the real world and other complications

So, what have I been up to since leaving Chelsea? This is a question that I ask myself everyday. Post-university life is hard, why did no one tell me this. I think that I have been too comfortable receiving a regular payments courtesy of the student loan company for too long! But its alright I’m starting to adjust now. I have been involved in a couple of projects since I left. I was meant to be in an exhibition pretty much straight after leaving called magpie, curated and organised by Sophie Colley and Jess Fisher, two fellow Chelsea graduates. But unfortunately due to personal reasons I had to pull out at the last minute. So I have been focusing on a video for the website Kent based Psychotherapy Company that I worked with on my degree show, and pursuing my own lines of exploration.
I’m starting to come to the conclusion that whilst ok within the microcosm of the art university, my current lines of work may not be totally suited to the real world, and I may need to adjust my practice. Whilst I think that my current practice is the best way for me personally to explore the concepts I am interested in, I am not sure if it the best way for the viewer to contribution or empathises with this exploration. I feel my work needs a more interactive, participatory element to it.
My personal belief is that the work I did back in January, where I gave a lecture on pub games is a strong line of practical enquiry. By linking games, a fun, past time activity, with a lecture, an educational device, I was able to explore the concept in a more comprehensive manner, whilst also sharing this exploration with the audience I was performing to. I also thought that taking on the role of lecturer was a strong move. Although I do not like performing in my own work, and prefer taking on a directorial role, I felt that I this case taking on the role of lecturer meant that I was able to have an air of authority, and able to maintain control over the piece, whilst not technically performing in the traditional sense. It was more like I was pretending to be a lecturer, which ties my performances into my previous participatory collaboration work with Natalie and NO. Taking on a mock professional role may be a better way of maintain performer/audience engagement, and keep the audience as a strong part of the piece as it is being performed.
So I think this is the route that I am going to following regarding my practice. I think it would be good to look more at doing participation pieces; this way my work links more closely to community art projects, which I am interested in getting involved in. I think my work has to be less eccentric and emphasis the element of it that offers something to the viewer, as a joint experience.