Presenting myself

Since the last class, all we've done is present our game concepts to the class. The class explained that there is this show called shark tank, which I've never seen, in which a group of investors were pitched ideas and they pick on what they want to invest their money into. Jimmy, my professor, explained that the presentations were like the show shark tank. We were to ask questions on how their games worked and to critic their presentation. 

I had presented last week so I got the chance to just pay attention to the presentations and the game concepts. A lot of them were very interesting game concepts but didn't know how to present them well. I was one of those people. I started to think about presentation skills. Communication skills are beyond important, yet I lack these skills. Finding a way to communicate in a way that best presents myself is something I'm trying to work at. 

Presenting yourself in a way that best reflects yourself is something that need a lot of work. I know what I'm capable of doing, what my intentions are in project, the reasons behind the work and overall how it best reflects myself. Yet when it comes to words and explaining myself it seems to get tough. I always been one to be very quite and when I feel something is need to be said I will say it. I always had a fear of saying the wrong thing or saying it a way that wasn't to be intended. I've always be envious of people who were able to give these incredible speeches and communicate well with their audience. I wonder though, if they were naturally like these or if it took practice. I know in my case, I need to practice. For example, in my Letterform class which is also taught by Jimmy, the first project I presented I practice a few times the night before even timing myself. For the second project I didn't have the chance to practice like I did before. The second presentation I totally blanked out on what I was going to say and ended up with a short and not a very good presentation. It was proof that I really needed to practice on what I was going to say and how I wanted to reflect myself as a designer. 

I want to be seen as this confident artist/designer/visionary who can communicate well with the people around her. I want my reasons to make sense, be relatable to people and yet still be unique with a style that is a fresh of breathe air. I realize that a lot of people out there feel the same way and that there is a lot of work to be done on myself as a person and my work. My philosophy is to be honest with yourself and what you want from life. To understand and come to terms with that were all on this earth trying to make sense of the life around us. I'm documenting my human experiences and the things i've learned this far. I'm taking these human moments and making them into momentous and extraordinary moments. I'll convey these moments with the hues of the somberness of life itself to the enigma of the human existents and the eeriness of my subconscious minds.

A message for everyone!

-Leslie