PPP3: Presentation Reflection

Over the past two days Level 6 students have presented their Creative Strategies to each other, which for the most part was very enjoyable and enlightening, however also exhausting. I found I was quite nervous presenting this time around, compared to my Level 5 presentation where I was substantially less so. However, my nerves were unjust and my presentation went quite well, with Fred citing my presentation as the most focused and professional he had seen from me.

There were understandably less than positive points to be made about my presentation. Firstly, and most importantly concerning the presentation itself. Whilst my presenting style was adequate and my discussion well rounded, my slides were a major failing. I drew all of my slides specifically for the presentation, but didn't included any or my work from across the three years of the course. Everyone else had done so, and I was painfully aware of this when my presentation came about. I feel that I perhaps took a comment last year from Matt, in which he praised my drawn slides, too far this time around.

Another glaring issue was my lack of a fully developed exit strategy. Whilst most people discussed where they saw themselves in 1-5 years, all I had discussed was my potential job offer that will start in the summer.

Additionally, after the presentations were done, several of my peers asked my why I hadn't discussed my Tory Chums strips. I honestly forgot to include them and was surprised by the number of people (tutors included) that were disappointed with their exclusion. This has got me thinking that perhaps my final project in OUIL603 shouldn't be an extension of my Beyond La La Land comic, but rather a development of my Tory Chums as it seems like the more well received work with much more viability.

Finally, people praised my discussion of my depression. It wasn't an easy thing to talk about but the entire situation has affected my practise so I felt it would be odd not to include in the presentation. Two people informed me that they almost cried during this period of my presentation, which suggests that I have the 'personal' aspect of PPP down.