After viewing last year’s EPQ presentations on the 17th February I have learnt that in order to make a successful project- background reading is essential. The presentations that stood out for me were the ones where the student really understood the area and were able to go into detail and link ideas together whilst answering questions. I found it helped to make the topic engaging also as some projects did not appeal to the audience and there seemed little point in presenting them. The audience has to want to know more about it.
I learnt that the most successful presentations were ones which used a range of resources- not just the internet and books. One presentation titled ‘is time the best cure for head trauma in horses?’ was very insightful as it used interview with a leading expert who lectured at Liverpool college. Practical elements will also be very useful- carrying out questionnaires and investigations will be very interesting for an audience, and offers alternative opinions.
Above all, it is essential to stay organised- collating information is difficult enough but in order to present it in a manageable and entertaining way keeping up to date is very important. It is also alright to evaluate in the presentation. Explaining the reasons why information is one sided or limited is useful for the project.
When writing an essay it will be very important to make it direct and towards a point and a goal. As my project stands it has no direction and the most successful presentations finished with a definite conclusion.
The students said that the most useful skills they developed were learning independently and going through the processes of creating a project and a presentation.
Watching these presentations has helped me as it has made me understand that I need to refine my project and outline a strategy I need to follow to achieve its goal. It is clear that I need to read around my topic area thoroughly so as to answer questions successfully.
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