Getting it Done

The post below gives me a great deal of insight on how important it is to think things through even on the night before a big presentation.I like the way that elaine emphasizes "Practice, Practice,Practice". I say this to my students all the time and it was great to hear a pro before the big game use it to motivate herself to give her best.


I have been personally wrestling with this ever since a proposal I made to present at a regional conference was accepted. I knew months ago that I was to deliver a presentation for NERCOMP in Worcester on Tuesday, March 20. But I waited until last week to actively start working on it.

I think a good deal of the reason was that I was struggling with what to say that was original and new. What I finally came to terms with (thankfully, and not a moment too soon), was two things:
1. My presentation was not accepted on the premise that I was announcing a new find, and perhaps even more importantly, that
2. the way in which I think of things and express them in indeed "new" in that I will be speaking from my experience.

I am pleased with what I was finally, after much angst, able to create. Now I just need to practice, practice, practice. After all, the presentation is not until tomorrow Tuesday at 4:30. Wish me well!

PS - The title of my presentation is: Mashups are not potatoes: Implementing Powerful Web 2.0 Tools

-Elaine