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Project 1: Presenting Yourself

We engage with people, not usernames! To address this, your first project is to introduce yourself to both your instructor and your classmates. The platform we’ll be using is Adobe Spark. Spark is an online application that allows you to create rich media that sparks conversations and allows for incredible amounts of creativity. For the last step of this activity you will need to record yourself using either your computer’s webcam, a smartphone, video camera… you get the idea. All other requirements are listed below. (Be sure to answer the questions!)

Prepare

Prior to just sitting down and answering the questions below extemporaneously, write out a narrative (ie, script it out) with your answers to the questions below. Remember that you’ll be recording it rather than speaking live, so think about the language you’re using. Does it sound like natural speech or does it sound like it’s been edited for the written page? Your completed presentation should be between 1 and 3 minutes; do not excede or fall below this! Be sure to put your name, the class, and the date somewhere on the first screen of your Spark video. Save all your files for this class using the naming convention APCV301_LastName_Assignment, so I would submit a file named APCV301_Straight_P1.

Who are you (name, where you are from, what characterizes/identifies you, etc.)
Identify the general region where you reside (you can be as specific or general as you like)
Degree/major/emphasis/specialty
Identify one of your most landmark experiences in life
Something peculiar/interesting/unique about yourself
What are you planning to do professionally and why
Favorite past time/activity/hobby
Briefly discuss your perspective on and experience with giving oral presentations: are they generally effective, do you like giving them, have you given many, in what capacity (work, school, etc.), longest duration of presentation you gave, your strengths/weaknesses in the presentation process (from designing to delivering), and what experience do you have with watching and delivering digital presentations?

Watch

For an introduction to Adobe Spark, check out the Adobe&Arizona content. Then, watch these couple videos that introduce more of the Adobe Spark platform and provide you with some examples. If you’re looking for resources, assets, and stock imagery to use, be sure to check out the Supplemental content pages for links.

Create

Go to Spark and record a video of yourself presenting the introduction you created in item #1 above. You are encouraged to go all-out with this and use the platform to its fullest.

Submit your typed introduction narrative to the Week 1 dropbox, along with a few sentences there in the comments area regarding how this assignment went for you.

After you’ve created your Spark video, either copy and paste the link to the video in the social Teams channel or download the Spark video MP4 and upload that to the social channel. (If you don’t wish for your Spark video to be available on the internet publicly, use the latter option.)