Pitch session (1-3 years)

I found it difficult to get ideas and information out of my group as they did seem to be fairly quiet. I made it clear from the offset that constructive criticism was welcome but, possibly because it was the first meeting, most people were fairly reluctant to share ideas and there were a lack of visuals which made criticism difficult.

Everybody was allowed plenty of time to go through what they had with them and to ask any questions they wanted answered. I gave what feedback I could and have also messaged each person individually to re-iterate what was said in the group session so that they can look back on it later if they want to.

Group members had various issues such as feeling they lack in technical skills to approach modules confidently and assuring them that the use of a blog is acceptable practice as a type of sketchbook style research. Most of my suggestions were to consult the relevant lecturer or speak to other members of the class in order to feel more comfortable in the skills required to fulfil the brief.

I think I did well at getting people to talk about their projects but I could have been more organised in the manner of setting things up and having access to learning resource links etc. available before they arrive.