In groups of three, we were tasked with researching one of the five different ways of thinking. My group, consisting of Demi, Yulia and myself, were assigned 'Brainstorming'. The presentation couldn't run over ten minutes and also had to consist of ten slides, including a title slide and a bibliography.
I began this process by making a group chat and planning the slides before we began researching them so we could assign the slides to each member and then there wouldn't be any overlap.
I then started my research process and began to create the powerpoint. We each approached the task from different angles to make sure we covered more ground. I put the powerpoint together and then had the other members email their slides to me so I could add them to the presentation and reorder them so it flowed better.
Below are the slides I worked on.
I didn't add as much text to this powerpoint compared to my BraveStarr presentation as a note I received was that I had too much information on one slide.
I also changed the font to match and added images so that the presentation looked more whole rather than several slides stuck together.
Link to Powerpoint Presentation
My Script:
*Demi will open the presentation as it will lead into her first slide, followed by Yulia's slide*
Brainstorming expands and challenges your thinking on a topic, however to visualise this and push it even further, people often mind map their thought processes, which is another one of the ways of thinking!
By using this method, the ideas and thoughts become more organised and it's easier to make connections between points as brainstorming is considered more like the first step.
To brainstorm, you let your mind explore multiple possibilities by letting your thoughts go and challenging your creativity.
Then to mind map, you sort through these possibilities and refine certain theories by connecting the dots.
This works best when working in a group as it allows everyone to see where the train of thought is going.
*Another two slides by Yulia and Demi follow this*
As we touched on earlier, some of the most successful methods used while brainstorming in a group are: being able to bounce ideas off of the whole team. Due to the team's varied experience, if one member got stuck, another member may be able to help by offering an idea they hadn't considered.
It also works great as a good team building exercise, and has proven to work better for solving more complex problems than working alone as you can find multiple solutions to any issue raised.
People are also more committed to an idea if they helped develop it.
Studies have proven however that in general, individual brainstorming sessions provide more effective results than group sessions. This may be because people are more likely to expand on their ideas if they don't have to worry about what others think of them.
Because of this, you can challenge your creativity.
It does however lack the wider experience of a group so there may be more dead ends when working alone. So, this method is the most effective when solving simple problems.
*Yulia follows this with one more slide*
Thank you all for listening!
Feedback
The total presentation took between six and seven minutes to deliver. In hindsight, because we finished early, this would have been a good time to ask the class if they had any questions.
We were given feedback after the presentation which included:
- Proof read the powerpoint (there was an issue which has since been fixed, where an image covered some text)
- Treat the powerpoint like an essay - reference within the slides (by adding dates) to show where each quote came from
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