Extra Credit

Today after classes I went to check out my classmate Iris' presentation she had, as well as four other presentations, one being a group presentation. I felt like the most entertaining of the bunch was the group presentation because they were did a great job acting out their parts and even gave the audience and chance to interact by voting through text who we thought was the winner of the court debate. One of the things I learned by watching these presentations is how different the world is technologically in other areas of the world than it is here. One of the girls presenting use to live in another country and did not have all of the great technological advances that we are so use to everyday. Another thing I learned was that presentations can be much more entertaining and overall a better performance if you can find some way to incorporate the audience into your presentation. By doing so they will stay alert and entertained and won't daze off, because if that happens then you really aren't doing a good job with your presentation. Another thing I learned was that when you are giving a presentation it is a very good thing to not just read your paper the whole entire time. You really should have some parts of it memorized so that you can look out at the audience more often. I also learned about a very interesting court case in which there was a dispute between a formally married couple on who was going to keep the house and which one would be kicked out. It was a very interesting story and I sided heavily on the side of the male because he was the one who payed for the house in the first place, and the female had been taking drugs for whatever her reasons were, which makes it pretty clear that she shouldn't be the one getting ownership of the house. And lastly, I learned that I'm not the only who gets nervous before they are about to perform and while they are performing. You could tell that almost every presenter was pretty nervous by the way they were speaking and by their body language. I learned that it's okay to feel that way because the audience is there to support you and wants you to succeed. If they sense that you are nervous it only makes them feel uncomfortable and wish for you to gain some confidence throughout your presentation. Knowing that it isn't so bad presenting in front of a room full of people that you don't really know that well can bring you a long way in life. It is a task in which many aren't well versed at and as long as they know that they aren't the only ones that feel that way, it could make all the difference in the world.