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Group Presentation #2--Check! 
Wow, I think our group's preparation payed off! It was by no means perfect, but it went well. We had good response from our teacher and Mikey as well as from you, our fellow classmates. (As I write this, I am thinking that Mikey and Prof. Middleton probably view our blogs as well... shout out to you two!) 
I am becoming more and more conscientious of my body movements and the response they will evoke out of the viewer where before I used to think so much more about myself during the presentation (conceited much?) and how my movements affected me during my presentation. When giving a presentation, it truly is all  about the person/people you are presenting to and that should be the focus, not just with your words but also with your movements.
Why such an emphasis on kinetics?, you may ask. Well, the sound on our recording didn't work so that is what I have to focus on and review. But also it is a very important part of presenting and an area that I can have great improvement in.

• At the beginning of the presentation, each team member was folding their arms... so unnecessary! Just because the focus was on the video and none of us were talking, it doesn't mean we can forget how we ought to be holding ourselves! Oi...
• Because my group wanted to keep good flow and dynamism, we decided to trade off between presenters often as opposed to just given each of us a section and calling it good. A great idea and the transitions were smooth and we all knew the material well. The only problem was I kept looking back at the screen to see when it would be changed. I realize now I had no reason for me to keep looking back at the slides especially when all the information I had was in my head and not even on the slides but I unfortunately used it as my crutch several times in the presentation, detracting from it. Practice makes perfect!
• One last note from the video was a compliment to the others that I did not get: I was NOT dressed professionally. I was clad in my usual jeans and I wore a regular shirt. I may have lost credibility, perhaps for my whole team, because I did no decide to upscale my apparel choices. Of course in the real world this is more important but it is good to start paying attention to these things as I practice today.

Well, very embarrassing to watch oneself recorded giving the presentation. I know all the mistakes I made and I so wish I could go back in time, press pause on that moment and unfold my arms or unpop my hip. But, all things done, I am happy with the way things went and I am so grateful to be in a class where we are able to give each other such honest and useful feedback so we can all learn right away from our own successes and...less-than successes as well as each others.