Having to presentation for an English module is extremely stressful. As I am not able to articulate and converse well in English, I know I have to put in extra effort in this presentation.
Even though polytechnic has moulded me to be a confident speaker with stage presence, things seems to feel a little different in university. The stares are different, the judgements are different and the criteria seems a little more harsh.
Moreover, previously when we presented in polytechnic, there was no such norm where the class would evaluate individual performance. Presentations was merely trying to bring our message across and that is it, no further comments. In this in-class presentations, being able to hear from the class evaluation of my own presentation was something new and refreshing. The peer evaluation of presentation allows us to know our strengths and weaknesses from audience's point of view as well as to learn from each others' strengths and weaknesses.
During my 3 years in polytechnic, I was told that I spoke confidently and presented well. After being diagnosed with PTSD, I lost all my confidence, I was not able to present well thereafter. I began writing scripts after scripts and force myself to memorize everything. By memorizing scripts word by word, I started presenting as fast as I could so not to miss out any words. I was even told that I spoke like a machine gun during my final presentation in poly.
However, in class today, Brad has shared that the most important thing when presenting is to not memorize presentation script word by word, but points by points. Similarly, I received the same feedback of speaking too fast, but at least I think I am not a machine gun any longer? The problem of me swaying around is also another concern I would work further in the future presentations.
All in all, this short in-class presentations has allowed me to learn more about the weaknesses of my presentation skills and thus allowing myself to work towards better future presentation.
Hello, Joan! In general, I really enjoyed your presentation. Your presentation was:
ReplyDelete(x) A little bit fast,
(o) BUT NEVERTHELESS, fluent, clearly spoken
(o) with capturing slides that are clearly linked with the issue raised.
(x) The term TCM could be explained : Traditional Chinese Medicine.
(o) The points are very well coordinated in bullet forms,
(o) which helped the audiences to follow the presentation.
Hey Ye Chan! Thank you so much for your review. I enjoyed your presentation too! :D
DeleteThanks, Joan, for this detailed reflection on the presentation in-class and your prior presenting experience. It was interesting for me to hear about your poly experience in this regard. It was clear as you presented that you did have quite a bit of public speaking experience. I'm glad that you feel that you can still improve your skills though.
ReplyDeleteHi Brad!
DeleteThank you for the review. Similarly, I have learnt a lot from this presentation to further improve on my presentation skills! :D
Hey Joan!
ReplyDeleteI came in late but I was attracted by your slides when I entered the seminar post!
In general, I think your interesting slides and your own presentation was a good one as your presentation made me had a better view about your essay topic! It's would be better if you were less nervous when you were presenting(everyone had this problem I guess!)
I think this presentation is helpful especially to you as you are a business students!All the best in your future!
Love,
Jianing
Hi Joan,
ReplyDeleteJust want to say you did a great job on the presentation! I especially like the fact that you tried to link every part of your presentation to our lives by asking "How do you feel if..." Overall, it was very engaging and interesting!
- Xuan -