Group Presentation - Formation and Preparation

During the time in which we were writing our reports, teams were formed to create group presentations based on any one of the following three subjects:

• Three iconic CD/LP covers
• Three product designs which have had an impact on society
• Three videogames which have influenced games design

Of the three topics available, we initially decided that we would go with either the videogames or products topics, so we all went away to do our research. I ended up being the only one to research anything for videogames, so we instead went with product designs, partially because each of us might have had certain bias for or against certain games.

The three products we chose to cover were the iPod, the Thermos Flask, and the Nintendo DS, the latter of which was to be researched by me.

After a week of researching, we arranged a meeting in which we would give each other feedback, make improvements to our own parts of the presentation and then merge them all into one. The way we laid out the information on the slides was consistent throughout, giving our presentation a nice clean look.

Normally I am quite nervous and stuttery when it comes to presentations, and since this was being presented in front of a large group of people, I needed plenty of mental preparation. I wrote cue cards to help me remember important details that I didn't cover in any of the slides, rehearsed in front of family members, and even imagined how the presentation would go in my head - I think all of this preparation has paid off, and I will cover my thoughts in my next entry.