I began this reflection as Option Three, but quickly realized that I was actually using Option Two, after all. I initially wanted to do a slideshow with voice-over, which is the sad attempt at what I tried below. It was supposed to be simple, quick, and easy.

(http://www.motionbox.com/videos/1c99dfb91419e3ce94)

Unfortunately, I’m not a verbal person, speech-wise. I’m not much for participating in discussion-heavy classes, and for good reason. In the video above, I attempted to work without a script, and speak as I would in one of the aforementioned classes, and it was a disaster.

Why? I lost the story somewhere in the middle. I was so focused on explaining one aspect that I forgot the main point of the slideshow. I got caught up in details instead of looking at the big picture, and by the end, there wasn’t even a way to combine it all into a conclusion. I spoke for roughly three minutes, and I think I stopped listening to myself about ten seconds in. So instead of conveying my thoughts, I resorted to babbling to try and explain myself instead of organizing my thoughts and trying again.

In writing, there’s a delete button. In speaking, there isn’t. And apparently, I do need that fine-tuned control of revision to present myself in a comprehensible and applicable manner.