1. Write a brief descriptive paragraph that summarizes your IOP. Be sure to include the topic, your thesis, and the hook and any visual aids you used.
The aim of my IOP presentation was to investigate David Lurie's fall from grace; How and why did he fall from grace to disgrace?and IF he returns back to grace. I started my presentation with a song called I'm in Disgrace for The Kinks(I was able to relate the song to David's character and state after he fell from grace.) I then continued by giving brief definitions for the words grace and disgrace and the I started presenting my topic. I tackled my topic from two points : Political Disgrace and Personal Disgrace. I included quotations from the novel to support my interpretations and anaylsis.
2. In a well-developed paragraph reflect upon the lessons you learned as a result of the IOP process. This process includes the preparation of your presentation, its delivery, and the subsequent reflection you engaged in following the presentation itself.
The IOP presentation consists of three stages: planning, preparing, and delivering. Working on the IOP was a very fruitful experience. I learnt how to interpret a particular aspect from a story(in my case-thematic focus) and present it to the class in a formal yet entertaining way. I learnt to be ponctuel and present for less than 10 minutes and this helped me focus on the important things and exclude details and useless information (Its the quality not the quantity). After watching myself present the IOP presentation, I realized that it could have been much better. I should’ve practiced more reading the information and not reading from index notes. I should’ve concentrated more on the PowerPoint rather than on the index cards. I was a bit nervous, towards the end of the presentation I read the quotations fast. At some points I was hesitant, and I stopped at the end of every slide as if each is separate. I was supposed to link them. The song at the beginning was a good hook but I should’ve related it to my topic and spent some time talking about how it is relevant to my presentation and why I chose to put it. All in all, the IOP presentation was a great experience and its the start to the many presentations I will have to present in the future.
