Check It Off

The last step in this project is completed but, my journey has just begun (Too corny?). I feel rather relieved after I stepped off the stage getting compliments from my friends and my peers. I now have more motivation before because I have a group of people that know about where I left off. Golf will still be practiced at my house and I will play as frequent as possible on the course. The weather right now is bipolar so, I probably won't get to play a round for quite a few weeks.

Most people will drop the task they were doing right after they finish presenting. My project was something that I truly enjoyed doing and I wish to continue it until my third hip replacement. As I mentioned from the beginning, golf can be played by anyone at any age. Over the past weeks I didn't get the chance to play with my dad that much. I wish to play with him a lot over the summer even though he still has work constantly.

Now going to the grading portion of this post. I felt like I did a good job and I conveyed my message in the way I planned. I felt like I projected my voice and I believe I didn't sound too mechanical like a robot. The speech that I concocted came from my heart and it is something I seriously believe and went through.

• Time: As I practiced and rehearsed my speech my timing was right around five minutes. I feel like I went over the time limit by a little bit but not too extensively.
• Visual Component: The one thing I noticed about my presentation is that I didn't rely too much on my power point. I only had nine slides but, I felt like I utilized them to my ability. The first three slides and the last one had no sentences and only a couple words. I had pictures that helped me share my ideas and points. I felt that the golf swing demonstration helped add to my presentation. I showed how I learned and what I used to do and what I do now. I believe that it helped the audience to understand my process and the golf swing better.
• Content: I thought something that was to my benefit was that I didn't go up there with my notecards and read right off of them. With my script I memorized parts of it and some parts I just had the gist of what I wanted to say. This mixed in the two different aspects and helped me sound like myself. I felt that I gave the audience an idea to walk away with which is what I was trying to do. I could've expanded on the process and my product a little more.
• Organization: This is one category that I usually struggle in. Transitions are not my thing and I didn't do well this time with them either. I felt that I could have connected my ideas in a more smooth way so that I don't just blurt out my paragraphs and sound like I'm jumping around. My conclusion was quite effective because it tied together my process, my journey, and my message. 
• Delivery: I have touched on this already a little and I thought this was what I did the best. I tried not to sound monotone and I came out their and my voice corresponded with what I was saying

Overall I believe I did a decent job but, there are definitely room for improvement. Out of a thirty I would give myself a twenty six. I am very hard on myself and this is what I think I deserve. But, I am not the teacher and Mr. Perlman and Mr. McDaniels know the best.