Our group was tasked to film a video to display our empathy towards our target group for the project: The elderly. Before we had the video filmed, we have to come up with a persona (our main character) and a story. We decided to go with this persona:
Name: Mr. Tan
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Occupation: Was a teacher. Now retired.
Family condition: Financially stable. Has a short temper and pretty stubborn to receive help from others.
Family members: Lives alone. Wife deceased. Has a son that sends him money but hardly visits him. Has a few sibilings but do not see them much.
Address: 1 Rochor Rd, #03-365, Singapore 180001
The reason why we chose an elderly man is because the stereotype is that men tend to use the kitchen less, and hence they are less experienced in the kitchen. They make a good example to show how much the kitchen can be an inconvenience to the elderly.
We then proceeded to write out the story:
It was a usual late afternoon and Mr Tan was deciding what he should have for dinner. He could head over to the hawker centre a stone’s throw away from his home, but he was getting sick of all the food after decades of patronizing the stalls. He shuffled into the kitchen as he continued to ponder about his dinner. In the midst of his dilemma, the sharp ring from his handphone jolted him back to reality. He reached for the phone in his pocket and squinted his eyes as he read the caller ID, “Son”. Glee immediately overcame him and he picked up the call.
“Hi Pa, I’m coming home for dinner tonight.” A young man’s voice uttered from the other end of the line.
“Ohhh, you coming home tonight ah?” The old man replied as he smiled and nodded his head to express his approval.
Almost right after the call ended, Mr Tan had decided that he will make dinner. Mr Tan knew very well that he was not the best at cooking, but it was such a rare occasion that his son would come home for dinner. With all the ingredients ready, he began preparing his son’s favourite dish. With shaky hands, he tried to reach for a cup on the top shelf, but it fell onto his head and to the floor instead. Silently, he blamed himself for his clumsiness as he bent down to pick it up. It was a challenge and he looked as if he had used up all his might just for the simple action of retrieving the cup.
Wanting to boil some water, Mr Tan brought a pot to the sink to fill it up with water. However, it proved to be too heavy for him as he struggled to lift the water-filled pot up from the sink. He spilled most of the water as a result and decided to place it onto the stove first. He had to use the cup to transfer more water into the pot from the tap. His struggles did not end there as he accidentally spilled some water onto the kitchen floor. It had made the floor slippery and with one careless step forward he slipped and fell onto the floor. Pain surged through his back, but what he felt most strongly was how useless he felt about himself and his inability to even prepare a simple dish for his son.
And last but not least, here is our video:
We also did some research on what makes a good presentation:
A presentation is a means of communication used for talking in a group, addressing a meeting or briefing a team. Having enough preparation and the method of your presentation is the key to a good presentation.
10 key points for a good presentation:
⦁Preparation for presentation.
⦁Organising materials needed
⦁Writing down your presentation
⦁Deciding presentation method
⦁Organising presentation notes
⦁Work and improve your slides/visual aids
⦁Presenting data
⦁Managing event
⦁Keep your cool
⦁Make sure to have answers to possible questions that will be raise
Our group was assigned the topic "The kitchen is a dangerous place for the elderly/how to make it convenient and easy for elderly to cook for themselves".
In the picture shown above, we listed out what we would like to research further on and considered the possible problems associated with the topic.
