Lucian Tash
- Nature-Culture Divide
- I thought this was an extremely interesting topic
- I loved how Lucian began his presentation with a question
- It was the perfect question, acting as a thesis that everything in his presentation tied back to
- The question made the audience consider how often they go outside simply to enjoy nature
- In a sense, the question made you feel guilty, knowing most of us are blinded by the tasks of everyday life to value nature in its simplest form
- The question prepared the audience for what they should expect from his presentation, and it gave them something to think about throughout his slide show
- Personally, for my presentation, I don’t think I could implement such a question for my audience to consider since my research project is a piece of flash fiction, which is less enlightening
- Regardless, I applaud Lucian for utilizing this strategy at the beginning of his presentation, and I plan to have a similar wow factor to set my project apart
- Human world vs. natural world
- Humans conquer nature and bring order to chaos
- Native Americans don’t believe they’re above nature; rather, they believe they’re one with nature
Sanjna Prakash
- Teen girls were impacted more than teen boys by the Covid-19 pandemic
- Teens spent more time on social media
- In my opinion, I think TikTok took advantage of the pandemic to emerge as a prominent social platform
- Misinformation caused more stress and toxic attitudes
- Blue light decreases sleep
- Parents should monitor their behavior and be careful about what they share with their kids (stay positive)
- My one question about this presentation was what was the purpose of it
- Sanjna mentioned she had a lot of friends impacted by the pandemic, and that was her motivation for researching it
- But what’s the point of creating a website telling parents what they should’ve done during the pandemic to prevent their kids from getting depressed
- It seems a little untimely in my opinion
Margaret Khayat
- Self-care was politically motivated in the beginning
- Now it’s aesthetic driven
- The way self-care is portrayed on the internet is not realistic
- The best self-care is meaningful but acknowledges the world’s meaninglessness
- Margaret’s presentation was inspiring
- She came out with a certain type of confidence, unlike any of the other presentations
- She took risks, which Dr. A mentioned was key to a superb presentation
- She spoke clearly
- She didn’t rely on her slides to carry her presentation (in fact, her slides were quite simple); rather, the enthusiasm with which she spoke kept her audience engaged
- Her presentation, in particular, made me realize how important it is to speak confidently when presenting
- I plan to do this in my presentation because an audience is more likely to absorb your message if you clearly transmit it to them and you act like it’s important
- Since part of my presentation will involve me reading excerpts from my piece of flash fiction, it’ll be especially important that I implement Margaret’s strategy so my audience doesn’t lose interest or get bored
Victor Samuel
- Coded a website using HTML about freemasonry
- Learned a lot about cults
- Inspired by his father, who’s a curious person
Iris Smith
- How resources impact education
- Used an interactive activity
- Her activity was fun, which was a bonus for winning over her audience
- Integrating the class also adds another element of multimodality to your presentation
- I think one way I could use the class in my presentation is by getting them to act out certain characters in my story by reading their lines
- Used a lot of statistics
- Research was personal
- I like how Iris mentioned the obstacles she faced in her research, making her feel more relatable as a presenter (I didn’t hear the other presenters mention this information)
- In my presentation, I plan on talking about the struggles I faced when brainstorming ideas for my story (sometimes, I would take a break for days just to let my brain reset to be ready to think of more ideas)
- I also plan on talking about the articles I read that were somewhat insightful but ultimately useless for my project