The formal progress report was intended allow each student to update the class on the progress that they have made up to this point in the design process. Most students had already given an initial presentation which provided background information surrounding their specific job, and were now able to report on the progress they have made throughout the marking period. My presentation focused on the final solution that I chose for my beach pass vending hut design. In addition to sharing my chosen solution, I included all developmental work that I had accumulated up to this date.
Since this was my second formal presentation I had insight on common mistakes that are made during a presentation such as this, and also was able to make corrections based on errors that I made in my previous update. One major problem identified in my last presentation was the choppiness. The source of the choppiness was mainly found in between topics when switching between blog posts, web, pages and images. To combat this I prepared a compilation of links to pages that I would be speaking on in the order that they appeared in my presentation. This eliminated the time I would have spent attempting to locate specific pages and would have improved the overall conciseness of my presentation.
The strongest portion of my presentation was the section I included that rationalized why I chose the Beach Pass Vending Hut solution. For the solution I presented documents including the original list of alternate solutions, a formal rationale articulating the reasons for my choice, a supporting design matrix, working drawings of the solution and additional informal developmental work including notes, sketches and calculations. With all of these materials to back up my decision, I was able to truly convince the audience that my chosen solution was the best possible choice; This extensive support material was presented in a concise and easily understood manner making it the strongest section of my presentation.
As far as content and visuals are concerned, the ones I provided were on- par. I included enough images and visually oriented informationals to effectively convey my thoughts and ideas. One helpful addition that could have been made would have been to include more detailed working drawings. Last year, our systems class didn't use AutoCad at all and the year before we received no more than an introduction to 3D modeling. This made the drawing process slow going and ultimately reduced the quality of my computer aided renderings. Since this presentation was intended mainly to explain the final solutions and to convey their significance, the lack of working drawings was definitely the weakest segment. In the progress update I included 2 working drawings of my Beach Pass vending hut Solution. A front, side, rear view 2D drawing, and a SE isometric view of the infrastructure. The 2D drawing was simple, but conveyed the form, shape and mood of the solution effectively. The component that the 3D drawing lacked was measurements. The reduced quality of my working drawings made it harder for the audience to fully understand the functionality of my designs and made this the weakest part of the presentation.
If i had made completing my working drawings my number one goal when preparing for my presentation, the overall quality would have been enhanced. To make sure that this doesn’t happen again I plan on identifying the most important component of my presentation right away so I can devote the majority of my time to it. I won’t wait until the last minute to finish the most crucial component so I have time to overcome unexpected challenges that may surface.
While watching my presentation I realized that the visuals I provided were difficult to see from where the audience was seated. The annotations that I included on my 2D drawings were not visible and some of the detail displayed in my renderings was hard to decipher.
Each time I present I gain further insight on how to deliver my information to the audience more effectively. This time I learned that I should focus on the most important aspects early on so quality isn’t sacrificed due to time restrictions. I also realized after watching my presentation that my visuals should be displayed at a higher resolution. Determining these imperfections within my presentation is crucial because realizing what went wrong allows me to fix it for next time.
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