I was amazed.
This marking period I really have been kicking it into gear and this Talk really went to show the hard work I had put in.
My inspiration for the talk began as I watched about 3 TED talks a night for all of spring break. That's about 20 talks. All of them had one huge element that I had never shown in a presentation before, something very simple. They all showed power and control of their ideas. The goal of my presentation was to own it; I wanted it to be mine.
I am imitating the O'Neill K. rubric
Time-
When running through the presentation at home I ran a little long most times (6-7 minutes), but when I present, I always end up leaving something out by accident. I would assume my presentation was over 5 minutes but not into the 6:30+ range.
Visual Components-
Since the rubric said for me to drive the presentation not the slides, I tried to limit my pictures and diagrams. I felt like the pictures and diagrams I used truly aided the presentation, but did not distract. Also, the videos I put in for my product could have been filmed a little bit smoother, but that wasn't me; I apologize.
Content-
I believe my content was strong and evenly balanced. I tried to let the crowd learn about fear just as much as snowboarding. I researched a lot including psychology, rotation dynamics, and snowboarding technique. There was definitely enough content given in my presentation, but I probably could have described things a little bit more.
Organization-
As I've seen in multiple TED Talks, they speaker usually has a full circle ending. I liked this concept so I threw a full circle ending in with a chronological sequence of events. I feel as if this was the best way to build a little suspense whether I landed the 360 or not (and that is not open for debate).
Delivery-
I think my delivery went well. I always end up speeding my words when I present. I tried as hard as I could to depress that a little bit, and I think I did a good job. This project was a little bit different in that I actually had genuine emotion for the subject. I hope this showed through. Some emotions I felt I was displaying were confidence, fear, embarrassment, and a smidgen of cocky-ness. That's the way I am!
Following the TED Commandments-
Like a normal human, I may have not reached some commandments. I don't think I made anyone laugh or cry, but I did show my inner self. I showed my embarrassment and frustration as well as my happiness. My dream was pretty big; I want to rid the world of fear! Could you imagine how successful we would all be?! I also brought a tiny bit of another speakers talk into mine with Jeremy and the NIKE logo. I also didn't read my talk. I knew from the start I was not going to use note cards. I just looks unprofessional, and everyone knows: when you look good, you feel good, you play good (present well). I wrapped up the talk in a good amount of time and was ready for the one question I had so I think I did pretty well overall but could have been funnier.
To be completely honest this is the best project I have ever done. I loved the concept and the presentation. I believe deserve a 27.5/30, I hope I earned it.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Monday, April 1, 2013
Jose (the self proclaimed crazy Frenchman from Quebec)
When I arrived in Whistler Blackcomb I signed up for the Ride Tribe. It is like ski school, but its for snowboarders who aren't beginners.
My instructor for the first two days was Andy. He was fun, but he liked riding the alpine, (the high part of the mountain) so there was any time to practice rotations and spinning. Then Jose came along.
Jose is self proclaimed crazy Frenchman from Quebec that uses a doll (he also claims its an action figure) to teach some cool stuff. The third day we spent the entire learning how to spin. Surprisingly, the doll he named Terje (after the pro-snowboarder) helped tremendously.
I explained to him the progression I put together and he molded it slightly to his liking.
Since I already could do flat-land 360s, he suggested that we start the morning by doing jumps. All mornings that is all we did whether it was in the park or on the side of the run; we hit jumps everywhere.
The purpose of this was to master the pop or ollie. The pop or ollie highlights the board's contained energy. Once your front foot leaves the top of the jump, you lean on the tail till it bends, and then you release it to get your pop. He said once we perfected the ollie, spinning would become 100 times easier.
After lunch he decided we were ready to start spinning
This biggest thing he emphasized was the setup carve in the approach. He told us to be almost spinning by the time you get to the lip or the top of the jump. He showed us this by making us go off the jump at an angle. By doing this were pre-winding more than we would normally would. This was very helpful. He also mentioned to look over the shoulder and explode the shoulders at the take off.
At this point spinning was getting easier and easier.
This entire day was a 10/10. Jose is the man and he will never be forgotten.
"What did the snowman say to the other snowman? Does it smell like carrots over here? No! It tastes like rocks" -Jose (one of his priceless jokes)
My instructor for the first two days was Andy. He was fun, but he liked riding the alpine, (the high part of the mountain) so there was any time to practice rotations and spinning. Then Jose came along.
I explained to him the progression I put together and he molded it slightly to his liking.
Since I already could do flat-land 360s, he suggested that we start the morning by doing jumps. All mornings that is all we did whether it was in the park or on the side of the run; we hit jumps everywhere.
The purpose of this was to master the pop or ollie. The pop or ollie highlights the board's contained energy. Once your front foot leaves the top of the jump, you lean on the tail till it bends, and then you release it to get your pop. He said once we perfected the ollie, spinning would become 100 times easier.
After lunch he decided we were ready to start spinning
This biggest thing he emphasized was the setup carve in the approach. He told us to be almost spinning by the time you get to the lip or the top of the jump. He showed us this by making us go off the jump at an angle. By doing this were pre-winding more than we would normally would. This was very helpful. He also mentioned to look over the shoulder and explode the shoulders at the take off.
At this point spinning was getting easier and easier.
This entire day was a 10/10. Jose is the man and he will never be forgotten.
"What did the snowman say to the other snowman? Does it smell like carrots over here? No! It tastes like rocks" -Jose (one of his priceless jokes)
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