Involved in a team presentation? Remember that the best teams play as a group, not just as a bunch of individual stars. Here are ten tips to make your team the winner:
- Play as a team: Work out what you want each person to present and then all stick to the game plan
- Set up your rules: Agree on the length of each person’s section and who should answer which types of questions.
- Work out how you will pass the ball through your lineup: Decide on some link statements that will enable each speaker to pass seamlessly on to the next . You can assist with this by getting to the venue early enough to decide on seating position and how you will physically swap around as each new speaker starts.
- Appoint a captain: This person should start and end – setting up the game plan and finishing with a final message. If the game goes into extra time, with surplus questions, don’t just let the ball just drift out of play. The captain should formally kick out with a definite ending.
- Pool your knowledge of the audience: Get the team to put time into working out what the audience is looking for and what pushes their buttons.
- Go to practice! Rehearse each presentation plus the whole team sequence. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse.
- Act like a team: Make sure each presenter reflects back and forward to other players’ sections, where appropriate. During question time, make sure you spread the responses through your team, depending on specialisation. The captain may need to call the plays on this.
- Shake hands with the other team: The first speaker should introduce the rest of the team and identify their role in the game. To assist with unusual names, wear clear name tags as well as including the team names on an early slide.
- Keep your eye on the ball: When one person is speaking the audience will still occasionally glance at the rest of the team. Don’t pick your nose! Show that you are paying attention to the current speaker and keep an eye on the audience’s reactions, even if you have heard it all many times before. In the heat of the game, don’t lose sight of the objective.
- Remember the importance of the before and after match function: The impression of your team impression will partially be created before and after the game. Make sure you keep a professional ambiance from the moment you arrive right through until you are out of sight. Only then do your wild victory dance!
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