Following reading week, we had a peer review - an opportunity for us to show our work to a small group of fellow masters students and receive feedback. Unfortunately there was a lot of confusion around what it was we were meant to be showing, as many of us believed it was meant to be a showcase of work created so far, and not the personal case study presentation we would be showing a week later. Whilst some people had the beginnings of a presentation ready to go, most had not yet started, myself included. Still, we decided to showcase our reflective journals and game jams, and give each other feedback based on those. A wall of text with some images isn’t the best showcase of what I’ve done, though I had my life drawing and concept art work there too, which my peers responded well to.
I think when I realised I still had a week before my presentation, I relaxed too much, and even though it was done on time, I could have dedicated more to practicing and refining it. I aim not to make this mistake again this year.
My presentation a week later went well. I am usually shaky when presenting, and become tongue-tied easily, which can cause big pauses in my speech and causes me to get more nervous. But, as it went on I felt I was covering each slide well, and kept it within a good frame. I think overall I wish I’d showcased my work more, and had more discussion on my ambitions to be a concept artist, but I'm happy with how it went.
I realised that working more on my presentation than I normally would have - writing notes, practicing what I wanted to say - greatly reduced how stressed and anxious I was. Keeping on top of work and time-keeping has been a bit of a challange for me, but I think being more relaxed improved my ability to present and the quality of my presentation.
This module was a great learning experience, and I'm looking forward to the next.
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