I made a basic outline of my presentation and went over it several times, polishing it. I usually came across a phrase or idea that seemed catchy and so that sort of thing transferred over directly, to my actual presentation. After I had a basic idea of the flow and content of my presentation, I practiced it with my slide show, so the information on the slides and what I was saying matched up – I also needed to get the timing right on some animations and slide changes. I rehearsed the entire thing with my slide show once right before the panel presentation and then again, a couple days before the public presentation.

All of the preparation was pretty easy for me. Of course it took me a while, a few minutes of hard thinking to figure out exactly what I wanted to say and how the presentation would flow but once I sorted everything out mentally, preparing was simple – I had the outline in my head. I didn't find any aspect of the preparation difficult. It was time consuming but easy.

Yes, I was well prepared for my panel presentation. The reason why, is exhibition is important and I want to do well in school. It makes sense that in order to get good marks on my panel presentation, I should be well prepared. I completed my presentation within the time allotment, I was able to field questions with some degree of expertise and professionalism and I was able to seamlessly integrate my sideshow.

I didn't use the criteria in preparing my presentation. Rather than focusing on a standardized set of requirements, I focused on getting my point across and presenting my exhibition in a way that would make it, individually, effective. For public presentation, I adjusted my presentation in accordance with the feedback from the panel presentation, but the fact that I met the criteria was a side note; I was more concerned with having a presentation that was clear, effective and appropriate, given my unique exhibition topic.

I think my presentation was streamlined, well-rehearsed, professional, effective, and succinct. I involved the audience, I had an intoxicating introduction well laid out slides with concise information. The flow was good, I never got lost and I was able to move the audience from section to section. MY slide show was sleek and stylized and effective at the same time. It was a tour de force of power point technology.

I added some clarifying definitions and removed Mel Gibson. I tried to to beef up discussion and audience participation by allowing questions during the presentation. I used less of a robot voice and führer robotic movements.

I streevened to make as many changes that would actually be beneficial as I could. I went over my entire presentation with the feedback and suggestions in mind and made some changes, but some things I felt were effective already, so I left those items.

Presenting twice definitely gave me the opportunity to hone my craft, to polish my presentation. For the second presentation, I suppose you could say I was more relaxed, though I was never really tense, and as a result, I think I was a little more enthusiastic – I just wanted to have some fun with the topic the second time around. The first time was also valuable in that it gave me the opportunity to see how students would react to my presentation – it gave me a few ideas and such. So yes, presenting twice was indeed helpful.

Next time a presentation comes around, I don't think I'll do anything differently. My method is tried and true and it's a winner through and through. I figure there's no reason to fix something that works just fine. My method gives me confidence and keeps me on the ball, even when questions come along to throw me off. I think my preparations are quite effective.

I would give myself a 10+ as far as effort goes. I worked hard, I prepared diligently and I took to heart all of the feedback I received after my panel presentation. I work long and hard on my presentation – I saw it as the most critical part of senior exhibition, perhaps rightfully so, perhaps not. As for quality, also a 10, I would say. I think my preparation all paid off. I was able to produce a presentation that, in my opinion, was engaging, informative and professional. I think I did a bang-up job.

Not so much. I think everything went well. I think the criteria were reasonable, I think the panel feedback was useful and I think the public presentation was good clean fun. Part of me believes that applying standardized criteria to such an open-ended and individual project is counterproductive but another part of says that it would be far too much work for the teachers in question to evaluate every single exhibition presentation according to its own merits and how effectively it gets its point across without have some for of standardization.