Group Projects

Group Projects can sound very intimidating to a student.  Especially, to a student who has trouble with speaking in public or with oral presentations.  Also there's some kids who work better on their own.  In my history of classes over the years powerpoint has been a staple of learning.  Technology is growing everyday and changing all the time, but the one thing that will never change is the importance of communication.  To communicate one needs to be straight forward and comfident.  Over the years I've grown as a presewnter in front of my own peers.  In the beggining I was a lousy presenter.  Usually I talk fast no matter what and I mumble.  I'm also a perfectionist who has trouble with doing things on their own incase of being wrong.  I mumbled, I shivered, I got nervous with blush cheeks and I was just a rookie.  That was about freshman and sophmore year of high school.  Over the next two years powerpoints became more prominent in our group projects and I started to improve and learn some of the tips of giving a good presentation.  Sometimes I would focus on just the teacher when I presented or I looked upon one group of kids at a time.  Then I started to be really confident in my project that I started to present like I was talking a to a close friend and then is when I noticed I have grown as a class presenter.  Also, for an example this year I had a group project last semester in Writing 101.  It was a board game my group made of the book we read in book club.  I was very confident in the book that I read that Cody (group member) and I spoke of the background of the book for the intro.  I did a great job and I spoke with confidence.  No one is perfect and even I notice now and then when I speak in front of my peers that old habits do reappear; like crossing my arms or scratching my goatee.  Whatever the case may be I have grown as a presenter and I can't wait to see how I'll improve over the next several years.