Looking Ahead

This week in ISM, I gave my Original Work speech, completed all the assignments on the current due date calendar, and started the background research for my Final Product. Because the Original Work speech needed to be between 20-25 minutes, I spent a few hours the night before practicing. Initially, my greatest concern was that I wouldn't be able to meet the time constraints, but as I continued to rehearse my speech, I realized that I knew a lot more about my field than I thought I did. As a result, I was able to expand significantly upon the topics I had included in my slides, so time was no longer the issue. Instead, I chose to focus more on engaging the audience and making sure that they understood the material I was covering. Since most people don't know much about prosthetics, I wanted to make the most of this opportunity to share my knowledge with others. On the day of my speech, I was a little more nervous than I had been for the previous speech, even though I had practiced this speech many more times. Overall, my speech went pretty well, but I have a few areas I want to improve upon before the next speech and Final Presentation Night. Furthermore, because I have finished all the assignments on the due date calendar, I now have more time to focus on the initial steps of my Final Product and relax before Spring Break. This upcoming week, I will have another mentor visit and iron out all the details for my Final Product, so that my mentor and I can start putting things together after Spring Break.