What’s Next? How did it go?

Hello again. This last week has been very relaxed and easy, this Monday we had the BETA deadline along with every single group’s BETA presentation. A very long and rough day for many students. But it was still very satisfying to know that we only have one last milestone left in this project. That milestone is the Final version of the game. We have about 10 days including weekends to finish our game from that BETA deadline. Meaning that the last things we only need to fix right now to finish our game are minor things that no one must be stressed about. The plan is to simply fine tune the game by adding small details or changing details, basically balancing the game. However, as I discussed in my previous blog about the preparations for the presentation I feel the need to express how it all went.

As I mention previously, the method I used to prepare and conduct the presentation revolved around not having any support cards with key words. Instead structuring the PowerPoint s that it each slide contains the necessary key words I need to conduct the presentation. A sort of new method that I have not actually been using before and which relies upon a large portion of practice. Did I practice?
Yes, I practiced moderately hard for two days before the presentation, to make sure that I would be prepared and have the confidence to possibly improvise if things went wrong. There were about 120 people in the audience, and I was the second presenter to enter the stage. I had my PowerPoint with me, my lead art Christopher Fisher to play the game for me, my practice over the weekend, what could possibly go wrong? Well as usual I found myself not being as confident in my voice as I wanted to be. My flow was better though this time around, the pace of the presentation was better and I managed to maintain a more relaxed voice, even if I still could have sounded much more confident.
Much of which is because of the practice beforehand I assume. The most important thing about the presentation is the fact that my group felt that I had performed better this time, that I had improved my technique from last time. It is very satisfying to hear that others can acknowledge my own improvement. Because that is what it is all about, improving and learning, being a better person and presenter the next time I get the chance to perform.

I had my friend record the entire presentation from both last time and this time. I believe that the only way I can acknowledge the feedback of which I get, is by having watched my own performance. That way I can synchronize and understand aspects they might bring up which I might not have understood otherwise.

Here is a picture of me on the stage

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