Blog Post # 2

 Gabriela Gomez 

03/20/2025

Professor Sinkoff

Analysis on the following presentations: Education & Careers, Social life & Families, and Economy & Mental Health.


When analyzing presentations, I always consider clarity in the content I’m being shown, the engagement and organization, and how well the groups are able to work with each other to achieve a common goal. In this case I was able to work within all three groups which also gave a better view of the topics I just mentioned, and of course have different opinions on every one of them.   


Starting with group 1, I believe that their presentation stood out for its well organized structure and clear focus on education, communication and careen pathways. The group did a great job connecting these themes with real world applications, particularly in discussing self perception, interpersonal skills and active listening. One of my favorite aspects was their exploration of how MDC supports students, which gave the audience practical insights into available resources like single stop, and career services. I also like how they tackled government involving in their presentation. Covering Pell grants, loan forgiveness programs and job assistance. The inclusion of both good and bad aspects of education showed a balanced perspective. 

Some areas for improvement could be more engagement when presenting, the slides contained a lot of text, which could be overwhelming for some viewers. More infographics or real world examples could have made information easier to digest. Adding to that the discussion on self perception and its impact on career choices was insightful but could have benefited from personal stories or statistics to make it more relatable.

Overall impression of group 1 was great honestly, delivered strong content, informative and well researched presentation that effectively linked education and career success.


Moving on to Group 2, their theme was social life and families. Group 2 was kind of difficult to work with, due to lack of communication from some of the members of the group and procrastination, which gave the remaining members in the group to take on extra responsibilities and workload that did not belong to them. Now moving on from the group dynamic and focusing on the slides. With how quickly they were able to finish their slides I still consider it came out looking good. The content on the slides was decently balanced and the way the presenters pulled their way through it was very admirable, taking into consideration the amount of work they took on.

The areas for improvement for this group I believe is the communication, and most importantly the consideration that I feel you need to have in order to be a part of the group. To be empathetic for your peers and pull the way of the presentation everyone collectively as a team.

Overall impression for the group, interesting presentation that thought me how to work under pressure even more then what I already did, and most importantly how even the odds they still did amazing presenting.


Moving on to the last group which is group 3 presenting Economy and mental health. This presentation delivered powerful discussion on the intersection of financial and mental health, making it both timely and impactful. The research incorporated data from sources like the national institute of mental health, pub med and the American plan act. I really liked the international comparisons showing mental health care differs from the U.S and Japan. This global perspective added depth to the discussion. As per team work this group did well while making the slides, everyone did their own thing and no one really got caught up behind or anything. 

I would say an area from improvement for this group could be that even though the research was strong, some sections felt too academic. This could have been balanced out by real life stories or testimonies from people affected by financial stress. For example adding personal accounts of students struggling with tuition costs or families dealing with job loss would have made the content more emotionally impactful.

Overall view of group 3, well researched, impactful and necessary presentation that tackled a major real world issue. With a greater personal touch could’ve been even better.

Some final thoughts, I enjoyed working with all three groups. I’m thankful for all of my classmates that were able to work together with me and be able to present all of this great content. I look forward to work with everyone again in the near future.

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