Lesson 2 Reflection

1.What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

Out of everything for my Lesson 2 Presentation, I am most proud of making time. I had practiced multiple times before but every time I practiced I always went over time. Right before my presentation I made the decision to get rid of several slides of content which brought me to around 21 minutes of speaking. It took a lot of moving around, and I felt like the basic, necessary information got across. In addition to that, I also felt like I was able to reach several people as I received several offers for IC#2 opportunities which I believe may serve me well in my future.

2. a. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

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2. b. Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.

In all honesty, I believe I could have presented a lot more appropriately but I allowed my nerves get in the way of my ability to present. Although I did present the requirements, I felt that my overall communication could have been better. My voice was quite shaky and I spoke very quickly trying to get my points across, before running out of time. Even though I did make time, I spoke too fast which could have caused an issue with my clarity of thought.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

What went in my presentation, I suppose may have been my hook activity. I wanted to reach a happy, quick mood before I got into the very depressing content I would later present. I am thinking of different ways to bettering my presentation so that I can give off a lighter tone that the one I did in this one. I do not think I’ll try story-time the way I did during this presentation, because it was quite messy and in the end did not contribute as much as I thought it would when I practiced, So it served as a learning experience for my final presentation.

4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?

If I had a time machine I would completely take out the “story-time” segment because I do not feel it had a positive effect to my presentation. I just could have easily said the stories throughout my presentation instead of collecting it all at once. I would have also kept my slide on the 4 main stages of suicide, in order to give a better basis on suicide as a whole than just several definitions and types. I would minimize the amount of time I focused only on risk factors and warning signs so that I could talk more about approaching someone who is suicidal, and maintain a well rounded presentation.

5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?

My second answer, is going to be knowing the proper procedure and approach someone should use when they decide to talk to a person who is suicidal. For example, in this presentation I briefly touched upon the most important characteristic when approaching someone who is suicidal, being non judgmental. In my third interview, I focused upon this with Lizette Martinez and have collected sufficient information on this regard and I hope that teaching people how to approach someone will lighten the whole fact that people commit suicide. Now that the students know they signs to watch out for, I can provide them with more tools to be able to help their friends, family, peers and anyone else who they come across - even a stranger.