And I think that thought from my title has a point to it. I did my presentation powerpoint in class, but I was not scheduled for Tuesday. I instead offered to go in somebody's place because she wasn't ready yet. I think I honestly did better than I thought I would.
Now, I can say this: my powerpoint was nowhere near the idea of 'perfect'. I considered it sloppy, and I believe that it could have been a hell of a lot better, but I had no damn time to work on it. I've been so damn busy lately that I feel like deadlines are starting to get to me. I feel overwhelmed and screwed.
I looked at the feedback that I received, and I understand what you guys wrote for me, but almost all of it was the same. "Narrow your thesis", "Too much text in powerpoint", "You rambled on quite a bit".
Ugh, I know that my presentation was a piece of junk! But just remember that I had no time to work on preparing. When I first wrote out that powerpoint, I honestly was just writing out my thoughts straight onto the pages so that there was something there. I could easily have done the presentation without the visual background and have done the exact same as I did on Tuesday.
*sigh* Oh well, the point is, my paper is looking a tad bit better, and hopefully by Wednesday it looks a lot better, and that my thesis is the same on paper as it is in my mind. I know what I want to say, its just that whole damn thing about me not being able to copy out my thoughts legibly into a piece of literature, like my essay. Once again, wish me luck, I know I'm gonna need it...
Yikes, you sound super stressed out. I know that I've spoken to you since and you seemed really excited about your final result, so I'm glad it all worked out! Thank you, by the way, I don't think I ever said, for covering for me on Tuesday. When I asked Prof. Thompson to switch days I didn't think she'd ask someone to go in my place because there were so many more people signed up to present Tuesday than Thursday. Sorry if that messed with your presentation! I don't agree that your presentation was "a piece of junk" and yes it probably could have been better, but remember that it was supposed to be part of the process. The presentation was in a sense just another draft of your essay, and it didn't need to be perfect. So calm down, take a deep breath, make sure to schedule some relaxation time over the weekend. In the wise words of Mrs. Coyer: it's all gonna be okay. :)
ReplyDelete*Just realized you might not have had Mrs. Coyer at PHS. That was her motto. :)
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