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Overall I found that the series of guest lectures, during the semester, helped me to decide on a clear career path for myself. Prior to the guest lecturer series I would never have taken Revenue as a career option and I believed practice was only a stepping-stone to the world of academia. Now I can see there are several career options available to me upon completion of the masters in taxation and the non-academia world of tax has interesting aspects. I found it very interesting the differences between Revenue, private practice and academic speakers. What stood out most to me were the differences between Revenue and private practice. Reflecting on all of those who spoke with the class, Feargal O’Rourke, Pat Molen and Leonard Durac were the three that stood out. The differences that were most prevalent were the way each speaker spoke and the confidence they portrayed, what each body do, the promotion opportunities and the day-to-day work carried out in each body. From the three speakers chosen I found Feargal to be the most confident and to have a lasting impact on the class as a whole. When the session was over, every classmate I spoke to made a comment on how impressive he was and that it was no surprise he was promoted so quickly. I believe this is a result of working in private practice, as it is a competitive in nature and clients will want a confident person working for them. I found it very impressive that he spoke to the class as if he were one of us and that theShow MoreRelatedGraduation Speech On Teaching And Learning And Interactive Teaching940 Words   |  4 Pagesunderstanding of the subject matter. Techniques such as group work or think-pair-share, even though beneficial, are not always appropriate particularly when following a tight teaching syllabus. My first observation was conducted during a session that I guest lectured to a class of around 50 students. 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