Public speaking requires a lot
of confidence and is a concern to many people. It’s been one of my concern until now.
My group was scheduled to
present on day 2. After seeing the first few groups presenting, I knew there
were higher expectations from Brad. On the day of presentation, I felt anxious
and nervous.
During my delivery, I
used a different method which was to interact with the audience. This approach
boosted my confidence. However, in the middle of the presentation, I started
stuttering, lost my flow of thoughts and confidence. To counter this, I took a
deep breath to compose myself.
The slide designs had
a lot of visuals to enable the audience to visualize our solution. This was
different from my previous presentations since there were lesser words to refer
to on the slides. Thus, I had to adapt to not reading words off the slides. I
felt that our presentation slides were just sufficient and not too
lengthy. However, in the presentation slides, we had some visuals which
covered the words. This could be improved by putting the visual on another
slide instead.
During the Questions
& Answers session, I had some trouble answering questions and required my
team to back me up. I feel that I could improve in handling questions by
making sure I am well-read of my project.
There are several
areas I will need to improve on. One of them is organising my thoughts to clearly
engage the audience and make them understand my presentation better. In
addition to that, I must be more expressive, smile more at the appropriate
times as well as projecting my voice louder for better clarity.
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Thank you, Akmal, for this self critical detailed reflection. You do a very fine job of describing various aspects of your delivery and how you coped with the process. You've also used this experience to project into the future and how you can improve. I'm sure you will do well as you embrace further opportunities to present. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThank you Brad! There is still a long journey ahead for me. Using this experience will really help me in the long run.
DeleteHey Bro Akmal! A very detailed analysis of your presentation. I personally felt that you performed very well for your presentation. Instead you had performed better than I expected. Your decision to engage with the audience had work out well for you! I could still remember vividly when you started to stutter during your presentation and you continue to remain calm and compose! I am very sure that I have lots to learn from you when it comes to interacting well with my audience and how to keep myself compose.
ReplyDeleteGOOD JOB AND SALUTE BRO!
Ruzz
Halo Ruz! Yeah I tried a different approach and the outcome was interesting. Thank you Ruz and we can both learn from one another as well.
DeleteHi Akmal!
ReplyDeleteA very clear outline on your learning experience on presentation. How you improved your skills from before and how your preparations better prepare you for the final presentation. Don't be disheartened when you face difficulties during your presentation, it will only make you aware of the mistakes the next time round you present! I know you can do it!
Cheers
Dayn
Hey Dan!
DeleteWhat doesn't kill you makes you stronger right? Thanks for the the encouragement!