I did it.
On November 20, 2019, at 3:30 P.M. I, Sylvia Marshall, presented my research.
It is crazy to think about the amount of research I have done since last semester until now. I have a Google Doc filled with notes and even more notes scattered across paper pads and notebooks.
And, then the process of trimming it down and turning that information into a 20-25 page paper and then boiling it down even more to a 20 -30-minute presentation. It feels good to see how both the paper and the presentation have taken form. Going from notes scattered across a document and into cohesive or trying to be at least thoughts presented in a formal presentation.
I was so nervous when presenting and immediately after I fininshed, I thought of a million things I could have included in the presentation. But, I felt amazing after it was over. After spending so much time devoted to this subject I felt good about what I had presented. It felt nice to share something that I’ve found so interesting for the past few months and to see it come together and the response of people to my work was kind of gratifying. It was nice to see other people responding with interest to the subject and being invested in it as well especially after only giving glimpses of it during the semester. I feel that I am over the hump now and I have more ideas of how to expand and refine the ideas I am discussing in my paper. After condensing information for the presentation, I found that some information could be expanded upon in the paper or highlighted in the piece. The presentation made me even more invested in my paper and this topic.
But enough reflecting. Below, you can listen to an audio recording of me rambling about presenting my research.
