One thing I really enjoyed this week is the Presentation Zen video. Although I didn't really understand all the Judo connections, the things he was saying about delivery of presentation were very intriguing. I, for one, have been in many meetings where the presentor doesn't know when to stop. I do not want to be one of those people! My favorite thing about the video was the outtakes at the end. It really showed us a whole other side of Garr, which made him seem more personable and not like quite such a stiff shirt. I wish I had seen the outtakes before I read the book. I think I would have had a whole different perspective on his teachings if I had.
This week's work although interesting, seems totally overwhelming. While I'm learning a lot about presentation, I feel that I would be learning a lot more if the weekly workload was not so huge. I find myself rushing through assignments so I have time to get through each one. I rarely have time to look at the extra things at the beginning of each session's work. I know they are very valuable and could probably teach me a lot, but I go to the things that are going to be graded and do them first. When all the graded assignments are done, it's Wednesday again and we start a new week. I'm not trying to complain, because I'm really enjoying everything I'm learning in this class and will use every bit of it in when doing presentations in the future. I just wish I had a little more time on each assignment so I could do my best work.
I was excited to have extra time to work on things as well. The Pecha Kucha took me 4 hours last night and I'm not even done. I thought the Prezi was fun, but make sure you leave yourself time to explore. It was fun to look around and create my own. Good luck with the homework this week and enjoy your Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteClasses in accelerated format can be overwhelming, and hopefully a Masters class has more work than an undergraduate course. That said I hope you are enjoying the tools and exposure to the ideas, you may not be an expert when done, but you have the opportunity to start down the path of learning and working with any tool you discover. Which tool have you enjoyed the most so far and why?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, Andi, about the Presentation Zen and the judo references. I plan on asking one of our high school students who is a black belt about it - hopefully he can shed some light!!
ReplyDeleteThe amount of work can be overwhelming, especially when you have little ones at home. I don't want to think of all the Christmas festivities and having to complete all our work at the same time! We just have to remember something that Louis told me earlier - the easiest way to eat an elephant is a bite at a time - we'll just keep plugging away until we've eaten this whole elephant!!! Pass the barbecue sauce!
Andi, how true, how true. I feel the same way about how some presenters never quite know when to stop. It's especially frustrating when the presenter then asks for questions when it obvious that it's well over the time and now it is being lengthened even more. I know the subject may be important, but I remember a comment by a teacher of mine in undergrad, if you can't get your thought across in 30 seconds, you don't need to make the statement.
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