Help me get through this assignment

[TeenLifeMum]

I’m in year 2 of a senior leader CMI post grad diploma and it’s the final academic assignment (part 1 of 2). I still have lots of portfolio work to pull together but I’m ignoring that part that will go on to November. This assignment is interesting but I’m drowning in research - I don’t know much about the topic so reading more than I need as I don’t know what I need until I’ve read it. I’ve been down so many rabbit holes. I’m desperate for this to be a good piece of work but my fear it will miss the mark is holding me back. Total self sabotage. Argh. It doesn’t get easier!

Plan for today - walk the dog then get stuff into the slide deck. Must have a draft completed by end of today, polish on Saturday and finalise presentation timings, check reference formatting. Sunday, final proof read and submit.

Sounds so easy when put like that! Hoping I’ll feel more “on plan” by end of today but currently feels impossible 😭

I hope you made some progress today? My advice is to read the question and make sure you are actually answering the question. It's easy to go down rabbit holes and then try to impress the reader with all your newfound knowledge, but make sure it's what they are actually asking for. Look also at the mark scheme if there is one, that sometimes gives away more than you think.

When you've it written put it away for as long as possible - minimum half a day and then look at it with fresh eyes.

Good luck, you can do it 💐

How's it going OP?

It’s a 10 minute presentation but a huge amount to pack in. The question is fairly woolly and we can pick our own angle - I think this is why it feels so hard.

I managed to get the draft slides done but they need work (more than I wanted to have left but I have Saturday and Sunday). References stress me out. I had APA but for this they want Vancouver 🤦🏻‍♀️

It’s moving in the right direction I guess. I actually took a sleeping tablet last night just to switch my brain off. It wasn’t stress, it was just ideas whirling.

I just realised I posted the same themed post back in October when I was in the same place re an assignment deadline. I hadn’t even remembered. Part one is done, just needs proofing and submitting tonight then I need to practice my presentation script to keep it under 10 minutes. Feeling okay - the topic was a little vague so I’m not really sure I’ve fully captured it but I think it’s enough for a pass, which is all I need right now. Then it’ll be onto part b but I have until the 19 April for that one.

Just posting on here a follow up in case anyone clicks on here in the same panic I was in when I initially posted this. Results are back and it’s a distinction. The imposter syndrome is so real!