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CGAA 2nd Years - Transcription

To all CGAA 2nd Years: okay, so you have six days until your Transcription Crit - (Thursday 22nd April - Lecture Theatre 1 @ 10am) - and there's lots of interesting stuff happening on the blogs and Alan and I are very much looking forward to your presentations.

For many of you, the ambition of your transcription projects inevitably means that you're going to be pushed for time - but can you all please give your Transcription presentations some thought.

When it comes to Powerpoint, less is always more; please - use this opportunity NOT to reiterate all the things your project might have been and why (or why not) but rather to simply and clearly articulate the development of the idea you've taken forward. You need only precis your premise - one slide will do! Accentuate the positive, 'unpack' your workflow, and reflect critically on your strengths and weaknesses.

I would like you to treat the presentations in a suitably formal way - and, importantly, check all spelling. It DOES matter. If you're working on a PC, beware of font substitutions and problems with embedded video files or sound clips as you'll be presenting from a Mac. If in doubt, create a PDF version of your Powerpoint to ensure formating is as intended (and present PDF as slideshow) and be prepared to access clips online via Youtube.

You are now expected to present your work (and yourself) in a professional manner - please give time to 'rehearsing' your presentations; by this stage, you should be able to talk engagingly - and with confidence - about your own creative practice.

I won't be in at the University again until the day of your crit, but I'll be blog-watching. I wish you all the best for the 'final push' - I'm expecting great things from all of you! You are but a short few weeks from becoming third years; this should be reflected in the ambition and proficiency of your work and in your demeanour as 'young creatives'. (And don't be late!)

Good luck & get finished! :-)

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