Divide into groups by majors or interests. Appoint one person as group manager. Decide on an item, concept, or process that would require an expanded definition for laypersons. Some examples follow:

From computer science: an algorithm, binary coding, or systems analysis From nursing: a pacemaker, coronary bypass surgery, or natural childbirth Complete an Audience and Use Profile (page 31). Once your group has decided on the appropriate expansion strategies, the group manager will assign each member to work on one or two specific strategies as part of the definition. As a group, edit and incorporate the collected material into an expanded definition, revising as often as needed. The group manager will assign one member to present the definition in class.

Your instructor may stipulate a brochure format for your definition, as in Figure 18.6. (For more on this format, refer to "brochures" in this book's Index.)