Topic Refinement

The word pitch is a funny word. Up until this course, the only definition of pitch I was familiar with was the baseball pitch. Especially since I was a pitcher when I played baseball. But now, I have a whole new respect for the word. The pitches that we did for this course were extremely helpful for me, when considering putting together my topic. It was hard at first to narrow down my topic, but the fact that there was a time limit put on to when we were able to have a topic chosen, and then having it organized in a coherent and exciting manner to present in front of others truly made it a forceful decision. 

I think that in terms of using this pitch idea for other classes, depending on the type of assignment, can really be an excellent way to make your decision earlier on about what your focus will be. The fact that you should also try to create a research question to help you to focus your paper earlier on will give you some sort of direction at the earliest possible time during the writing process to not only encourage better time management, but to create a paper that is more thought out, because the topic of the assignment has been in place for a long period of time. For larger essays, this technique may not work because sometimes the final topic of the essay may not become clear until later, or you may need more time to think out and ensure that the correct topic is being written about. 

My refined show idea, is all about the outcomes of Google Glasses and whether or not they will create more problems or if they really will help to create a better world. This pitch helped me to create this question and make it the staple idea of my podcast. The following is an excerpt from my pitch in order to show how this activity helped me to refine my idea. 

“I admit, science has never been a strong point for me, and I know that there are others out there who are questioning how these glasses came into existence. Not only that, they deserve to be informed about what this new invention is all about before they get swept away and obsessed with another new technological fad. 

And see even right there, that thought stopped me. Of course there are going to be problems. I mean to start one of the reasons I got contacts was so there was nothing blocking my vision! Secondly, glasses with technological advancements… shouldn’t that money be going into making laser eye surgery a more absolute procedure or did I miss the announcement where we have completely sealed the deal on that testing? How will these glasses affect society…especially when dealing with safety and privacy issues. Is the world really prepared to take on a brand new gadget?”

I am really looking forward to making my podcast now!