Presentation Reflection

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

My interview was extremely influential, to the point of it being the basis for what I presented. Luckily, my interviewee gave extensive answers to my question, and being that anything we used in the 5-minute presentation we wouldn’t be able to use in the future presentations, I wanted to choose something that was related to my topic but wasn’t important to my EQ. One of the questions I asked was, “ Explain the process of going to a certification class,” such she explained to great detail and went beyond, not only answering my question but she also gave me qualities you want to have in an instructor or if you want to become an instructor. I realized that it was such an detailed answer that I could do a simple 5 minute presentation on it.

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

I would say that what stood out was my simplistic presentation. It was a fairly simple set up, I did everything- I feel- that was on the contact, asked questions, did the information, checked for understanding by asking questions, again, I actually orchestrated my presentation and my information around my visual, doing a step-by-step demonstration, and making sure for my conclusion, I went over the important parts of the information. I felt somewhat repetitive, but it becomes remembered after consist repetition.

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

The most challenging part of this presentation was thinking about what to present, because the information I was to present couldn’t be important to my EQ, for the fact that the information would be off limits in the future. It took me a good 2 hours to figure out what to present on. Also, the waiting was tremendously scary, because in your head your freaking yourself out about everything that could go wrong, when I got up the, it was like I forgot that I was worried. I hope that showed during my presentation.

Senior Project Presentation 1

This presentation is based on an interview I had with my Zumba instructor, one of my questions asked, what the process of becoming a certified instructor was like, and she gave me an extensive answer for that, so it would be perfect for a short presentation.

Objective: My objective is to teach the students about the process of becoming a certified Zumba instructor and the qualities you need to have to teach a class. 

Procedure:

1.        For the beginning of my presentation I will be asking 2-3 people what they think it takes to become a certified instructor. After people tell me what they think, I would explain to them that being any type of instructor requires training in that particular field and warn them I might ask questions.

2.       Then I’ll take from my interview what my interviewee told me about the certification process. I was thinking about going on the Zumba website* as my visual, and showing them the step-by-step process of finding a certification class using the website. Then explaining what the class entails, such as being there for 8 hours, etc.

3.       After explaining the process, I will go into what an instructor needs as far as qualities, such as a high energy level, bringing challenges to the workout, etc.

4.       At this point I will be checking for understanding, I think I will be asking 3 people questions on what I just taught, to make sure that they were following along, simple questions such as: Where do you go to sign up for a certification class? What is one important quality an instructor should have? 

5.       Before I conclude, I would reiterate some of the important points of my presentation, explain that to be an instructor, you really have to want it, to love it. Then I would conclude.

Resources/Materials:

I will need the following:

·         Internet (For the website I will be using)

·         Laptop

·         Overhead

*I am not 100% sure about using the website as my visual, still weighing my options.

Interview Check

For my first interview, I have asked my Zumba instructor, Teresa to be my first interviewee. I find that she would be a perfect fit to help me understand and clarify where my direction is going with my project. I know I want to do Zumba as my project, so who better than a Zumba instructor who specializes in that specific area and has been involved in this type of fitness for over a year. I have asked her and she is more than willing to help me out and be a part of my project.

The five additional questions I will be asking are the following:

        1.       Where or how did you get introduced to Zumba?

        2.       In your opinion, how is Zumba more of an affective fitness routine, than other types of  efficient exercises like, running or cardio kickboxing, etc.? 
        3.       What made you come to the conclusion that you wanted to be a Zumba instructor? 
        4.       In terms of becoming a Zumba instructor, you must be certified to teach a Zumba class, can you please describe to me what the process is like in detail?  
        5.       How has Zumba changed your body and your lifestyle, how long did it take you to reach you goal? Also,  what types of foods are crucial to your Zumba Fitness lifestyle?

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 Two more just in case she over laps her answers by accident, these are for the “just in case” scenario:

1.       Having been a Zumba instructor for a while now, how have you seen Zumba increase in popularity, as far as your classes and commotion around you about Zumba goes?

2.       Is there anything you can tell me about Zumba that very few people know about? Maybe the secrets to success with the Zumba Fitness workout?