11th October, 12pm-1:10pm
As part of my Professional Practise module I was required to manage a group of students while they made their pitch presentations. In my group i had a balanced mix of first to third years and i feel we all got along well and got through their presentations with relative ease and speed.
Moderation of this group of students was very easy indeed, as i am well aware with most aspects and modules of my course from all years, and i have spoken with others through the years who have taken the modules i have not. So i found it easy to relate to the work that each student was doing, and was able to offer friendly advice about where to research, perhaps what to concentrate on and where to steer clear from. I also encouraged other students to take part in advice discussions, such as the previous second years (newly third years) offering first-hand advice to the current second years. It was all pretty casual and relaxed. They all seemed on track with their ideas, and where there were worries, i assured that they would have no trouble with continuing their work. Obviously there were certain students who had a lot more to show than the others from their stage, but i think this can only be helpful for those who didn't have as much, in order for them to learn what is expected of them, and how they should manage their time around the pitch and crit weeks.
Time management did not seem to be a problem at all, which was surprising considering my group was one of the larger ones, with 3 first years where some had none. Everyone spoke for around 10-15 minutes each and we managed to get through everyone within an hour and ten minutes, meaning that time didn't drag on and as far as i'm aware no one had a chance to get bored :) I tried to allow everyone the same amount of time for advice and comments etc, but obviously some had more to say than others, as is natural.
Providing my own critical feedback was surprisingly easy, also. Each of them had so many great ideas and development that it was easy to smile and nod, giving little indications that they were doing well with their pitch, as well as highlighting areas and chatting about particular aspects after they had finished speaking. Personally i find it easy to be honest with people, and i tried to remind everyone to be realistic while remaining as creative as they feel like.
As far as advice went, i tried to suggest media that could be helpful for their research in their various modules, as well as idea development techniques for those struggling with idea generation - something we have all gotten expertise in during the last few weeks!
Personally i think what i did well was making everyone feel relaxed, and happy with their work. I introduced myself to everyone, tried to get people to learn names and such. I provided someone to aim the pitch at, through eye contact and friendly reactions. Where i would need to improve would be my knowledge base, as i found i couldn't really think of many games/animations for specific people to look at for inspiration, as well as familiarising myself with the problems i came across at the certain points of the three years of the course in order to provide more advice for the module submissions.
Moderating these pitch groups is definatley a test in confidence, as well as people management skills, and for me this is what i feel i am developing.
Surprisingly i never witnessed a single powerpoint presentation, which was always something i stressed about having in earlier years, but hopefully one of two of them with have a more structured presentation to show by crit week, when they have much more to talk about ;)
Now to worry about my own pitch. Nae worries.
As part of my Professional Practise module I was required to manage a group of students while they made their pitch presentations. In my group i had a balanced mix of first to third years and i feel we all got along well and got through their presentations with relative ease and speed.
Moderation of this group of students was very easy indeed, as i am well aware with most aspects and modules of my course from all years, and i have spoken with others through the years who have taken the modules i have not. So i found it easy to relate to the work that each student was doing, and was able to offer friendly advice about where to research, perhaps what to concentrate on and where to steer clear from. I also encouraged other students to take part in advice discussions, such as the previous second years (newly third years) offering first-hand advice to the current second years. It was all pretty casual and relaxed. They all seemed on track with their ideas, and where there were worries, i assured that they would have no trouble with continuing their work. Obviously there were certain students who had a lot more to show than the others from their stage, but i think this can only be helpful for those who didn't have as much, in order for them to learn what is expected of them, and how they should manage their time around the pitch and crit weeks.
Time management did not seem to be a problem at all, which was surprising considering my group was one of the larger ones, with 3 first years where some had none. Everyone spoke for around 10-15 minutes each and we managed to get through everyone within an hour and ten minutes, meaning that time didn't drag on and as far as i'm aware no one had a chance to get bored :) I tried to allow everyone the same amount of time for advice and comments etc, but obviously some had more to say than others, as is natural.
Providing my own critical feedback was surprisingly easy, also. Each of them had so many great ideas and development that it was easy to smile and nod, giving little indications that they were doing well with their pitch, as well as highlighting areas and chatting about particular aspects after they had finished speaking. Personally i find it easy to be honest with people, and i tried to remind everyone to be realistic while remaining as creative as they feel like.
As far as advice went, i tried to suggest media that could be helpful for their research in their various modules, as well as idea development techniques for those struggling with idea generation - something we have all gotten expertise in during the last few weeks!
Personally i think what i did well was making everyone feel relaxed, and happy with their work. I introduced myself to everyone, tried to get people to learn names and such. I provided someone to aim the pitch at, through eye contact and friendly reactions. Where i would need to improve would be my knowledge base, as i found i couldn't really think of many games/animations for specific people to look at for inspiration, as well as familiarising myself with the problems i came across at the certain points of the three years of the course in order to provide more advice for the module submissions.
Moderating these pitch groups is definatley a test in confidence, as well as people management skills, and for me this is what i feel i am developing.
Surprisingly i never witnessed a single powerpoint presentation, which was always something i stressed about having in earlier years, but hopefully one of two of them with have a more structured presentation to show by crit week, when they have much more to talk about ;)
Now to worry about my own pitch. Nae worries.
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