My presentation is gone. It is done and never to be seen again. It is now in ruins...desolation. After all of that practice, I will no longer make reference to Pam & Jim while talking about 30 second elevator pitches. Good times.
Before I look onward, I'd like dwell on the past a bit more. It was really a different experience, using flip charts to present. Never done it before. I was happy to see some others present and have a few warm-up rounds before I was actually graded. There were some good hooks. One about the Pony Express and another with a guitar particularly stuck out to me. The use of tablets in presentations was also neato. Aside from cool ways to present, there was some quality content shared. Like I really ought to be able to manage my e-mail better now and I really am considering making a website for myself, using a technique or two I learned there. (I know we're pretty tight, de Blog, but I may have to move on). I'm gonna' make a difference in my life with these new insights.
Still, just like when teaching Sunday school, I feel like I do the most learning when I'm presenting. I'm very grateful for some of the tips I got to improve upon my methods. At first I was droppin' way too many "um" bombs, not smilin', and wrote things out during the presentation before I said them. I changed my ways. Still a few "um"s here and there, but I improved. I'll continue watching myself on that.
My goal for future presentations is to have a very clear purpose in mind, give answers to the questions on people's minds, and make it meaningful to them. Ya, know make it matter and be memorable. Of course, I'll have to get rid of the junk, really identify the situation, and practice, practice, practice until I master it.
Yep you'll never talk about a thirty second elevator pitch or pam and jim again, or will you . . . hehe.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on your presentation bud. I enjoyed it. Can you believe that we are done with presentations for the semester! Well done!
I also wanted to tell you how much I liked your presentation. It was very informative and fun to watch. If we didn't learn anything from this class but one thing, it would be understanding how important it is to practice ahead of time. This isn't the case, but it will be one of my top takeaways for sure!
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