Mr. Michael Russo
Mr. Russo and I met on library bridge and walked to his office to begin the interview. I ran into a slight problem finding somewhere to mount my phone to record the interview, but we put our heads together and found a good angle. I learned a lot giving this interview. I never knew that being on the giving end of the questions can be just as hard as being on the receiving end sometimes. Responding and keeping the environment comfortable is a responsibility for the interviewer and can be difficult.
Questions:
How did you choose this profession
Favorite part about teaching
Most interesting story throughout teaching
Favorite book and why
What is the greatest non-academic skill that college students today lack?
Fondest childhood memory
Best advice you were ever given
Future goals/plans
Reflection:
Talking with my teacher one on one was a really good experience for me because we talk a lot in the classroom but can't really get off track. I chose Mr. Russo because he is very personable and involved with his students and also he hints at his personal life from time to time and I really wanted to know as much as he wanted to tell. Also, learning how to use Adobe Premier Pro efficiently was really fun. Uploading it and integrating was a tricky and a little bit frustrating but it felt good to produce something that I worked hard on.
Self-designed exhibit
Presentation skills
For this self-designed experiment, I decided to record myself giving a short speech to see if there were any subconscious movements that I made that could distract my audience in the future. I got this idea while watching my roommate present a speech of his and critiquing his subconscious fidgeting.
As I expected, there were a few things that I was doing that I would have denied had I not been seeing it with my own eyes. After seeing myself rock back and forth and bite my lips repeatedly, I was determined to present formally over and over until I could be comfortable enough to cut these habits out.
Reflection
The first couple of times that I presented, I was so focused on not reproducing the fidgets that I saw in the video that I was tripping over my words and losing my train of thought to the point where I was almost too embarrassed to try again in front of people. After much practice I found that I have cut down on these habits and now feel much more comfortable presenting knowing that I look comfortable to my audience.
Credits:
Created with images by MDGovpics - "Governor is Interviewed by Gus Prager" • janeb13 - "barack obama official portrait president of the" • the_moment - "smile"