Monday, June 30, 2008

Blog from Thursday's Class...sort of...

So I don’t exactly remember what the blog topic was that we were assigned on Thursday (I know it wasn’t a reflection since we didn’t present), so I’m going to do a little forward thinking about what I think will be important for David and I as we present tonight.

Being as though this is the third presentation the two of us will have together, I think it will be important to put out a very strong performance. After all, the information is all there for us, and the times are laid out accordingly. Speaking of time, I think that is one of the areas that I want to see become fully integrated for us tonight. Admittedly, I don’t think that I’ve worried much about the amount we have , during these presentations, other than when we get flashed the “5 minute” or “1 minute” hand. Obviously, there’s not going to be someone waiting to let us know it’s time to wrap things up, so it will be paramount for us to be on task and stick to the game plan as laid out in the curriculum.

In the spirit of the afore mentioned time management, I think I would like to see David and I take on more of an equals in the front approach rather than a strangers in the night passing the torch sort of thing we’ve had during the first two. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve actually made it work pretty well, besides the whole time issue, but I think we’re not getting the maximum of the solid rapport and support that I see when I’m watching other groups present. I think it will be a new, bold approach for us, and one that will make our facilitation that much stronger.

For myself, it will be yet again just a matter of taking a step back to be coherent and brief in my delivering of the topics in order to get the most out of the participants.

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