On a scale of 10, I would have given myself a 7 for my
presentation. Despite the anxiety that comes with a graded presentation, i felt that i was able to hold my ground with the preparations I had, in terms of the content knowledge as well as the script.
For my part of the presentation, I was trying to launch an emotional
appeal towards Co-op in a bid to help them better understand the plight of the students.
I used a more mellow tone as compared to my previous peer teaching
presentation. Most non-verbal gestures were placed closed to my heart and
helped in accentuating my part of the presentation that students need help from
NUS Co-op. My pace of
delivery was also better as compared to during my peer teaching. I felt
I was able to bring across my points well to the audience as most of my points
were coherent with the slides and the slides were described to the right amount
of detail. My eye contact was also maintained with the audience throughout the
presentation to garner their attention.
There is definitely room for improvement. Although I was
fluent for most parts, I felt that my voice was a little muffled at times as I
tried to make my words clearer. There were also a few awkward pauses which
could have been avoided. I was also intending to add more emotions into my
presentation, but failed to muster up the feelings that would resonate with my
part, adding more effect to my words. If given another chance, I would muster
more feelings to drive the feeling of an appeal in reaching out to NUS Co-op.
Overall, I felt that the group did well for the
presentation. Everyone worked hard in preparing the slides, sourcing for the
equipments and rehearsing for the presentation. During the actual presentation,
we all supported one another well, covering up loose ends for each other when
needed without appearing to be intruding to one another, especially during the
Q and A session. Kudos to you guys Team Bookies!
14 comments:
Hi Terence! Being the first person in the class to present can be quite nervewrecking. You were a little nervous during your presentation- perhaps can try the breathing exercise that Ms Lim taught us. During Q n A you were a little obvious in signalling to your 'spy'!
Overall, good effort and attempt in being the very first presenter (:
Hello Terence!
Like what Jo said, it must have been really scary for you to be presenting first! You weren't really at your most comfortable self apparently, maybe due to the nervousness! :D Haha it's definitely not easy at all and I must applaud you for your ability to pull through the whole presentation!
What I thought might be a little lacking was a big wide smile! (: Keep it up fellow teacher!
See you tomorrow yeah!
> Jo
Haha. Hmm... I did have a slight tinge of nervousness. But my "mode" kinda kicked in as I got into the thick of the presentation.
And opps.... haha. was a little too obvious in signalling my "spy"
> Candice
Yupx! Was not at my most comfortable self. For my part, I was trying to portray students as needing aid, and thus I could not possibly do my "normal" smile. That would be totally.. clashing with what i wanted to present. The conflict of trying to not smile yet wanting to smile normally kind of got to me. Hope that I did manage to set the tone across!
Hey Terence!
I thought your performance was good overall but the presentation for organic project was better! Great to see that you're really putting ES skills into all presentations.
I feel that perhaps you could vary your facial expressions more! be natural and smile! :)
hahaha Terence!! this is the first time i have seen you so serious! you are a different person on stage! oh your presentation was great. the posture was good and you have really portrayed a good formal setting for the presentation. I felt if you have included alittle bit of your funny personality in, it would be better! crack more jokes tomorrow! its the last lesson!
Hey Terence!
Yes like the rest have mentioned, you appeared slightly nervous and unsure of yourself. However, I could see a good attempt to cover that with gestures and some eye contact. When you're nervous, you will tend to mince your word, which is not good in a presentation, so if and when you do find yourself mumbling or tripping over words, you can stop yourself and restart again (of course at appropriate places). Another point is to use bigger gestures. Like you mentioned, your gestures were restricted to your upper torso area and it made you look slightly closed up. You can increase your gesture size to increase your stage presence.
Overall, you showed great understanding in your proposal and it definitely showed in the way you answered your Q&A. Yep the signalling was a little obvious as well like what the rest have said. Best to leave the spy to ask the question and not prompt them from stage.
Lastly, don't give cheeky smiles from stage because it's absolutely visible especially from the front.
Great job, I'm sure your students will appreciate the way you deliver the lesson.
Leon
Good effort man Terence, it is certainly no easy feat to be the first to present before the class. However, a few pointers to note, you tend to swallow up some syllables in the words when you speak too fast. So that is something for you to take note of? Generally I thought we all did a relatively good job!
Hi Terence,
You have done a great job as the first speaker. Your slides were very informative (with charts). I was able to grasp the essence of your content. However, you appeared a tad shaky and nervous, quite unlike your peer teaching. I guess it was because of the 20% weightage at stake. I think this is the main reason leading to the rest of the minor fumbles you made (as what leon had described).
Overall, it was a great presentation! I am sure lots of effort was involved. =)
> Hui Qi
Opps. Yupx. I "dragged" all my teammates over to the right side of the screen for the organic chem presentation. :P But that presentation was way easier. :P did not have prepare as much cause that was something within the chemists' comfort zone. haha.
This ES really taught not just me, but all of us, certain skills which we just cant help but apply it innately now! :)
> Gangrui
YA! was trying darn hard to be serious! And you face the same problem as me. In fact, I think you have it worse than me. Opps. The moment you started talking, I found it hard to take you serious. :P But you managed to hit the right tone and portray the right image after a while. :)
>Leon
Opps. Haha. Thanks for the heads up. Being at the front does really make us be in the spotlight. Wished i could do better now though. But life is all about that one crucial moment where we have to perform. Gonna take this as a good lesson for my future!
> Chee Kian
Ya... I was kind of desperate to set the tone right for the rest of my team-mates. That did bog me down a little. The peer teaching was more of being in my element of just teaching (YEAH!) I was having a slight inner conflict with myself on how much to smile as well. Opps. :P But glad your were able to grasp what i was trying to portray.
> Alvin
Haha. I do have a tendency to chew up my words. My teachers have always been nagging on that. But I was glad my pace improved this time round, as compared to my peer teaching. Hope to be able to exercise both good speech and pace in my future presentations!
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