presentation manager, layout manager, content manager, editor and so on. A team leader is responsible for making sure each manager works well with each other. The presentation manager is responsible for assigning team members different sections of the PowerPoint to present. The layout manager is responsible for the color, layout and any supplementary photos or charts in the presentation. The content manager is responsible for providing and fact-checking all the information in the PowerPoint. The editor is responsible for checking the slides for grammatical or spelling mistakes.
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Break apart to complete your assigned role. During this process the team leader should circulate throughout the team members to ensure each is handling their responsibilities adequately while maintaining a central focus for the PowerPoint. The presentation manager and editor can assist the content or layout manager with researching facts or finding pictures respectively. As factual content is developed, however, it should be given to the editor to begin the editing process.
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Edit the content of the slides as they are completed by the content manager. This should be done by the editor and can occur during the PowerPoint construction phase.
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Assign presentation roles to the different group members. This should be done by the presentation manager and can occur during the PowerPoint construction phase.
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Practice presenting your individually assigned section of the PowerPoint.
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Practice presenting the PowerPoint as a group.
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Reflect on the content, layout and presentation quality of the PowerPoint. Identify and correct errors and deficiencies in the PowerPoint and its presentation.
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