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It was about time that we started working on our presentation. I was actually very excited for this part in our project because I love presenting. This presentation can be my time to show what I can bring to the table. Even though I help code, I feel like that I have to keep up with CJ. He loves what he does and is a lot better at it than I am. When it is time to present, I am going to show how great I can put on a show.

I love to present because I get to interact with a great deal of people. I have always liked the idea of presenting ever since I had GSTR 110 with Peter Hackbert. He showed me some great techniques and I cannot wait to implement those techniques into this project. It took the entire day to get this presentation together but that does not mean it was wasted time. Having spent more time on the presentation is good because we made sure that the content being used was informative and user friendly. However, the slides are not the most important part. Delivering the content is the most important. 

I can do a whole presentation on nothing but pictures. A person's ability to deliver a message is does not need to be accompanied by a power-point. Sure, it looks better and it provides a visual reference but it is not a necessity. This is going to be a fun experience and will help me with my presentation skills in the future. 

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