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Final Stretch

Yesterday, Dr. Heggan, CJ, and I put together a final schedule for the remaining days we have left on our internship. The reality of the situation is that we do not have as much time as we expected. The end of this internship has snuck up on us and now we have to work around a crunch time. We are not likely to have the 4th of July free because of the amount of work we have to complete. I was not very fond of this idea but we had no choice. With this presentation that Dr. Hackbert wants us to give to the Berea community, CJ and I have less than a week to complete this task. However this would not be as hard as it seems. The presentation we are asked to give is only supposed to be five to ten minutes long. I had an ace up my sleeve.

Back when I was in GSTR 110, I had to give a five minute presentation on a topic of my choice. However, I could not look at the screen and it had to be on a timer. I was only in control of what I was saying and the key was to know how much to say on each slide before transitioning to the next slide. It was hard but it proved useful when learning about presentation techniques. I plan to use that skill set on this portion of the project. To be swift with our pacing, little to no words will be on the screen. Also, our focus will not be on the Computer Science aspect of the project but the health and economic value to the city. I feel that we can make this work with my previous knowledge for presenting. CJ might be worried but I can reassure him. We will make it through the week.


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