Reflecting on Journal Club

Hellooooo,

I hope everyone is feeling okay after the journal club! It was something that was kind of hanging over my head since I found out it was one of our assignments, so I feel a little relieved. I have not yet mastered the ability to be comfortable while presenting haha. For some reason, I can't seem to remember anything I want to say, and it's even harder when the material isn't something I am really familiar with. During live presentations, I kind of go on autopilot and afterwards I never really know what I actually said. I thought having to do a live presentation for this would be really hard for that reason. However, after this, I have come to appreciate live presentations because... you just do it. I can't stop or start over after every mistake. I feel like I get better and going with the flow when I'm presenting live. However, since I was recording, I kept getting frustrated when I'd stumble over a word or forget to say one of the things I wanted to say so I would just start over. I did it a few times... as seen in the screenshot of the zoom folder from my session hahah

I think the worst part about being able to start over is that I'm pretty sure each take got progressively worse because I got progressively more stressed. And in the end, I ran out of time and just had to record a full take so I could turn something in. I ended up relying on notes a little too heavily and rushing through the content. I can't say I'm happy with the final product, but I'm at least happy with the process. I learned something about myself as a presenter and I worked hard so I shouldn't ask for more. I think presenting will always be something I have to work on, but I'm sure I'll have many more opportunities to practice!

I hope everyone else is able to find some positives from this project!
-Erinn

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