So, at the moment I had this presentation on the Great Hunger/Irish Potato Famine/Great Irish Famine/An Gorta Mór and it went… nice.

I figured Nat 20 would describe it completely on condition that I used to be capable of converse freely and on condition that I didn’t have too many technical difficulties.

In truth, this morning, I realized that the one who was additionally purported to current at the moment is definitely sick and therefore couldn’t make it… that means that I couldn’t use her laptop computer… Thus, I began up my laptop computer and tried working Power Point on it… yeah, it crashed.

Heck, I exported the presentation as a PDF as properly and tried utilizing that nevertheless it didn’t work flawlessly both… I don’t even have any fancy sliders or animations or no matter in there… not to mention movies or sound… so, I took the laptop computer with me and simply determined to possibly borrow another person’s laptop computer for the presentation however everybody’s utilizing MacBooks that require particular adapters.

Luckily, our lecturer determined to borrow a laptop computer from our college and simply deliver it along with her. So that was good.

Given that the opposite presentation didn’t occur at the moment, I used to be advised that “I have time”, that means I didn’t have to fret about my presentation being too lengthy. The objective was 10-12 minutes. While working towards (after chopping out quite a lot of content material), I solely obtained to 14-16 minutes, although. Since I had the time, I made a decision to elucidate stuff much more (just like the intermediary system and the way rations had been offered by the Brits as an alternative of simply giving them away free of charge). I talked for possibly 15-20 minutes after which we obtained to the dialogue and questions however there weren’t too many questions left really.

In truth, somebody requested about that fungus that lit the spark kind of after the Brits laid the inspiration… and I used to be really capable of reply how the spores labored and whatnot since I (unnecessarily) learn up on that fungus…

We had quite a lot of dialogue and I mainly stood there and was in a position so as to add info wherever I might on all of the subjects that our lecturer (Irish btw!) talked about – and she or he simply confirmed whether or not I used to be appropriate or not. Again, Nat 20. I used to be appropriate.

So, mainly,… nice success. It went properly. I’m not even certain whether or not it’s gonna get graded or not however going above and past with my preparation meant that I kind of obtained a really feel for what it looks like to face in entrance of a category for 45 minutes and discuss a subject.

My suggestions sheet talked about that I must work together extra with folks however I deliberately didn’t try this for an absence of time… Definitely one thing I gotta work on sooner or later.

Oh, and a fellow scholar later complimented my presentation and stated that she loved it – and that my English is superb. So we obtained speaking, chatted for some time, exchanged numbers and I believe I made a pal at the moment. She appears fairly cool!

Honestly, nice success. I apprehensive method an excessive amount of over this, although, apparently for no cause.

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