Class Again...

So after what seemed more like a month our class was able to meet last night for the first time since the snow came a week ago. It was good to learn how different the Google Earth experience would be on school computers vs. at home. Having navigated with more ease in class meant perhaps I'm not as bad with computers as first feared and just lacking high powered equipment. There wasn't much we talked about, that I can remember, that I didn't already have an understanding of. We went over the spreadsheet assignment. It has been looming over me for a week or so and nothing done so with intentions to work on it today, last night I found myself getting a good head start on it until 4am. As we went over them in class though and I worked from a mock spreadsheet, much of what we discussed two weeks earlier came back to me rather quickly.
We talked about Powerpoint presentations and what works and doesn't work. Included in that list of guidelines about how to give a strong presentation, were points instilled in my mind many years ago now back in highschool when we were coached on giving ppt presentations for our seniour projects. Face the audience, speak/act in a professional manner, don't overload the slides but make them clear and concise, and keep them engaged. I didn't say aloud in class however, that chewing gum, slouching, saying um, and fidgeting really detract from a professional presentation. Though I admit I freeze up with nerves giving one and find it hard to act as confidently as I rehearse; I've sat through many painful presentations in college where my peers didn't seem to understand there is a difference between casualism and professionalism.
Good class. Went home feeling on top of things and dread the push and pull of yet another project on the horizon.