ConnorTomshack

Dr.McLaughlin

WR13300

28April2015

TEDTalkReflection

IdecidedthatfortheTEDtalkpresentation,thebestcourseofactionwouldbeto

maintainthesamesubjectasmyresearchpaper.IprimarilydidthissoInothavetodomuch

moreadditionresearch,andthereforehavemoretimetoputintomakingandpracticingthe

presentation.AlthoughIkeptthesametopic,duetotimeconstraintsitwouldhavebeen

impossibletotalkaboutallthethingsthatarediscussedintheresearchpaper,andsoInarrowed

thescopeofthetopicfortheTEDtalk.Iroughlydiscussedthesametopics,butcutoutsomeand

addedafew,suchastheshortdiscussionofMooresLaw,becauseIthoughttheywouldbe

relevanttothetopicandwouldbeagoodvisualtodemonstratewhatIwastalkingabout.Even

so,mypresentationsslideshowwastoolongIwasforcedtoskiponeofthelastslidesentirely

becauseIwasrunningoutoftime.Therewereafewotherproblemswiththepresentation,buton

thewholeIthoughtIdidfairly,comparedtohowpresentationshaveoftengoneformeinthe

past.

Icouldhaveeasilyavoidedsomeproblemsbysimplypracticingmore.Infact,Ithinkthis

wouldhavefixedmostofmyproblems.HadIpracticedmore,therewouldhavebeenfewer

unnecessarypausesandIwouldhaveknownthatIneededtocutaslideinordertostaywithin

thetimelimit.TherewerealsoafewinstanceswhereIlostmytrainofthoughtforamomentand

hadtorestartasentenceinordertocompleteit.Thepresentationwasrelativelybumpyand

roughinthatrespect,andmorethoroughpracticeandpreparationcouldhaveavoidedthis.IfI

hadgiventhepresentationmoreefficiently,ImayhavealsobeenabletoincludetheslidethatI

skippedduringthepresentation.Asidefromthat,Ithoughtthecontentofthepresentationwas

appropriate.Ishouldhavetriedtohavemorevisualsinthepresentations,andperhapshavemore

slides,withlesstimeperslide.Amoreactiveslideshowmaybebetterforkeepingtheaudience

engaged.Overall,however,Ithoughtthetalkwentfairlywell,althoughitclearlyhadanumber

ofproblems.