Today we had our Mock Conference. Throughout the day we presented what we had of our presentations as a little practice session before the final conference in the coming weeks.
Unsurprisingly, with my unfailing ability to fall fully to a 'deer in the headlights' -like stupor when public speaking, my practice session was a little wobbly. That being said, I've had a lot worse.
Most of the comments made noted my nerves:
Fidgeting,
speaking too quickly,
avoiding eye contact with the audience etc.
All of which I knew I had let myself down on before I'd even finished, though it has just made me more determined to over-come this next time.
Sharon did explain that in my presentation, I presumed that the audience knew what I'd meant by 'Perceptual Realism' and had not really explained what it was myself. This I hadn't really thought about, being so immersed in the research, I had taken for granted that the audience may not be as clued up as myself on the terms I will be covering in the research. This was an extremely helpful comment.
Jeanette explained that throughout my presentation I relied too heavily on my notes and avoided the audience. This was a lot to do with my nerves, but admittedly I did not feel confident in what I was trying to say. I may have spent too much time organising my slides and not enough time actually practicing my speech.
It was also mentioned that, although they could piece it together, my presentation would benefit from a clearer explanation of how my research and practice are connected.
This for me could also be down to the fact that my interviewee could not meet until tomorrow, and my presentation was missing the psychological factor that should link my research together.
It was also suggested that using the model instead of the spheres in my presentation would help make the concept of image based lighting more understandable and although I completely agree with this, it is not likely that the model will be completed in this time.
Although I was completely dreading today I definitely gained some helpful comments to consider and more than anything, I have a genuine want to do better next time and I certainly feel I have the time and know-how to do so.
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