Capstone Debriefing

I thought my capstone presentation went very well last night.  It was interesting to listen to the other topics.  I was in a room with other people with a topic related to psychology.  It was cool to hear new information about birth order and psychology, and the effects of loneliness.  Overall, it was a cool night of listening.  

One critique about the night was the timing of the program.  I thought that we were required to be at school much longer than needed.  My group took about 30-45 minutes to present, but we were at the high school for about an hour and a half. 

I thought presenting to strangers was no different than presenting in class.  Though, I don't know many people well in my capstone class.  My community reviewer was very enthusiastic and made it easy to present as well.  I thought my in class presentation was slightly better because I used a smart board to show my PowerPoint.  It was alright on a smaller screen (my laptop) and was just a little weird clicking the slides.  Also, it was less awkward because I was in front of an audience during class verses of in front of two of my peers and an adult.  I find this more awkward because I would rather speak in front of a large group than a smaller one, where I am talking more to a collective group than a few specific people.  My parents used to make me do all the presentations for school in front of them the night before, and that was always more nerve racking than the real thing.   But overall it was a nice night, and I learned a lot.