My TR Blog

This is a blog about everything-you-ever-need-to-know-about-TR (+ a little extra about life here and there). Hope you all enjoy it!

Top 10 List

In MCOM this week, I had my last presentation. I really didn't not like presenting- at all. However, I do feel a lot more confident in my presenting skills and hope that I will be able to remember all the things I've learned for future presentations. My top 10 favorite things I learned in this class are:

1. Know your audience.
2. Know what you are presenting on inside and out.
3. Sometimes, you have to adapt.
4. How to make my resume stand out.
5. Read the rubric if you want to get full points.
6. How to work in a group.
7. Remote meetings are and awesome way to get all your group together
8. Filler words are the devil- don't use them.
9. Know when to use your hands and when to not use your hands.
10. You are not just being interviewed- you are interview them as well.

I really did learn a lot this semester. However, my favorite part of this class was the people in it. I loved how I was able to know everyone's name and was able to joke around and ask for help when I needed it. At BYU, that doesn't happen very often. I wish more classes were like this one. So to all my fellow classmates, thanks for a fun semester! You all are awesome!

Another presentation

As we all know, we had our huge presentation this week. I was absolutely terrified. I felt like it was rushed and that we really were not as prepared as we should have been. In order to really rock your presentation, you have to know what you are talking about. I felt like I personally did not know enough to feel solid in the information I was presenting. Really, you just can't rush confidence. You need to prepare for whatever you are going to present and you need to know inside and out.

I also really wished I had read the rubric for all the assignments. I have missed a lot of points in many of my classes this semester simply because I did not read the rubric. Next semester I hope to do a little better in that regard. 

Google+ Remote Meeting

This past week, my group and I did our remote meeting over google+. We also used google docs so we could all make changes on the document. This worked well because we were all able to see what changes were being made. I had never tried to use google docs before so this was a good learning experience.

One thing that would have been helpful would have been if we had had a schedule of what we were going to talk about. The meeting would have been a lot more efficient had we clearly defined what we wanted to get out of the meeting. However, this was a super convenient way to have a meeting. If I ever have to do another group project, I am going to suggest this. 

Here's what our group looked like at the beginning of the call while we were waiting to get things rolling. Haha!

Is It Summer Yet?

I know that this isn't exactly what Professor Middleton wants us to talk about, but they only thing that I really got from tuesday's lecture was how much stuff we have to do between now and the end of the semester. It's kind of crazy. So what I am I going to do about it? I'm going to take it one day at a time. 

I've found that when I get so caught up in EVERYTHING that is due, I just psych myself out. So what is due next? Good question. According to Leticia's email, this is what's due:

Due next Monday, March 31 BEFORE midnight  on Learning Suite are the following:

• Case Analysis Report
• Case Analysis Presentation
• Case Analysis HandouT
• Due next Tuesday, April 1 is the remote meeting memo.
• In class next Tuesday you will present your case analysis project. Please bring your computers so you can give feedback on other teams' presentations. 

I suppose a good place to start would be going to LearningSuite and figuring out exactly what the case analysis report is, what the analysis presentation consists of, and maybe look at the rubric for the handout. I plan on doing that tomorrow. On saturday, I will go to meet with my groups and hopefully we will be able to develop a good presentation.

Well, good luck to everyone! ONLY 3 MORE WEEKS PEOPLE!

Knowing Your Audience

I really love Penguin Posh's presentation they did. It made me think. And I really loved the comment that was made in class which was that they could assume that the audience had read the chapter, so why would you need to present what people just read? It was a good presentation because it showed you how to use what you read. I just thought it was really good :) Good job group! I hope that when I have to do a presentation in the future I take the time to analyze my audience and do something cool like Penguin Posh did :)

I also really loved the video our guest presenter showed us. However, did anyone else notice that he talked a lot about not saying "you know" and all those other things but he kept saying "like"? I know that there were times when he was doing it on purpose but there were times when you could tell that he wasn't meaning to. It's just a good reminder to practice what you preach or else you will lose your credibility... ya know? 

Presentations

I recently watched the video of my group's presentation on the React website. I think what I learned the most from watching myself is that I literally have no idea what to do with my hands. I can't hold them to my sides, or I look like a zombie. I can't hold my own hands because apparently, that's weird. I guess I've always had something to hold on to or a podium to hide behind any time I've had to give a talk or speech. It's really frustrating. You want to be "natural" but when you do what comes naturally, you use improper business etiquette. I don't know, I guess I'll just always request to have a pointer or a podium so I won't have to think about what to do with my hands...