Write at least one full paragraph about your poster session. Here are some questions to consider:
- What, specifically, did you learn from preparing to do your poster session?
- What, specifically, did you learn from doing the poster session?
- What were the strongest aspects of your poster session? What aspects could have been better?
- What feedback about your topic did you gain from audience members? Did they offer suggestions relating to your solution?
When preparing for my poster session I learned you need to be professional and prepared with all your supplies ready when it comes time. During the poster session I learned that you really need to know what your talking about and have thought about what your audience's questions will be. My strongest aspects of my poster session were my organization and my creativity. If I had the chance to do my the poster session again I would have worked on my knowledge of the topic for my audience and done less reading from my poster. Feedback I gained from my audience about my topic was mostly questions about my solution. They asked me what the “All Together” program did to help racism and I could recite the missions it had pretty good but not the things they did in the missions to have equality. Overall my audience gave me some things I could have worked on to make my presentation better.
ReplyDeleteWhile I was preparing for my poster I learned that everyone has racism in their life, and that there is no way to get around it. Most people chose to ignore the racist comments that occur in our daily lives. During my poster session I learned that you have to be willing to step out of your comfort zone and try to get people interested in what your talking about. I believe that my strongest aspect was my poster, and how I had visuals for people to look at while I was presenting. If I had the chance to do this project again I think I would have better memorized my speech. Some of the feedback I got was that my solution needed to go into more detail about the line that racism and freedom of speech reach. They also told me that I needed to slow down more so they could have a better understanding of what was going on and relax more.
ReplyDeleteI agree that you have to step out of your comfort zone to please your audience.
DeleteRelaxing while talking to people was definitely a struggle of mine too.
DeleteFrom the poster portion of the problem/solution, I learned that taking good notes for the essay and writing the essay made this portion of the project easier than it would have been. I learned that speaking in front of people is not so bad, especially when it is a small group. I believe my strongest aspect of my poster was the concept behind the design my poster and the poster itself. My problem was poverty and I designed my poster into two houses, one broken down and one that was not. I had them back to back and while talking about my problem, I had it on the broken down house. When I went to talk about my solution, I had a turntable under my poster and I turned it to face the solution side. One aspect I could have improved on is what facts I put on my poster and in my prepared speech. Feedback I received included asking how I would get kids who do live in poverty to want to show up to school. I believe finding a connection in the school, such as an activity, club, teacher etc., could make them want to come to school and potentially continue their education. I also received feedback on my poster stating that I should have had the ratio of how many people live in poverty in each state along with the percentages I had.
ReplyDeleteI loved your poster a lot. It was very engaging and drew many people's eyes. It was beautifully constructed and well thought through, good job!
DeleteI agree that if you tried hard on the paper portion it helped dramatically on the poster portion. Which facts would you have rather put on your poster?
DeleteWhile preparing my poster presentation I learned that I really needed to fully memorize my minute speech. Also, if I would forget what to say I learned that I should be prepared with what else to say and be able to branch off from my speech some. While presenting to the public I learned that I should be able to answer any and all questions that the audience may ask. Being able to do this shows that you have a great understanding of your subject and it will make it seem more professional. I believe that my strongest aspect from the presentation was my speech. I think that I covered each important area well within the minute and I also had it fully memorized. However, I should have been more prepared for questions from my audience. Many of them thought my solution was good but some people pointed out that there were still some problems with it. When I was asked certain questions, I realized that I needed to think more in depth about the solution and rethink specifics about it. Overall, the poster session was a good learning opportunity.
ReplyDeleteWhile making my poster I learned many things. I learned that I need to not have as many words because I ran out of room to place all of my paragraphs. Because I ran out of room for my words I didn't have room to place pictures and make it look very nice. While presenting my project I learned how to adapt to people. By watching people for a moment you can learn how to act around them for an over better presentation experience. Presenting also helped my be able to make longer eye contact, which is something I often shy away from if I can. My poster could definitely use less words but I was also complimented on home much information I had.
ReplyDeleteDo you think that if you had less words it would've helped your overall presentation of the poster?
DeleteWhile creating my poster, I really focused on being able to talk about my information on my poster, but also being able to have a conversation with my audience and giving them extra information about the facts and statistics on my poster. Through the process, I learned that it was more important to have a more persuasive conversation with my audience then a speech. I believe it helps get the point across when you're able to discuss more about your problem and solution when you can have a natural conversation with someone and you know what you're talking about. I think my most successful part of my poster was the visual aspects of it. I think my colors caught people's eyes and also my drawing and hand written statistics. If I had a do over though, I would add more of my information for a solution to my poster. My statistics really made people open their eyes about the problem and I think that part of my poster really helped get my point across to my audience and I think overall they were impressed.
ReplyDeleteTo start off with I feel that the most significant part of my presentation project was the visual effect I used. I think this because it started a conversation with the group and allowed them to open up to me and my presentation. While I was doing the presentation I learned that it is a whole lot easier to speak to a crowd if you get them involved in the conversation. This was shown to me in my first time present when the audience just sat there and started without asking questions. I learned from preparing my presentation is that it is important to plan what you will do before you act. An aspect that could have been better about my presentation is that I should have used more visuals on the poster itself. One feedback that my peers gave to me was that I didn't describe my solution as well as I could have
ReplyDeleteWithin the poster project I have picked up on many things on creating a representing posters. I definitely learned that it takes a lot of time and responsibility to create and finish a well designed and constructed poster. The largest problem for me was deciding what information to hold on the poster and what information to say out loud during the presentation. To do this I created bullet points to show smaller points as I presented more information by speaking about the point on the poster. Within presenting the poster I learned well on stating the information casually throughout every person I talked to, and I also learned on how to present which order the information should be stated would most make sense and deliver itself more fluently. I believe that the strongest aspect throughout the poster session would have been the presenting and the information that I gave throughout the session. The only thing that I think could have gone better would be the audience participation in their questions. I feel that since most people did not ask many questions other than the questions on their sheet that they did not get as much out of the poster or the information that I had. I did get a lot of positive feedback about my poster retaining to the display of my poster but some negative feedback relating to my information. I believe that if more people would have asked more questions then they would have gotten more out of the presentation and would have learned more about my problem and solution. I had few suggestions towards my solution of my problem; most retained to the information regarding my background information then the actual solution.
ReplyDeleteIn preparing for the poster session I learned how to summarize a large essay to put on a poster board to give a small presentation. I learned that you need to have all the information as some topics were brought up that hadn't been brought up before. I learned how it is not that hard to go and talk about your subject. Even though it was suppose to just be a minute sometimes it takes longer because questions will be brought up. I feel like my poster was the strongest part. It drew in the audience and one person said that they liked the black and white with the pictures in color. I could have known a little more about the what if's of the problem. They really liked all the information and it made sense to them. They said that I talked fast and sometimes jumbled my words together. To the solution they liked how there were many different options to making the situation better.
ReplyDeleteWhile preparing my poster presentation, I learned how to be more organized with my time and with presenting my information visually. Then during my presentation, I learned that more often than not, people react to more shocking statistics or pictures that are added as part of the presentation. I also learned that making good eye contact and facial expressions helps to keep them engaged with what you're talking to them about. I believe that the strongest aspect of my poster presentation was the google slideshow I created with information about the criminals who were executed on death row and what crime(s) they committed to get themselves there. It had some very shocking pictures which I think helped my case immensely. One of my weaker aspects is that I spoke very quickly. I got partially nervous when people would ask me questions or even just listen to my presentation so I ended up speaking much faster than I should've. That was also one thing that many people wrote on their feedback sheet, so talking too fast is something that I could work on. I received the best feedback about my google slideshow that I mentioned earlier, and about my persuasiveness while presenting my information.
ReplyDeleteIn preparation for the poster project, I learned that planning out what you want to say and going over it is super beneficial and makes talking about it with other people easier. It will make you look like you know what you are talking about and more confident in what you are saying. From actually doing the poster project, I learned that I could have had more of an open mind towards my solution from the feedback I received from some of the listeners. I think that my strongest aspect of my poster was the organization and physical appearance it had. I also knew a lot about what I was talking about and that made it easier to give out the information. Something that could have been improved is probably my eye contact and preparedness to answer difficult questions. A couple of people gave feedback towards my solution and that's where I think I could have just had a more open mind and followed through on my solution more thoroughly in order to avoid those questions.
ReplyDeleteI learned many things from this poster/presentation project. Not only specifically about world thirst, but about researching as well. I learned that it is not something you can do in one night, but a good presentation should be spread out over days. I learned that, for me, there is no stress in talking for about a minute or so on a topic that you are an expert on. I simply just said what I know! The strongest aspect of my poster session was the overall presentation. I felt well prepared, and I was confident in my speaking. It was difficult for me to stay motivated all throughout the session as both me and my voice got tired. My feedback consisted of suggestion mostly relating to having more visuals, rather than relating to my solution.
ReplyDeleteFrom preparing for the poster session I realized that finding the right information for the poster is important. Too much information can overwhelm people when you talk to them, so I made sure try to find the right amount of information to put on my poster. I learned from doing the poster session that talking to people one-on-one about topics you actually are educated on isn't as nerve-wracking as I expected, it was actually fun to explain things I felt passionate about to people. My strongest aspect was probably that I knew a lot of information about my topic. I was able to answer all question. I also thought my solution was realistic. I could have improved how organized my poster looked. The most feedback I got was that I could have used my poster more as a visual. I received a lot of good feedback related to my solution. Many people thought it could be easily done.
ReplyDeleteFrom preparing to do my poster session, I learned that I'm not very creative when it comes to decorating posters. My design was effective, but not very fun. However, because of the severity of my topic, I believe that it still worked well. I also found out I'm pretty good at taking information and outputting it in a different way. I took good information from my essay and reworded it to put on my poster. From doing the poster session, I learned that I am much better at winging it than at reading off of note cards. I was quite comfortable at talking about violence and didn't have to read off of my poster. I'm glad I decided not to make note cards. I also learned that I apparently look intimidating. I think the strongest aspects of my poster session were what I had to say and how I said it. I appeared confident and knowledgeable. Some people asked questions I had not thought of, but I was able to think on my feet and easily answer them in a good way. The main aspect that could have been better was my poster itself. It should have had more attention grabbers, been more flashy, and should have had less text because it was too much for most people to pay attention to. I gained a lot of good feedback. The only issue brought up was how some parents wouldn't want their child to partake in the class against violence.
ReplyDeleteThat's great that you were able to think on your feet in order to answer questions! That was one thing I had struggled with, as some of the questions caught me off guard.
DeleteThat's great that you were able to think on your feet in order to answer questions! That was one thing I had struggled with, as some of the questions caught me off guard.
DeleteIn preparation for my poster session, I learned that to be well prepared, you need to get set up well. When setting up, one needs to make sure they gather plenty of information, as to help them be able to present well, I had to make sure I knew enough about racism for me to be able to talk about it in front of people. I learned from the poster session that you need to be prepared for any form of question while presenting. I got asked a myriad of questions, and was glad that I had prepared myself for it, so I could answer all the questions to the best of my ability. The strongest aspect of my poster presentation was my presentation itself. I think it was strong because I knew enough about my topic for me to talk to people about it. The aspect that could have improved the most was my poster. I am a disorganized person, so my poster itself was sort of haphazardly put together. I got a lot of feedback from people about my topic, ranging from “good job”s, to “you can do better here”s. One aspect I received a lot of feedback on was my solution. A few people talked to me and said they liked how my solution was not just slamming people into jail but also trying to reform them with lessons and classes. Other people told me that my solution was not enough, that if I threw people in jail for being racist, they would blame only the other races.
ReplyDeleteGetting prepared for my poster, I learned that knowing the topic a lot will help. It will help to be organized and have plenty of time to make it. Doing the poster I learned that you never know what kind of questions will be asked by your community and to always be ready. My strong points were to be able to answer questions. A weak point of mine was to stay still and professional for two hours. I have not got my feedback back so I am unable to answer the last part.
ReplyDeleteIn preparing for my poster, I learned that I needed to know my topic really well so I didn't just read off of my poster. I learned to speak confidently so I didn't seem nervous the whole time. I learned that maintaining eye contact during a presentations is really important to keep your audience captivated. I felt that thoroughly explaining the solution was very important. I felt that my pictures and information were really solid. I could've done better with my eye contact. I found myself looking away often. The only feedback I've seen is that my solution seemed reasonable.
ReplyDeleteI think I had a pretty good poster session. I learned that practice helps when you are going to present things. I think that the strongest part of my presentation was my solution to the problem. Some of the feedback people gave me were that I need to relax when I speak, I need to look at the audience when I talk instead of looking at the poster.
ReplyDeleteI learned that less is more when it comes to the dialogue on a poster, and most of the ideas you need to get across should be through the verbal portion. I learned that the trick to having a good presentation lies in getting across clear ideas, and if all else fails, to just socialize with the person you’re talking to. My strongest aspects were probably my speech and my visuals, but I still struggle with eye contact when speaking to people, so I want to improve that. Audience members didn’t really have much to add, but did ask questions, which I think is a good sign that I had a well rounded solution. I ended up liking the poster session WAY more than the essay part, and it gave me practice for future presentations.
ReplyDeleteHannah, your poster project was wonderful and looked great! Eye contact is important because it can show a level of engagement and professionalism, so definitely try to improve on that. Over all you did very well.
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DeleteOver all I believe it went very well I got plenty of good feedback and also learned a lot. I did a lot of things right such as how neat it was and I spent plenty of time on polishing it. There was how ever some things I could have improved on such as my bibliography didn't get as much attention as it should have. Over all it was good.
ReplyDeleteOver all I believe it went very well I got plenty of good feedback and also learned a lot. I did a lot of things right such as how neat it was and I spent plenty of time on polishing it. There was how ever some things I could have improved on such as my bibliography didn't get as much attention as it should have. Over all it was good.
ReplyDeleteI believe this project went well. The preparation was fairly easy since we had just done the essay right before and we had spring break to prepare. During the presentation my speech got better the longer it went on. The feedback was great, I was able to fix the flaws in my own solution and was even given some great advice on how to fix the problem in another way.
ReplyDeleteIn preparing for the presentation, I quickly realized that summarization was key. I had to really break down all of the information from my paper and find a way to format it into a presentation. After giving my presentation to a few people, I figured out that instead of reciting the same memorized, one-minute speech, to instead switch it up a bit and make it sound more natural and flowing. This helped me to keep from reading off of my poster as much as I had before, which then allowed me to be able to make more eye contact. I think my strongest aspect was the organization of my information. I also tried to apply the statistics I had gathered to the everyday lives of the listeners so that it was easier to understand and relate to. I definitely could have worked on sounding more confident while presenting. I could tell I sounded nervous and used actions such as moving back and forth and wringing my hands while presenting. I also could have slowed down a little while talking, as I tend to speak faster when presenting. The feedback I gained from listeners was very positive; some had agreed to my solution while others had added on their ideas of solutions, which were great. Overall, I am satisfied with the way my presentation went.
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