Presentation!

Recently we had to do our presentations for Applied Media Research, in which we had to present our research and answer to the question, "Which are the three most successful ever examples of cross platform television programming, how did viewers participate and most importantly, what did they gain from the experience?".

After getting all our research together we met up as a group to enter it all onto a prezi and then write a script. We chose to use prezi because we felt that it was more professional looking than PowerPoint and that it would be more entertaining to watch as moving from box to box would be more fluid than just a straight change to a new slide of text. We made a conscious effort to not overload the Prezi with information as we didn't want the audience to spend all their time trying to read the text instead of listening to us so in each box of text we just put a few key words or statistics. We felt that having a script was vital as we didn't want to forget key points of research so we decided that we would practice a lot and not spend all our time looking at our cards. 

We met up a few hours earlier on the day so we could run through the presentation a few times. I thought this was a good idea as the more we practiced it, the more it became familiar to us and it felt more natural. 

Here is a link to our presentation:



I felt that our presentation went quite well as we didn't overrun the 15 minute timeslot we were given, we managed to get all of our research across in a clear and concise manner and I felt that we gave a confident delivery. If I was going to do it again, I personally would look up more from my script as I felt that I didn't do this as much as I should have. However my two other group members did amazing so credit to them!

On reflection, I feel that doing this presentation, and the course in general, has made me become a much better public speaker. The first time we had to do a presentation in Year 1 I remember feeling really nervous but after doing so many since then, it just feels like the norm and I feel really comfortable doing this. My confidence has also been improved by me occasionally doing stand up comedy, and by my weekly radio show with my friend James Dunn. I am so grateful for all these opportunities because I understand that one of the key skills that are essential in the media industry is confidence as you need to be able to talk to anyone and I can definitely do that!