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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Nice working with you. I agree that most of us are nervous when it comes to presentation and with more practice you will be able to see improvements. Overall, I felt that the presentation went rather smooth.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the encouragement! I agree that practice makes perfect too :)
DeleteHi Pei Yan,
ReplyDeleteI thought that your presentation was fine after excluding the nitty gritty errors.
I thought you did a great job in telling us on your proposed solutions as a whole!
I guess a small downside would be that you seem pretty nervous during the presentation.
Other than that, I guess your team did a fantastic job as a whole! :)
Yes I was indeed nervous and it's common for me whenever I do presentations. Thank you for the feedback, I will try my best to improve. :)
DeleteHi Pei Yan,
ReplyDeleteI am also not an active speaker.
We will have to work on it!
Thank you Kangyu! Lets work on it together! :)
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DeleteIt shows that you did not treat us as watermelons but the a group of hungry wolves that might bite you anytime! That is why yourself also feel can do better next time, with treating us as watermelons as the next step (but please do not bite us though you assume us to be delicious next time!). However, with such a short period of time to prepare, it is understandable for you to have inadequate preparation to deal with your nervousness. You have done good job actually. Next time, do not forget to do the superman post before presentation!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the encouragement. I will do better in future!
DeleteHi Pei Yan,
ReplyDeleteAs the first group to present, it was not easy. We did not have a lot of time to prepare. During the preparation, I saw the amount of effort you put into practising. I could see the improvements made by you as our presentation days was nearer. On the presentation day, I thought you did great as compared to rehearsals.
In addition, I personally feel that a team work is all about covering each others back. So don't get too the Q&A sessions. It was really nice working with you! :)
You did a great job too! Will remember the point of covering each others back! Haha :)
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