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Presentations in teams sheet
Essay frame

Discuss the advantages and challenges of team presentations, and explain how a team should plan and deliver one.

How to lay out the answer. Follow the frame, then write it in your own words.

  1. 1 · Open. A team presentation is one talk given by several members; it must look and sound like one presentation.
  2. 2 · Advantages. Variety of voices, more expertise, shared workload, mutual support.
  3. 3 · Challenges. Inconsistent style, overrunning time, weak handovers, unequal effort.
  4. 4 · Planning.
    • Agree purpose and audience
    • Assign roles by strength
    • Draft sections
    • Merge into one template
    • Timed rehearsal together
  5. 5 · Delivery.
    • Opener introduces the team and plan
    • Smooth handover lines
    • Non-speakers stay attentive
    • Keep to time
  6. 6 · Questions. The leader directs each question to the best member; no public disagreement.
  7. 7 · Sri Lankan example. A four-member team's 20-minute loan pitch to a bank: 2 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 4 minutes.

Scoring tip: A simple time plan with names and minutes shows the examiner you can apply the ideas.