CHE 451 / CSC 492 / FS 475 Teaming, Writing, and Speaking Consultations Spring 2003
Dr. Naomi Kleid – e-mail: and
Your team has been selected to receive four consultations during the Spring 2003 semester. Each consultation, lasting between 75 and 90 minutes, will focus on tasks that you are currently required to complete, such as team communication and planning, report writing and editing, and presentation preparation and delivery. I am your consultant, and I will make every effort to meet with you during your normal team meeting times and to be available when you feel a consultation would be beneficial. Your team should start by having one person send an e-mail to the consultant to schedule the first consultation meeting, which needs to take place within the next week or two.
Please see below for an outline of possible consultation topics.
Consultation Meeting 1
Topics covered:
(1)Teamwork (identifying needed skills, setting ground rules, establishing priorities, negotiating)
(2)Writing (editing your own work)
(3)Team-generated topics.
What to bring:
(1) Your thoughts on “ground rules” for your team interactions.
(2) Copies of the phase report your team is in the process of writing (one copy for each team member plus two copies for the consultant).
(3) Your PDAs or calendars so we can schedule the remaining three meetings.
What to do one week before the meeting:
(1)Send the consultant a copy of the draft as it exists a week before the meeting
(2)Send out a meeting notice to all team members and the consultant giving the time and location of the consultation meeting. Identify any team-generated topics so the consultant can prepare.
Consultation Meeting 2
Topics covered:
(1)Writing and speaking (developing checklists for content and quality)
(2)Teamwork (developing a schedule and identifying the critical path)
(3)Team-generated topics.
What to bring:
(1) Copies of the syllabus and grading sheets from the class sponsoring this team project
(2) Copies of the schedule you are developing for your phase report
(3) If as part of your team-generated topics, you want to do some editing of the report or presentation foils you are preparing, then please bring copies to the meeting.
Consultation Meeting 3
Topics covered:
(1)Writing and speaking (understanding and learning from feedback)
(2)Team-generated topics
What to bring:
(1)Copies of evaluation comments you’ve received on your reports and presentations
(2)Your thoughts about how best to respond to those evaluations
Consultation Meeting 4
Topics covered:
(1)Polishing the final report and presentation,
(2)Practicing the presentation