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Skype Session Module 3


We have just finished our Skype meeting about analysis and synthesis.

Thank you Maria, this was very informative.
Thank you everyone for your input on my topic, it was extremely helpful.
I'm now going to go away and look at more literature including 'Dancers talking dance' and try to find some patterns to start triangulating data. I intend to use my field work opinions as a bonus and concentrate more on the patterns found in my literature, I will now also start to look at the patterns in the silences, where no literature is found. This was a very interesting topic as I'd never thought that people not talking about something was as eye opening as lots of people talking about the same subject.
There was an interesting point made about how different countries perceive audiences and also how audience members in different countries perceive performance. Maybe this is something I can look into.
I was pleased to find out that my framework can evolve as my research progresses because at this moment it is very broad, I am confident this is achievable because I went through something similar in Module 2 when trying to pin point a research topic.
I am excited to get started with my focus groups and questionnaires and also looking forward to hearing about everyone else's topics and how they are getting on throughout this module. This Skype meeting has made me feel a lot more at ease, knowing that everyone is in the same boat and we can help each other to achieve our goals.
Please let me know if you want to discuss any of your topics, I'll be willing to help or at least lend an ear if you need to talk something through.

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  1. Tanith Waldie25 February 2019 at 12:34

    Thank you for your informative blog, it is always very interesting reading the blogs of those who are further along in the modules.

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