Reflection on Oral Presentation

Reflection on Oral Presentation

    “By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
(Confucius Quotes)                                        

After all the group project presentations finished, it comes to the time for reflection.I enjoyed the process of listening to the presentation and it was quite a good opportunity for learning.Besides, looking back trying to do a critical reflection, I found my strength and weakness come out more clearly.

Being the first group to do presentation, to be honest, I did not get enough time to prepare for the presentation. However, I tried my best to remember the script and did not read script in my presentation. I view it as one of my strength because I think if the speaker himself could not remember what he is going to talk it would definitely weaken the persuasion of the presentation. But it was not easy for me because the sentence did not come out from my mouth naturally as my group members do. But of course I am not taking it as an excuse for not presenting well. Another strength of my presentation is the eye contact with my audience and proper gesture which is a makeup for my language.

However, definitely there are much more for me to improve. For example, when I was doing practice myself, I found myself more comfortable, more fluently and most importantly, more confident and enthusiastic. But when I stood on the stage, I feared and lost confidence when all the audience are looking at me. Also when I listened to Jinyuan’s group presentation, I found they were doing better in terms of logic and consideration,thus persuasion. Also I think prezi is not a proper tool for formal presentation like this. Besides, we did not collect enough static like Lianghao’s group did and I think it’s an important factor to improve persuasion. Last but absolutely not least, the most weakness for me is the fluency and pronunciation. But just like what Madam Fazilah said, I still got time and I think I know much better of my weakness through this module and for sure I will put much more effort on improving my communication skills.

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