had a presentation today.
I could not get the motivation to do it at all- went to sleep at 3 set my alarm for 7 and class started at 9. Why did i ignore my alarm and wake up at 840. I had 20 minutes to get dressed and perfect what i want to say toward the end of my presentation. (it was only about 10 slides). I didnt think I worked well under pressure- but i managed to write down a few things on a note card - get dressed THANK GOODNESS i knew what i was wearing and I arrived to class 2 minutes late- but it was no biggie!
Everyone got hounded for choosing the same topic to do their presentation. Students regurgitated what the professor taught last week into their presentation and at the end when asked what facts did they find to support the information they decided to present - they had no idea!
for ex- one girl put that one theory suggests schizophrenia may be caused my a maternal virus ( woman carrying child catches a virus and the effects of the virus can cause harm to unborn child) - when questioned about her research she had no idea how to answer- stories that Ive heard about the professor made her out to be petrifying like the "principal" on Matilda lol
I was the 4th student to present this am on schizophrenia- I started with a poem which was in fact a personal reflection of Colin King an individual suffering from schizophrenia. He revealed how he view himself, how he was viewed by peers, of the same race, and of others. He introduces himself as Mr. insane, subnormal, and psychotic exposing his loss of contact with reality.
I added what symptoms are of being schizophrenic and all in all my presentation was way much different than the other students. I do not blame them- but their school system. Professors here do not clearly express what is expected of them and I did not know what was expected of me as well but I can say that I thank my professors back at home for preparing me very well. I actually noticed that I was shaking due to not presenting in a while- but I projected my voice and tried not to speak rather quickly- which i often do when I am ready to get it all over with.
I left my class this morning feeling great- knowing that I am able to express myself concisely- which is an attribute that I have always felt I needed improvement with.
Along with my presentation which was not graded! I must write a 1500 word write up. I thought the write up was an essay and I have mildly beaten myself up about not starting it but thank goodness I havent because I would have done the assignment ALL WRONG!
this weekend i will work on that and my paper due in Deaf Community and Culture on Tuesday.
In addition to playing with my flip mino- going into town to get that since it came in yesterday :) IM SO EXCITED! I can finally work on my projects.
