Project 3 Revision Process

In order to revise my project 3, I first went through all my slides and made sure they all contributed well to my overall thesis. I tried to keep the background slides on The Lorax as minimal as possible, but I still feel like I need to give a basic synopsis of the plot and characters so everyone is clear on the connections and analyses I am trying to make. A major issue with my slides was that they were too text heavy, so I went back and trimmed down a lot of the bullet points into the most important ideas. Instead of writing everything I need to say directly on the slides and just reading off of them, I figured it would make for a better presentation if I kept the words minimal and just put speaker’s notes. This means I need to take more time to practice what I am going to say since I will only have basic points that I will need to build off of. I also did not cite my sources in my presentation, so I decided to add a slide at the end with my citations. I feel like there is always something more I could do to my presentation to make it better, so for the final draft, I will look at it more carefully to look for any mistakes or areas that need further clarification. I hope that my presentation flows well and that the class clearly understands the points I am trying to make. I can pay attention to and manage my stress level by being extra prepared for when I have to speak in front of the class next week. If I am very confident in what I am saying it will be much easier to present than if I am unfamiliar with my topic and main points.