Deck 9: Teams and Team Presentations

Question 1

When you are working on a team or group presentation, each team member should do their own parts of the presentation and then the pieces can be together just before the presentation.

Answer 1

False
You might try this approach at some point, but it will generally turn out badly and look like several individual presentations rather than an actual team presentation.

Question 2

When doing a team presentation, team members should dress in a similar fashion.

Answer 2

True
You don't all have to wear the exact same thing but if three of you dress in suits and one person is in flip flops then it doesn't present a "team" image.

Question 3

Once you get out of college, you won't have to do anymore team presentations or projects. Thank goodness!

Answer 3

False
Very few professional jobs will allow you to just work on your own without having to collaborate with colleagues or make presentations with co-workers.

Question 4

Which of the following accurately describes the difference between a team presentation and a symposium?

A) A team presentation will include questions at the end and a symposium will not.
B) A team presentation represents the collaborative work of the group and participants in a symposium each talk about his or her own experience, not as part of the group.
C) The symposium presentation will only include people who have the same perspective on the issue being presented.
D) The participants in the symposium will collaborate prior to the discussion and the team members will not.

Question 5

There's almost always a slacker in every group.

Question 6

Equity tension in a group occurs when:

A) Group members feel there is a lack of equality with the work load.
B) The team experiences pressure from waiting until the last minute to complete the presentation
C) There is a lack of interest by some group members.
D) There is high communication apprehension.

Question 7

Substantive tension in a group occurs when:

A) Personality conflicts arise
B) There is a weak link in the group who isn't getting the work done
C) The group members have constructive disagreements on what is being discussed
D) People come to a group meeting unprepared

Question 8

A key ingredient in a successful group is when individual group members:

A) Have side conversations during group meetings
B) Pretend to listen even when they are not engaged in the conversation
C) Conform to the will of the group
D) Are participant-observers, participating but observing the conversation at the same time

Question 9

________________________________ is the tendency of groups to make decisions without considering alternative courses of action.

A) Nonconformity
B) Groupthink
C) Localization
D) Counter-productivity

Question 10

Goal lining is:

A) Making reaching the team goal the only way to measure the group's success
B) A competition game to see which group can reach the goal first
C) A group process when the goal is clearly spelled out at the start of the project
D) The hidden agenda of the group leader

Question 11

A/an _________________________ is a list of topics or subjects that will be covered in a meeting.

A) Goal Statement
B) Agenda
C) Production chart
D) Consensus statement

Question 12

Buzz groups, brainstorming, and risk techniques are all examples of:

A) Interventions
B) Counterproductive behavior
C) Hidden agendas
D) Consensus building

Question 13

Tasks such as creating meeting objectives, keeping group discussions focused, and planning for future meetings are the jobs of:

A) All group members
B) Effective leaders
C) Laissez-fair leaders
D) The devil's advocate

Question 14

Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of a quality team presentation?

A) Team members know what the others in the group will be saying
B) Transition statements have been created to move from one person to the next
C) The presentation is a cohesive whole
D) The presentation conclusion addresses only the last person speaking

Question 15

One way to achieve a cohesive presentation is for each team member to outline his or her part of the presentation and for all the group members to read the outlines.

Question 16

All team members should use the same presentation style.

Question 17

Only practice your presentation as a team. Don't practice individually.