So I have finally nailed down my Pecha Kucha idea. Now it is time to start on the story board. It should not be to hard, it is just figuring out the order and then putting down what words go with it. After meeting with my group we discovered that it takes, with a normal talking speed 50-60 words to fill the 20 second time limit. Very do-able. If need be 40 words a bit slower!!!
Meeting on Face Flow was, to me, basically meeting on Skype. The only real difference was that we were able to meet in more of a group setting. It was fun to see a face with the name I see every week!
The concepts that make a good picture was pretty well known to me. I have seen the article before and actually used it in a digital photography class I taught over the summer. We did a similar project, but there were assigned topics for the photos as well. I enjoyed going back over my photos. I do realize that they are only from my Iphone and not the best ones I have ever taken, but it has been hard for me to keep up with daily pictures and post when there is really just so much going on right now. At least when outdoors I normally take a photo and that really helps!
Finally the readings this week were great. I love the analogy of presenting and Judo. Each takes practice and with that practice comes the ability to make a move without thought. It just happens. One does not and SHOULD NOT think about how they are doing in the moment. When you do that, you start to fail. You can always look back and think about it later!!!!
Thanks for sharing the information about how many words per slide will be needed to make the Pecha Kucha. Since I am going to have some of my students help read, I am assuming that they will be somewhere close to 30-40 words per slide. This is really going to help when I get more specific planning done and find the best piece for them each to read.
ReplyDeleteI liked the idea of "being in the now" as well. Anytime you start thinking about how you are doing during the actual presentation takes away from your focus and concentration level. Especially if you make a mistake or stumble over something it is important to keep going and most of the time the audience won't remember the small mistakes as long as the rest of the presentation is strong. Kind of like how the basketball fans typically remember the shots that you made, not the ones you missed.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tips on the word count. I found that using post-it notes to arrange the order of the slides was very helpful. I had the same trouble deciding what should go where so I created a bunch of post-its for each slide and probably looked like a mad man moving them around, but it was a very helpful tool and seemed to allow creativity and flexibility rather that sitting around drawing arrows on a sheet of paper.
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