Presentation Reflection

1. In what way did the first interview affect your presentation?  Please explain, be specific and use an example.


My interview didn't really affect my presentation. For my presentation I drew from a book I was reading, so my interview really had nothing to do with it.


2.  What you say stood out about your presentation performance and why?


What stood out about my presentation performance was that, to me, I felt comfortable in front of the class. So I was more confident that I normally would be in that situation.


3.  What was the most challenging to do and why?


The most challenging thing was thinking ahead to my two hour and trying to figure out what I would talk about that I wouldn't need to talk about in there. It was challenging because I don't know what more information I am going to find out, so I had to be really careful and choose something that wouldn't end up hurting me.

Senior Project Presentation 1

Objective:
To teach them what people thought about hearing, and why it is important.

Procedure:

• Into by asking them to raise their hands if they think hearing is important. (call on one of them for why)
• Tell them how hearing was viewed around WW1
• Explain what it would be like if we only had one sense
• talk about why hearing and sight are the most important
• Explain why hearing is valued over sight

Check for Understanding:

Ask them one of the things they learned.

Materials:

The book I am reading.

Interview Check.

The person I am going to attempt to interview is Marlee Matlin. The reason I want to interview her is that she is a deaf actress and has done a lot of different things in the deaf community. The fact that she has gone on to do so much is inspiring. She has written a book, and been a producer on different shows. The fact that she never lets her disability stop her is amazing.

In addition to the questions I would ask her:
1. What has been the hardest part of growing up/working while being deaf?
2. How do you think people today can help make life easier on deaf and hard of hearing people?

My back-up interview is a man named Michael Agyin. I want to interview him because he does a lot of work with different organizations involving deaf/hard of hearing children. I think it would be interesting to hear what he has seen and learned with working with kids with his disability.

Senior Project Topic.

The topic I have chosen for my senior project is Deaf Culture. I chose this topic because the deaf community is something that greatly interests me, as well as the how they communicate. What I hope to accomplish is a better understanding of the language, and the people who use it. In the end, I hope to have a better understanding of what it is like to be a deaf person in today's society, as well as more reason to become a certified sign language interpreter.