Support Melissa Dohme Presentation Project

The presentation process was a lot harder than I expected it to be. From the lessons on presentations section in this class I learned what we needed to do, but in implementing them in my presentation I was able to fully understand what goes into creating a successful presentation.

 In my presentation I chose to present about one of my best friends, Melissa Dohme.

[Dohme Family Photo]

On January 24, 2012 Melissa was attacked by her ex-boyfriend, Robert L. Burton. He stabbed her 17 times in the head, neck, back, face and arms. Melissa was in the ICU for two weeks and in the rehab center for on week at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Burton is currently in jail in Pinellas County and charged with attempted murder in the first degree.

Melissa is now home and working to get back to life as usual. She is back in school and going to therapy several times a week.

We are all very thankful that we still have Melissa with us today, however the cost of her medical bills is too much for her family to bare.

That is why I chose the video subject that I did. The following video means more to me than just the project that we were assigned to do. The goal of my video is to encourage someone to want to donate and/or support Melissa and her family.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MI65-ojTFk

Critiques:

To critique my video the first thing I would do differently would be to add music. I didn't want to add music for fear of copyright infringement.

I would also add a clip of Melissa herself talking to the audience so they could see her now, after the attack.

My video needs to be edited better, I should have researched how exactly to edit the video instead of just "winging" it.

One thing I didn't do in my presentation was ask questions. I feel as though I sparked curiosity with the information I gave, however I did not do it by asking a question.

I really tried to avoid clutter and being too wordy. I focused on making a point with pictures on a page and explaining the page with my voice.

In doing my peer review I realized I wasn't the only student not to use music which makes me feel better. One thing I liked about the peer review was that we did different scenarios, so I was able to see how someone did the project in a different direction than me.

But all in all I truly enjoyed this project and I look forward to the other useful projects that are assigned in this class!