Freshman 15 In College

Beginning from the all you can eat buffets, including the unlimited snacks and desserts, to the easy access of food from the multiple dining commons; it is very common for a student to gain weight during the time of their first year in college. In my Unit 3 essay, I did some research and decided to write about what causes the “Freshman 15,” which is the amount of weight a student is expected to gain as a freshman in college. There are many factors that are involved in the “Freshman 15.” I found that some factors that contribute to the weight gains in students are due to their; lack of knowledge in healthy dieting, environmental or peer influence in food choices, and also taste itself. The “Freshman 15” affects student across the entire

I decided to create a Prezi because of its attention-grabbing animations and themes. With the title “Will you get the ‘Freshman 15’?”, I decided to use the theme of an hourglass in order to show how students are prone to becoming victims of the excessive weight gain and that it is only a matter of time until you will be affected unless you create changes. For my presentation, I began with an abstract to quickly summarize my topic and briefly explain what the presentation was going to be about. I incorporated pictures and then transitioned to stating the main reason that I found that influences the weight gained in freshman students. I stated the points that, in general, college students; lack of knowledge in healthy dieting, they are surrounded by either environmental or peer influence in food choices, and also the taste of the food affects what they consume. I briefly spoke about each point and provided a quote from credible peer review abstracts in order to give evidence for these reasons of the “Freshman 15”. I concluded with a list of how college campuses can further be improved in terms of avoiding weight gain. In order to keep the audience captive, I have kept the ideas short and straight to the

I thought I did a good job in creating the Prezi, and making the presentation seem very professional and attention grabbing. The biggest challenge that I had was communicating the material directly to the audience effectively. This had been a problem for me in my entire life, however, I believe that this is something that will gradually improve by experience and practice. Although the presentation as a whole may not have ended up as successful as I wished; I had learned a lot about writing a research paper, and experiencing the feeling of speaking to a crowd. I believe that I will be able to implement the knowledge and experience that I had gained for any sort of public speaking in the