practical exam

Today saw  our class have a practical exam , we were asked to cook, plate and serve three dishes  1, a trout and sorell sauce 2, a  mushroom risotto 3, a  chocolate souffle .  i can honestly admit that i was nervous as it has been a long time since i had any kind of exam ,but i realy enjoy cooking so at the same time i was looking forward to the challenge. The day passed quickly enough and before i realised it was over, the experience i drew from the practical exam was to plan your dish prior to cooking anything, have a finished idea in your mind before commencing a dish, i felt myself taking a few minutes before i started any dish to make sure i had a plan in order to cook and assemble the dish as well as i could . (i would never have done this in the past and am slowly but surely changing my way of thinking before creating)   I got good feedback from my dishes and draw confidence from a decent effort and look to challenge myself every time i create and plate a dish .