I had planned to assist with the drugs and alcohol recovery classes at my placement, this was cancelled due to COVID-19.
The rest of my work consisted of finalising and delivering my presentation online.
In preparation for my presentation, I always had it in mind when being at placement and when writing my blog posts. I ensured I posted about key things to help me refer to experiences and really reflect on the experience. When putting my presentation together I just took each section as it came and did my script first then put key points on screen. Some slides I used visual aids and some had more texts than others. I wanted to make my slides look professional in case my mentor ever wanted to see them or I came back to the presentation for any reason in the future as I now work for Active Stirling. When recording my presentation, it was weird doing into my laptop I was worried I’d sound monotone as I had no one else in the room. I decided to make use of que cards instead of memorising or reading script. This partially helped with the flow as it was similar to real life presentations. The recording was frustrating as you had to stop and start each slide which took you off your line of thought and natural flow. Once I listened back to it though I was happy with it and submitted the presentation.
I have had to contact my mentor as I couldn’t finish my last hours of placement. I have asked to continue my volunteering after the module anyway but have asked what I can do for now to get a good grade in the module. I hope to hear from her soon.
The next step in achieving my good grade is my final report due mid April, I am going to start planning this next week and hope to do it alongside my dissertation as the deadlines are days apart.
Sounds like you have been having issues with completing your hours like many others, hope you get this resolved soon. – Lewis
It is unfortunate that you didn’t get to finish your 30 hours, however, it seems like you have taken a lot on board from the hours that you did do at your placement and hopefully, after this crisis has passed you can pick up where you left off.
Natalie