Presentation advice

• Remember to prepare, the only way to not be nervous is to know what you are talking about.
• Know the story, is it image based? Make sure they enhance what you say, they don't have to actually relate to what you are talking about but they attracted attention.  They also reinforce points you have made. Make sure they're good quality!
• Fight or flight, when you realise you have a big audience do you get scared or do you take on the challenge? 
• Don't fill the slides up with too much writing, people don't listen they just read off the board.
• Reading from notes restricts your interactivity, stops you from making eye contact. Eye contact relaxes people but also benefits you and makes you feel more confident. 
• Always tell people who you are, even if they know you. 
• 'Im a creative but really I'm a baker, I love to make cakes' Tell them what you're going to talk about so it makes sense to them
• Remember to smile as it makes other people smile. However not everyone is going to be happy and interested in your presentation. 
• Remember pauses, don't give information too quickly as it makes the audience uncomfortable. 
• Think about reading a children's book they all have a beginning, middle and end. 
• Consider adding a video or some movement to interest the audience, it doesn't have to be a standard presentation. It doesn't have to be a PDF, can be in keynote.
• Build up bullet points rather than having them all at once.
• Before you start make a checklist including: what, why, who, time, content etc
• rehearse, rehearse, rehearse! KNOW what you're saying

Manifesto

This year I want to do more work focusing on branding as I think this is the area of graphic design which I would like to specialise in. I also wish to incorporate more illustrations into my work as this is something I touched on last year and really enjoyed. I think using my own illustrations adds my own stamp on things and makes it more of a personal piece of work. I would also like to experiment more with printing techniques and be more hands on rather than doing everything behind a mac screen as I really enjoy creating things myself and problem solving. As I am considering doing a PGCE in Primary Education after completing this degree I hope to get some experience in a primary school along side doing uni work. I want to make sure that it is 100% the course for me therefore getting some experience would be very beneficial.