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🎤 Presentation Skills · Lesson 7 of 7

Group and online presentations

Google Classroom

Smooth handoffs, shared slides and presenting on Zoom or Teams.

Group presentations

One storyAgree on the message and structure before splitting slides
One templateUse a shared Google Slides or PowerPoint file with one design
Handoffs“Now Maya will show how we tested it” — plan each transition
Rehearse togetherAt least one full run-through, timed
RolesSomeone owns the timer, slides, Q&A routing

Online presentations

  1. Camera at eye level, face lit from the front, a quiet background
  2. Close other apps and turn off notifications before sharing your screen
  3. Share only the slide window, and use presenter view on a second screen if you have one
  4. Look at the camera when making key points
  5. Pause more often and invite questions in chat

Engagement online

Attention online drops fast. Change something every few minutes: a poll, a question to the chat, a short demo, or switching speakers. Keep the whole talk shorter than you would in person.

Tech backup

Have the slides as a PDF ready to share, a phone hotspot in case Wi-Fi fails, and a teammate who can take over the screen.

Tip

💡 In groups, the best presentations sound like one person planned them. Assign one person to edit all slides for consistency at the end.

✏️ Practice: your turn

  1. Plan the handoff sentences for a group presentation
  2. Set up camera, lighting and background for an online talk
  3. Do a test screen share with notifications off
  4. Add one interaction point every 3–4 minutes

✏️ Countdown timer: rehearse your talk to time

🧠 Quick quiz

Answer all 4 questions correctly to mark this lesson as done.

1. What should a group agree on first?
2. Online, where should you look for key points?
3. Before sharing your screen, you should…
4. How do you keep an online audience engaged?

0 of 4 correct

All lessons in Presentation Skills

  1. 🎯 1. Audience and one clear messageWho is listening, what should they remember, and why
  2. 🏗️ 2. Structure a talkA strong opening, three points and a memorable close
  3. 🖼️ 3. Clean slide designOne idea per slide, assertion headlines and fewer words
  4. 📊 4. Presenting dataOne chart, one message — and guiding the audience’s eyes
  5. 🗣️ 5. Delivery and nervesVoice, eye contact, pacing, notes and managing anxiety
  6. 🙋 6. Q&A and tough questionsPrepare likely questions, answer clearly and say “I don’t know” well
  7. 👥 7. Group and online presentationsSmooth handoffs, shared slides and presenting on Zoom or Teams