I gave a presentation in a theater writing course I took. The assignment was to discuss multiple plays by the same playwright, Tony Kushner in my case, and discuss similarities and what in the playwright’s life inspired their stories. There was one catch: the presentation had to be pecha kucha. This meant that there was no text allowed on the screen and each slide would automatically change according to a time limit. This forced me to really script out my thoughts so I covered everything I wanted to cover in a time limit without any notes. I had to learn my lines like an actor. This experience helped me to grow as a presenter. I learned how to memorize a presentation and use that to engage with my audience more instead of having my face in my notes and looking down the whole time.