More Presentation Ideas

After I gave my tiny presentation on Sunday, Ms. Z said she had a lot of new ideas for me and how I could organize my presentation. I got very excited when I heard this (maybe not outwardly at the time, because I was exhausted...) because I can always count on her for her creativity and her well thought out, well-meaning plans. So when she sent me an email earlier this morning, I was so excited to see how long it was! So many ideas are flowing and I love that she took the time to write an extensive email explaining them, so thank you Ms. Z :)

Here are a few thoughts from the email!
- Give a hook-get the audience excited about what you're going to talk about.
- Explain why you were inspired to dive into this project. This adds a personal element. 
- Basic overview of Earthships. Don't dive into a lot of the specifics because it can sound wordy. 
- Other examples of "uniquely sustainable living" (talk about EcoVillage, Carrie and Mike's house, etc.)
- Your WISE experience: timeline, challenges, changing focus, etc.
- What you learned about sustainable living, yourself, etc.
- What you hope is next for yourself in terms of sustainable living, as well as your hopes for Ithaca, larger communities, etc. 

I wanted to use the timeline aspect of April's presentation, but maybe that won't necessarily work. Maybe I can talk about briefly how my project changed at the beginning, then go with this sort of a plan.  

Also, Ms. Z suggested that I really focus on the title of presentation. I originally thought to change my title, but number one, it might be too late for that...and two, it might actually still work. 
The designing part might not actually be designing the home, but designing a lifestyle. The Unique part is all about making one's home and lifestyle unique to their needs, while keeping those of the environment in mind. And the home part is very distinct from the house, as Ms. Zsryski talked about. It's not just a structure, but a friendly environment that sits at the core of one's character. 

I've also heard numerous times that circling back to my own passions for sustainable living is key. Always making sure this presentation is personal and not to factual will definitely help.

Eeee geting excited!!