Presentations

Last time was time to share what each project group had learned from their project. To be honest, our group had no idea what to expect from other groups! There were so many topics you could choose from and also numerous ways how to present the topic. To our positive surprise, each group seemed to have taken a different approach in their topic and also in their way of demonstration instead of choosing to do a traditional PP presentation. For example, while we chose to show and analyse some videos from Youtube embedded in a Prezi presentation, other groups did illustrative acting, small group discusssions and even showing video material of interviews they had conducted during their project!

It seemed to me that there wasn't too much pressure in presenting your thing as by now everybody has gotten familiar with each other and informal interaction was the norm rather than exception. For learning and active participation of audience the atmosphere was just right in my opinion. Also thanks to Sarina we did a written review of each presentation besides giving feedback right after the presentations.

Since I noticed Prezi is was not familiar to all of us, I encourage everybody to try it out. You can get a free license by registering with TUT email address.

A tip for preparing for tomorrow Skype simulation: If you call somebody by phone or somebody calls you today or tomorrow forenoon, you can already start to try out at least these tricks for better communication:

1) Active listening, give periodic clues you're still there!

2) Remember to smile, this is very good for your voice and expression and might break the ice

3) Address tech problems immediately if they occur, and redial if needed

See you guys tomorrow!