On Monday after returning from the week’s holiday and reading week, I was very surprised with my feelings towards doing the presentation. Throughout the reading week, every time I thought about doing a presentation I went weak at the knees and got butterflies. But, Monday morning, on the way to college, I kept my nerves under control and even sitting in class waiting for Steve to start the presentations off, I impressed myself and didn’t feel as nervous as I’d thought.
When Steve started to talk about how the presentations were going to work, I started to get nervous, until he mentioned about only doing them in front of him. Suddenly my nerves went and I felt okay again.
When we all got to the canteen I was surprised at how the group came together and how we were all interacting with each other. This was a good experience and showed me that the group is there for each other and we were having similar feeling towards the situation.
On the way up to Steve’s room to do my presentation I started to worry and became nervous again. I was unsure why I was feeling like this as it’s a lot better than doing it in front of the whole class. I was nervous when I was setting up my presentation, but when I stood up and started, I felt fine, even after the false start, were my presentation would not change slides on the smart board.
I was more nervous when Steve read out the grades than doing the presentation and I never knew my name was so far down the register! It seemed like it took ages for Steve to read out my grades and this only made me worry more. When he read my grade out, it took a long time for it to sink in, as I was expecting to hear “Referral” and was very surprised to hear that I had passed.
Tuesday morning the atmosphere in the class was great and a lot better than the, what can only be described as depressing Monday afternoon/evening. The discussion about whether it is possible to distinguish between a ‘Designer’ and an ‘Artist’, left a real unanswered question on the class. But I can’t help think it would have been a much more interesting and informative discussion, if we had the presence of Gray.
The first seminar meeting with the new group went well and I already feel really comfortable working with Shaun and Andrew. Just as I thought before the half term I am going to enjoy working in this group with them.
I’m not feeling too confident about getting the first task for A4 in next week, as I’m not sure if I will be able to write down my thoughts and opinions on the work by The Designers Republic.
What a relief it was to hear that we’d only be presenting to Steve. Although, now we have conquered the first hurdle, we now need to prepare ourselves for our next presentation which will probably be to the whole class. Even though we don’t know when this will be, preparing ourselves now can only be a good thing!
It was defiantly relieving finding out we only had to do it in front of Steve. But when he springs another presentation on us, I think we will all hope the same happens again and that probably will not be the case.
I was quite surprised to hear that the presentation was only in front of Steve, and in a way, disappointed. I had prepared myself, both mentally and in terms of handouts, etc, to present in front of the entire group.
To not be doing this kind of threw me off slightly, and rekindled my nerves.
Hi Greg
First of all well done for the result of your first submission. I hope you are now able to carry this through to the other submissions.
I think that I would have to agree with the comments by Tom; I was very much prepared do the presentation to the whole class.
Thank you for the compliment about being comfortable working with Andy and I.
As I have said before I am sure that between us we will both produce quality group work and keep the discussions in class very interesting.
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Shaun Bellis
Yeah our first seminar group was definitely a good one, I think this term we’re gonna work well together; it’s good that we’re in a three person group, enables us to have more 1 on 1 conversation with Steve & also group discussions easier.
I’m glad you found the presentation easier even though it being very nervous at the start, it will open the gateway to many more and hopefully build your confidence in doing them.
Hi Greg
First of all I would like to say we all did well on the presentation for a first try I think, though trying to fit i9t all under five minutes was the hardest thing ive ever done, I think the buzzer went off on my third slide, I thought it might go over but not by that much. Though saying this I rearly enjoyed doing the presentation, one it was a way to gather confidence for the future, but I also think that it pulled us together as a group.
About the essay on “Designers Republic” I no what you are saying its hard to work out weather its Design or Art, however what I think is that it’s a mixture but it is design over all, one of the reasons is that the people who run Designers Republic obviously think they are designers by there statement, “Art is shit, shit is Art”, I suppose what this is trying to say is that you can class anything as “Art” but design has more meaning and purpose, IE my thoughts are that design is a form of art but with more purpose and meaning that art has.
thanks, Martyn
Well done for passing your assignment. Yes I was the same gald to hear that the presentation was just in front of Steve it made me less nervous to. Least we have got the first one over with so any more presentations we do will probably be better then the first.
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Just a quick comment to firstly say well done on the pass.
Secondly I too was pleasantly surprised at how well the group bonded on Monday. Equally, as I haven’t really had a chance to talk to you though this would be a good opportunity! Hopefully we will all get to know each other a lot better over this term.
Thanks Michelle.
I defiantly agree that it would be a good opportunity to get to know you better.
I had the same problem with the smart board in the recent presentations we did. I think its too advanced for me.
I wouldn’t worry too much about presentations, they get a lot easier as you go along. There will be more chances for you to practice throughout the course i’m sure.
Hello, well done first of all!
Normally, people seem to think that doing a presentation in front of only one person will be easier, as most of the people who have commented so ar have thought. For me personally the first presentaiton was a bit awkward. I had never really done a presentation in front of only one person before so it was something new to me. I found it slighty strange to be making such effort on a presentation for only one person.
Making eye contact with the audience is key to a good presentation, and again having only one person there made this a bit more difficult and intense.
Don’t get me wrong i wouldn’t like to do a presentation in front of a room full but 2 or 3 would be ideal i think.