W: I think we first need to decide how to divide up the presentation responsibilities. From what I recall, the presentation consists of five parts, not including the introduction and conclusion. That would mean altogether, we need to allocate seven parts between the two of us.
M: So, we have the abstract, background research, the project design, the results and the discussion portions. As the abstract section only applies to the article, we needn't include it in the presentation. How would you suggest we dole out the rest?
W: How do you feel about handling the background bit? In this way, we can both discuss the part of the project that we devoted most of our time to.
M: Hold on a minute. You want me, the one who did the bulk of the task, to also do the majority of the presentation? The background research which was so meticulous took more than a month.
W: OK. OK. I get it. Quit your moaning. I appreciate the rigorous work ethic you applied to the research, but not the sarcasm that comes up every time I mention it. What do you think would be a fair arrangement?
M: I think the best arrangement would be to split the research into two parts: before-1980 and afterward. I would take the before-portion and you would be assigned the after-1980, leaving the project and results. I volunteer to describe the project. But as I struggled a bit with the statistics in the results section, how about you handling that?
W: That's agreeable to me. I propose we both handle the discussion section in parts along with the question and answer afterward, leaving only the introduction and conclusion.
M: I will take responsibility for the conclusion and put you in charge of the introduction. This will make it so that we alternate presenting, so as to avoid sounding monotonous to the audience.