My Pecha Kucha on Surrealism focused deeply on the history and evolution of the topic. This included information on a range of influential figures and examples of different types of Surrealism.
Visual Presentation:
After viewing the presentations of my fellow classmates I believe my presentation could have been more aesthetically pleasing and used a consistent image scheme. Many of the presentations used a colour palette, which was consistent throughout the presentation. One girl even created her own images/ animations. This made the presentation more effective and correlated well with the nature of the content. My presentation included one picture per slide, which is typically what a Pecha Kucha entails. However I liked that other presentations included more than one picture per slide with the use of grids and layout to make it visually appealing. In future assignments it is important that I include more of these visual communication techniques. While the task brief was to create a Pecha Kucha many of my classmates incorporated text alongside their images. Personally I believe this looked better and made it easier for the audience to understand the topic, yet I am unsure as to whether this is the brief of a Pecha Kucha. Overall I believe I could have spent more time better coordinating images and layout, therefore this is an area I would like to improve on in the future.
Verbal Presentation:
My Pecha Kucha was well timed and practised. When I was creating my verbal presentation I was persistent to make sure the slides and speech were seamless so it was easy for the audience to follow. I believe the pace, expression and volume of my verbal presentation was good as I am fairly confident with pubic speaking. I also made sure I maintained a high level of eye contact in order to engage the audience.
Clear Argument/ Structure:
One area I believe I could improve upon in the future is ensuring that I clearly outline what I am going to be addressing in my presentations/ writing tasks. One of my classmates outlined all the important sub topics she was going to talk about in the beginning and this provided a clear structure. Apart from this critic, I believe my Pecha Kucha followed a clear argument and structure by first revealing the history of Surrealism with influential figures and examples, then discussing the affect of Surrealism in todays society.
Evidence of Research:
Within my verbal presentation I had many references to quotes from influential Surrealist figures and academic literature. I concentrated on my depth of my research ensuring I included all views of the topic and accurate historical representations. This form of independent research is an area of writing I excel at and enjoy.
Overall I am satisfied with my Pecha Kucha, although there are areas that I should seek to develop for future presentations. I often tend to focus to highly on the content of the presentation and not enough on the visual aspect. As such I need to think differently and devote more time to working on visual communication techniques. Also I should attempt to structure the introduction of my presentation/ writing tasks more clearly in order to establish my content.
By Chelsea Buswell.
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