I wonder, is it true that when you get into senior year of business degree, all presentation becomes "formal"?I had a very interesting mgmt course this term, and got to read several inspiring books. So, when it comes to presentation, naturally, I want to take a creative approach.
Our team chose ""Harry Potter" as the theme. We didn't play cute, but we put in bits that I thought would draw in some laughs (sorry team!). We had solid material, and we spent much time on designing the slides, and the presentation outlook. We were happy with our ideas, and I was happy, until the presentation day.
As I sat there and watched other teams present their materials, I realize they all took the "grown up" approach...they stood there and spoke. A couple teams did acting bits for the crucial conversation topic (which is odd, cuz we were supposed to present the "Path to Action", which is the thinking before talking). I didn't feel good about it, and suddenly, I felt small.
The thing is, I really love the way we are presenting. We are not only fun, but we have solid material. We have perfectly logical causal loop diagrams, we know what we are talking about. And on top of that, we are creative! However, the more I love our creative way, the more I felt like I don't belong...in the business world. I mean, there is no way that I can have fun in a business conference, right? So, maybe I shouldn't joke in school presentation either. And I am so much older than these undergrads, I should know better.
The presentation didn't turn out so bad. Our creative instructor adores our creative presentation, and gave us the highest mark of the whole class. (Bryan is a really funny guy who appreciate creative thoughts. So, why didn't the other team thought of it?) Still, maybe that was the last presentation that I get to act silly (or have teammates act silly). I don't know which is more sad? Being the kid in the grown-up group, or losing the most innovative part of self?
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