CCA DR Blog Post #12

Apprehensions and Concerns about the Final Presentation:

Overall, I think that my group has been pretty strong and I trust in our choice for our presenter and the value of the material that we are presenting.
My obvious concerns are:
1. Will we get asked a question that will completely stump us?
2. Will the audience think that our video is boring?
3. Will our presentation not be clear to those unfamiliar with our topic?
4. Will someone snooze off during our presentation?
5. Will our presenter break his leg the morning of our presentation? (just kidding about that one. you can't be a worry~wart about everything!)

At this point, I think I have few real concerns and apprehensions about tomorrow. What will be will be and you can't control everything. It also eases anxiety that it's for a class and it is ultimately meant to be a learning experience. I'd rather make mistakes here than in a presentation I'm being paid to make.

Brene Brown's discussion of vulnerability was inspiring and extremely applicable to working in a group situation. A lot of hesitation, miscommunication, and bad ideas probably came out of team members not being vulnerable and not being willing to share one's true thoughts during group work. Or be willing to be criticized or told that an idea you have might not be the best or could use some work. I definitely at times would not share my true opinion for one reason or another. Maybe to create less work or to avoid the mental exhaustion of working in a team of strong personalities. But I'm becoming more aware of group dynamics and am now less willing to go along with the flow if I think something could be stronger. I know this class is definitely going to make me a better team member next semester.