I have been very inspired to find original ways in presenting my work effectively through watching Ted talks. The techniques they use when speaking in public is something I hope to use in the Oral Presentation of our work. Speaking public is definitely something that lies very far from my comfort zone therefore something I should work on. In regards to working on my Artefact and Critical Review, I have noticed that the way we are presenting the 'problem' or Inquiry and the way we are analyzing data to find a conclusion is very much the same format:
Raise issue / concern
Ask questions (Think of what is your aim and objective/How will you find this out?)
Research (Literature/Tools of Inquiry/Activities)
Evaluate (Review data collected fro research)
Analyse (Qualitative/Quantitative approach to data/Comparisons/Similarities/Proof)
Conclusion (What is the outcome?/How will this contribute to your community/workplace etc?)
...........
Once specific Speaker who stood out for me was Fashion Designer, Suzi Vaughan, who's speak was about how to 'think more like a designer.'
'This talk takes the idea of design thinking and translates it into a series of very practical tips that you can employ yourself, every day to help you think more optimistically in times of uncertain and ambiguity'
9 ways:
1) Use your imagination
- free
- limitless resource
--not only what you are taught
2) Be curious
- everything and everybody : science/technology/history > contribute to literature findings. Don't go on the usual route to only read ballet books. Instead, an observation from a painting, an historical event, a speech (!!) can answer many of your questions that perhaps a biography couldn't.
-Take take the usual route to take a decision, but instead follow another patter and see where it can lead you and what doors in could open!
--we often access information w know we are already interested in, and connect to people who share similar passions and like.. therefore you don't learn anything new.
--seek to be 'inspired and energized'
3) Be Observant
- constantly striving to be ahead of a curve
-- think about how you can become more involved with current events.
4) Don't overlook Simple, Familiar things.
-basic theories, can often be taken for granted.
-- How can you make the simple things relevant to your audience.
5) Have many ideas
-better more that none. then you can pick the important ones
6) Share your ideas early on
- through Blogs
- tutors
- SIGs
--Communication and feedback can help you develop your ideas further.
7) Be an influence
- not power.
- people want agency , not to be dictated to.
-- think about what your aim is. You want to give the audience an option, something they would be interested in exploring more of within themselves or their community. You don't want to force ideas on them.
8) Don't be afraid to try new things or make mistakes
--you learn to learn from your mistakes :)
9) No one know what the future will bring!
----be optimistic! ..... and take that into consideration when writing your Critical Review. Along the way, you may come up with a conclusion that you least expected!
In terms of my theme >>> 'Future of Dance' - you are not foretelling the future, but simply finding links that connect the lines which cause this globalizing effect of modern dance
influencing the future prospects of dance and the concerns of ballet's legacy.
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