Projects, Proposals, and Presentations

This week has been very productive both in the group and in the class as a whole. As we polished our project ideas into a completed proposal and prepared for the group presentation, I don't think any of us were aware at how beneficial the entire process was to our group. Completing the proposal as a group brought us together as we combined ideas to create a successful project pitch. I also really enjoyed and was a little surprised by the group activity where we worked to negotiate our presentation date and time. I was surprised at how quickly our group came to an honest consensus, and that we were the only group that wanted to present first, which proved to be an easy position to negotiate for. When it came time to present, we were prepared and made a good presentation to our peers. I was a little nervous for the question and answer segment, but I feel that we did a good job of answering every question completely, and I didn't think we had any really difficult questions, which must mean that we know our project well.

Relieved to have finished our presentation, I looked forward to relaxing through the rest of the proposals in the class. However, I was pleasantly surprised at the time and effort that everyone else had also put into their projects and their presentations, and I found myself really interested in the ideas of the other groups. I was impressed by each project's creativity and individuality. Despite there being two groups doing projects with the same organization, the Girls and Boys Club, I don't find it hard to distinct between the two projects - one with a sports theme at an outdoor event, and another with a Halloween theme at an indoor event. I feel like these presentations have brought us together as a class because everyone understands how hard the other groups are working respects what everyone else is doing. If I had a less hectic month of October, I would definitely look into helping the other groups out with their endeavors, as I hope they would do for ours.

-Melissa