So, someone had to go first and today I took one for the team, sort of. Alphabetical order didn’t give me much choice.

It felt like I hadn’t quite caught my breath and as first cab off the rank my brain started to fire too many thoughts at once.

I was overly conscious of time. Screw you time. Can’t think of many occasions in life where it ‘has been on my side’.

And after attempts at trying to explain how I’ve come to this concept I didn’t even go through what I’m really hoping to make. To be honest, I felt deflated after the pitch and once again, disappointed with myself. Boo. How can it be so clear in my head and then turn to rubbish as soon as I try to speak? Maybe I should attend one of those getaway meditation camps where you sit in silence and only eat an apple a day.

The variety of ideas from everyone was inspiring.

However, I was frustrated to see the different standards and depth of each presentation and would have invested more in my presentation style had I realised the overall standard. This was a case where clearer guidelines may have helped us all.

Feedback from the panel was to be clear if the main intention was purely abstract or contained a narrative, particularly so the viewer understands what they are in for. Also recommended to explore RMIT resources available for conducting surveys/focus groups and potentially looking into technology similar to the eye scanning DIEM project currently being used in RMIT.