1. Describe the process of sharing your project.                                                                              Each of the members of my group were assigned specific articles which we would blog about. Randomly, we selected articles that we would share in class during presentations. Overall, we were all responsive and worked together well to successfully complete the project.
2. What was the experience like?                                                                                                                         The experience was a good chance to socialize and work together with people in the block. It allowed me to work with them differently from just talking to them in day to day conversations and connected us to be better friends and peers.
3. What did you learn about yourself?                                                                                                               I learned that, while I have had experience in public speaking, I have much to improve in order to speak better in public.
4. Describe the process of watching your peers present their projects.                                      Most of my peers presenting their projects did a good job and have similar problems that my group and I had, although some were more prepared while others were not.
5. What was the experience like?                                                                                                                          It was interesting to see a common problem that we all face when it comes to presenting orally in front of an audience.
6. What did you learn from them?                                                                                                                        I learned that I should practice to be a better speaker and form better habits when it comes to presenting to a crowd.

1. We did like 1 articles each fort he group project and put them together. We shared our project by presenting one article each person in order.
2. I was nervous. I am always nervous when I am about to do presentation in any classes. I wanted to do our groups presentation quick so I won’t be nervous.
3. When I was presenting I learned that I might be talking in low voice so I need to speak louder. I also need to speak more clearly and have more confidence presenting to the class.
   
4. Other groups did it like our group. They talked about one article each person. Spoke clearly and loudly. 
5. I was able to understand what others were saying about their projects. I was nervous when I was listening to other presentations before ours. I was comfortable and was able to understand better about other presentations after my group presented our project.
6. I had lot to learn from my classmates. Almost all of them were better than me in presenting their projects to the class. They spoke clearly and I was able to hear their voice without any problems. I hate my accent..

Having always been scared of public speaking, I was anxious the days leading up to the presentation. Surprisingly, it came natural when I was in front of the class. Our process of sharing our project was straightforward and informative. We stressed the critical points and related all the articles to our theme. I learned that I have to work on my presentation skills; I tend to speak too quickly. Watching my classmates present was not only a learning experience but also entertaining. I was able to learn more about the person through their communication styles. Students who I originally viewed as shy were impressive skilled speakers. I was able to learn more about what topics my peers were interested in. I got the opportunity to learn about how twitter was doing financially, about devoted young girls in third world countries and how kosher marshmallows are produced.

We had to present our New York Times “Front Page” in our FRO class last Tuesday. And I must say it was a little nerve racking. Even though we know these people, I felt that it was still scary to present in front of the class. In the back of my head I was worried if I was speaking clearly and whether what I was presenting was interesting. I learned that I have the tendency to speak quickly and preferably go first so that I can get the presentation over with. I might dread being call on but after presenting it is a relief because I got it over with.

Watching the other groups made me realize that everyone are also nervous when presenting. There are those who can naturally speak in front of an audience without a problem and make it look easy. However, there are also others who struggle and are nervous as well. From them I learned that we are all similar in the way we present things as well as differences.

1. the process of sharing our project was somewhat simple. we all presented on our own articles and i feel we all did well.

2. this experience was a very comforting one. in the past i have had problems speaking to large groups and this projects helped me to feel more comfortable.

3. from this presentation i learned that i can handle public speaking if i actually know what i am talking about.

4. my peers also presented their articles one by one, person by person. this was defiantly the best way to do so.

5. the experience of watching my peers present was also a very good one, they all presented well and i learned a lot about their topics.

6. from my peers presentation i learned that the class is filled with good public speakers and i also learned a lot about their specific topics.

Last Tuesday our class had the opportunity to present as groups our beloved blog posts. Before actually going up in front of the room and presenting, the group had to post these blogs up. This was a struggle because we did not know much about what to post where; but being that my group was clutch, like making a game winning shot at the final minute, we were ready. My experience presenting was a funny but pleasant one in that I was nervous and mentioned some silly things but I enjoyed it. Because we were the last group to present, I learned after I was finished from the other groups that I spoke a little much. I wish to fix this ranting in the future. As my peers presented I noticed that many people limited their oral presentation as much as possible, and others, like me, excessively spoke. The spectators grow bored from this. During the presentations of the other groups, I tried to mentally take note of what I should and should not do. I grew more and more nervous thinking about this. In the end, I learned that Aquafina has salt in it and that our class really thought the Club Fair was going to be interesting. This project came out successful in my perspective, thank you “Cass” and “Lo”.

~Swag.

1. The sharing portion of the project went well. As a group, we were on one point and elaborated each article pertaining to that one point. I think the presentation overall was fun and enjoyable.

2. The experience was what I was expected. We communicated and spoke about our articles to the audience. It was not a high pressure experience compared to a conference speech.

3. Overall, I learned that I’m confident in speaking to the audience and that being loud can get the audience attention. I also learned to be established with your group and to communicate with them so that you know your role.

4. Watching my peers present their project was quite entertaining. I learned some great facts about their topic and each and every group have their great aspects.

5. My experience from watching the group present was phenomenal. Many of the group were funny and some were really intriguing to learn about.

6. I learn that all group communicated with each other through out the presentations and to know what each other is doing. I also learn many ideas from their respective topics as well.

The process of sharing our project was relatively easy. I feel like the presentation was one of the easier ones I’ve ever done because there’s a certain sense of familiarity we all have with each other. The fact that a lot of my friends were in the audience definitely helped calm the nerves, and that made for a smooth presentation. After my group members and I got together to discuss the order of the presentation, the process went well without too many hiccups. The experience was a fun one, especially because the topic was open-ended. I was glad that my group decided on sports after I suggested it since sports is one of my favorite things to talk about. Also, knowing background information on all the articles because of my interest in sports really helped to make the presentation interesting. One thing I learned about myself is that I’m not as afraid of public speaking as I used to be. Before, I would be a nervous wreck prior to a presentation and would always want to go last. Now, it really doesn’t make a difference to me when I get called on to present because I have a lot more self-confidence. Watching the other groups present was fun. They did a good job of preventing the presentations from becoming boring, whether it was due to technical difficulties or just adding their own humorous flares. It was interesting to see how everyone went about presenting. While some groups got straight to the point, others transitioned into each section. One thing I learned from the other groups was that there’s more than one way to go about a presentation. I feel like a lot of us thought there was supposed a singular form that we were expected to follow, but some groups didn’t do that. All in all, the presentations were fun to watch as well as to present.

1. At first, my group decided on a theme that we would all agree on. After picking the theme, each member were responsible for 2 NY Times articles. Then we chose the club fair as our Bearcat post since we have already went and don’t need to pick another one.

2. The experience brought us closer. My group members communicated and got along well. It is always awkward to meet new people and having to collaborate with them on a project, but as time went on it got more comfortable.

3. I learned that public speaking and presenting isn’t my best. I still have a lot to improve on.

4. When my peers were presenting, I tried to learn what each article was about and how it could affect my life or other’s around me. Overall it was fun and interesting.

5. Watching others present allowed me to learn how they prepared for presentations. It taught me how I can improve my own presentations.

6. I learned a lot about things that happened in the last month that I never knew about. Such topics include technology, food, and many more I wouldn’t research about. 

1. The presentation of the project was not too bad as we prepared who will say what, however, it could have been better if we had a more formal outline for the entire project and presentation. Also, since everyone picked an article that is related and interests them, everyone knew what to say and was ready for any questions asked.

2. The experience was really interesting, especially how each groups were pre-selected for us which enabled to talk to people that you may have not normally talked to. This has been an okay project for everyone to work collectively during the Freshman Seminar class, except I wish the outline for the project was more detailed.

3. One thing that I learned about myself is that I should maybe open up a little more and not be as shy, especially in the future because there will be no Freshman seminar class to guide us through it.

4. As I watched the first group go that was before us, I was preparing how to present my portion of the project. During this time, the rest of my group also got together to decide how we will start off. But throughout the other groups presentations, I learned a lot of new and interesting things like with the World Soccer games coming up.

5. The experience of watching all the other groups go was interesting because I was thinking how we could have improved or what we could have adjusted slightly. Overall the experience was enjoyable and some presentations were humorous.

6.  Through these presentations I learned my classmates  interests such as one group had a whole presentation on soccer/sports.