My team and I were selected to present on the first day, out of a total of three days meant for presentation, on 5th November 2015. Not only we had to present on the first day, we were also chosen to be the first group to present. I was never strong in presentations as my personality shows to be someone who was not very active and outgoing compared to better speakers. Furthermore, our team only had a duration of three days to prepare the slides and to practice on the parts that we would be presenting.
Reading straight from the slides and holding on to the cue cards were not allowed so as to present a more professional side of us. This was not the first time I had to prepare a presentation similar to this. My final year major project in polytechnic required us to present in the same way as well. I was very nervous although I had practiced by going through my script numerous times. However, many things ran through my mind. I was afraid I may forget the crucial points in my script and also if my team and I would be fluent during the presentation. The entire presentation ended well, but there were many things to reflect on.
My performance for the presentation was average as I felt the audience could sense that I was tense with the pauses and fillers. Through this time's presentation, I was able to see my weakness which was having to focus on the points to be presented and giving eye contact at the same time. As I was nervous, when I gave eye contact to the audience, I had the tendency to forget what I was going to say next. My body language could have been a little stiff, but the remote pointer that I held onto was able to ease the stiffness and the movement was slightly natural. The Q&A session needed improvement as I did not have enough initiative to answer the questions. Perhaps this lies on the teamwork which needs to be coordinated well.
Overall, I felt that the entire presentation could have been done better, in terms of the teamwork and individual presentation. The audience felt that our enthusiasm was a little down and it affected the presentation mood in a way. Also, it was highlighted that our slides needed more visual aid so that it can capture more of the audience's attention. Things that I could work on more for future presentations will be more practices before the actual presentation, which will benefit greatly. And to design the slides such that it would be more captivating. With the feedback received, I hope to be able to improve and work on my weaknesses.
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Reading straight from the slides and holding on to the cue cards were not allowed so as to present a more professional side of us. This was not the first time I had to prepare a presentation similar to this. My final year major project in polytechnic required us to present in the same way as well. I was very nervous although I had practiced by going through my script numerous times. However, many things ran through my mind. I was afraid I may forget the crucial points in my script and also if my team and I would be fluent during the presentation. The entire presentation ended well, but there were many things to reflect on.
My performance for the presentation was average as I felt the audience could sense that I was tense with the pauses and fillers. Through this time's presentation, I was able to see my weakness which was having to focus on the points to be presented and giving eye contact at the same time. As I was nervous, when I gave eye contact to the audience, I had the tendency to forget what I was going to say next. My body language could have been a little stiff, but the remote pointer that I held onto was able to ease the stiffness and the movement was slightly natural. The Q&A session needed improvement as I did not have enough initiative to answer the questions. Perhaps this lies on the teamwork which needs to be coordinated well.
Overall, I felt that the entire presentation could have been done better, in terms of the teamwork and individual presentation. The audience felt that our enthusiasm was a little down and it affected the presentation mood in a way. Also, it was highlighted that our slides needed more visual aid so that it can capture more of the audience's attention. Things that I could work on more for future presentations will be more practices before the actual presentation, which will benefit greatly. And to design the slides such that it would be more captivating. With the feedback received, I hope to be able to improve and work on my weaknesses.
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