Go back through your presentation, the Q&A, and feedback received and come up with a list of TEN takeaways / lessons learned / things to do differently next time. 

1. Preparing Material
   1. Compared to the first time we presented in this class, we were pouring a lot of focus into practicing and making sure our slides are nailed down. This time around, the most important part of preparation was to answer the rubric as we do not want to repeat prior presentations. In addition, preparing slides is not difficult as most of the effort should be placed into what we want to say. In accordance with the Cognitive Load Theory, we want to provide information in a digestible manner. This is best paired with eye-catching visuals and a slide theme that flows. The other thing we wished we did differently was to choose our presenters earlier ahead of time. We were unsure of who was presenting that evening and did not confirm until the day of. However, we each had enough experience in presenting to be able to do it on the spot again. There is always the regret of not working on these presentations earlier as well. For the next presentation, we will work to delegate the work differently and give some more space to refine the presentation even further.
2. It’s Not that Deep
   1. Back to the idea of presenting, it is easy to succumb to the idea that we have to be super polished and that this is a be-all and end-all presentation. That is not exactly the case. Yes, our presentation has to fulfill certain criteria and we do have to be professional. Nonetheless, the best type of presentations are the ones that feel easy and discussion-like. We learned to approach our presentations with the idea that we are having a conversation with our audience. This eases back the pressure a bit, but also sets the mood for our presentations. 
3. Appearance
   1. It is easy to be nervous and that can translate to how we speak and look. Unfortunately, body language and our voices are the first impressions the judges will retain. It is important to be calm and to keep our pace right as we are the conduits of information. Also, having a smile on your face can go a long way as it is one way to show enthusiasm. Humility is also important to portray. 
4. Predicting Future Qs
   1. Based on what we leave out in the presentation or some of the hot topics we choose to put into the slides, we cna kind of predict the questions that might be asked. Yes, it is needed to explain how our project works and why we do it. However, a presentation does not have to zero in onto all of the details. Leaving ambiguity does not entirely mean unfleshed or surface level ideas. For instance, we did not feel the need to explain neurodivergence in depth as we expect our audience to have prior knowledge about the subject. If not, we are prepared to explain so.
5. Sit Down, Be Humble
   1. Everytime we present and listen to other presentations, we are reminded of our position in the community. We are students that have the privilege to be able to work on these projects – some that involve advanced technology. To be able to contribute to these projects and aim these solutions for the Lehigh Valley Community is meaningful to us. However, we have to constantly recognize the relationship the campus has with the community. We have to approach our work with much consideration and we need to maintain our connections as this shows the intention to want to work with the community. We don’t want to have a deficit view towards the community and instead, we can act as agents and liaisons. Furthermore, the judges are specialized, but they have more in-depth knowledge about the area than us. 
6. Expanding Project
   1. We received plenty of feedback from the judges on ways we can add supporting components to our project. We have fleshed out some ideas ever since our project such as recording an introduction video with a museum docent and including videos and pictures of what these public spaces look like when people occupy them. We have also considered putting forth our plans of making manipulatives into action. In addition, the idea of expanding our audience to others outside of the neurodivergent crowd such as aiming to have our tours for older people. The idea is awesome as it does increase the goal of making art accessible for all. However, when thinking of the elderly crowd, we were thinking of having them volunteer as docents for our virtual tours. This idea has yet to be explored, but it is now in our notes. 
   2. One of the judges (Adam Ercolani) has a direct connection to one of the organizations we want to work with (Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission). This judge has offered to make the connection happen and to recommend other important community spaces we can scan for our virtual tours. Beyond all the presentation and judge format, this is what is most meaningful to us. We are able to form rapport and have realizable advice that can advance our project. 
7. Considering Audience
   1. Our team has created presentations for many reasons about our project. We are typically good with explaining our project and starting with a narration. However, these judges have already seen our introductions. For the audience this time, we really needed to consider delivering information in a way that feels refreshing and meaningful to them. We need to explain ourselves again, but we have to keep in mind to edit out information that does not address what the judges are looking for this time around. In our past conferences, our presentation formats keep shifting and that keeps up flexible and afloat. 
8. Here to Help
   1. Yes, some of the questions the judges posed can be passive-aggressive, but ultimately they are working with what we give them. If we are delivering confusing information then it is likely that we will receive feedback that challenges what we do. We want to make sure that the message behind out project is understood and that any question posed is a good question. These judges are coming here with different perspectives and much of the feedback had the intention of refining our work. 
9. Other Presentations
   1. After sitting through everybody else’s presentations, we found ourselves taking notes on components that could benefit our project. Many of these groups have similar goals to us or are utilizing similar technology. From one of the groups, we discovered other organizations to work with such as the Lehigh Valley Art & Cultural Alliance as their goal aligns with our project goal. Also, it is interesting to also learn more about VR headsets, GoPros, and Google Earth Studio. We are always curious to see our peer teams carry out their project work. 
10. Revisiting Purpose
    1. As we were working on the slides, we couldn’t help but revisit why we do our project. The question of why we work on these projects often pop up during these judge sessions. We were not asked that question, but a judge did ask why can’t we make our tours for everyone. This brought up the initial reason our faculty mentors stressed when starting this type of project. Our faculty mentors work at Centennial, a school for neurodivergent students, and noticed that there was a lack of art education for their students. Art should be accessible for all and our project is working to answer that challenge from a different standpoint. We want to work with the neurodivergent crowd first and essentially, our tours can serve everyone. Besides revisiting the purpose of the project, our individual passions for continuing to work on the project were also revisited. Everybody is in this project for a different or a similar reason; however, we are proud of the work we have done so far and it is pretty rewarding to present our work to the students we want to work with.