Vocabulary and best practices for the AP Seminar Individual Multimedia Presentation and collaborative team discussion. Front: the term or skill. Back: a plain-language definition or tip.
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- Active listening
- Fully concentrating on a speaker's words and intent rather than just waiting for a turn to talk.
- Building on ideas
- Extending or developing a teammate's point instead of only introducing separate, unrelated ideas.
- Facilitation
- Guiding a group discussion so that it stays on topic and every voice gets a chance to contribute.
- Consensus
- General agreement reached by a group after considering different viewpoints.
- Devil's advocate
- Someone who deliberately argues an opposing position to test the strength of a group's reasoning.
- Turn-taking
- Sharing speaking opportunities fairly so no single person dominates a discussion.
- Paraphrasing others' points
- Restating a teammate's idea in your own words to confirm understanding before responding.
- Synthesis in discussion
- Combining several teammates' contributions into a single, more complete idea during a live conversation.
- Oral defense
- A question and answer session where a student explains and justifies the choices made in their presentation.
- Extemporaneous speaking
- Speaking from notes or an outline rather than reading a fully written script word for word.
- Visual aids
- Slides, charts, or images used to support and clarify a spoken presentation.
- Eye contact
- Looking at audience members while speaking to build engagement and credibility.
- Pacing
- Controlling the speed of delivery so a presentation is neither rushed nor dragging.
- Q&A responsiveness
- Answering audience questions directly and thoughtfully rather than repeating prepared talking points.
- Team roles
- Specific responsibilities, such as research lead or presentation designer, assigned to members of a project team.
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