Presenting our Finished Project.

              Perhaps the only thing I hate more than group work within the context of my studies is that of presenting. I think this is more down to the fact that I have to have a structure to my thinking and I over obsess with trying to stick to a script, which Is a gain something that my thinking process doesn’t take well too.  However it is a skill I have developed on greatly since starting my first year at UCLan, through assignments and generally pushing myself into situations through which I am forced to speak publicly. I think the main obstacle for me this time, in terms of presenting the poster, was that I had to do it as part of a group as this meant I not only had to work to my script but I have to fit my script in with theirs. However the whole process I feel ran with only minor hiccups, such as when I got halfway through the conclusion and realised I hadn’t took a breath since starting it.

                As for dividing up the poster, to form the scripts for each member of the group, it was again an easy process as each member had no problems taking any part of it, so we just decided between which parts made the most sense for each individual to speak about. Although perhaps the biggest factor which made this process so easy, was the poster its self. As a group we put quite a bit of thought into the poster, especially in regards to which the layout and what information appeared under which section.  This was made more effective by the way in which we kept each other up to date with all the work we had done throughout the project, meaning that when it came to speaking on the poster, any of us would have been able to speak on any section of the poster with equal understanding.  In addition to this, having one theory running throughout the presentation, In this case Faludi’s (1992) back lash theory, proved to be beneficial as it allowed for me to become more familiar with the material from our focus group, and media content analysis, as it gave me something to apply it too.

                Overall I was generally happy with the presentation of our poster, as I think it was well it was structured well, with and was clear to the reader, as it contained all the relevant information, but was not overflowing with text. On top of this I thought that the design was eye-catching, but at the same time did not distract the reader from the academic content. The presentation my group gave I have very little criticism of, as the other two members of my groups gave their speeches brilliantly, Although on my part I feel I could have done with taking a bit more time, to allow me to speak more clearly and remember the importance of breathing.