Our group project came to an end when we finished our oral presentation last Tuesday. Preparation for our oral presentation was considered short(less than 1 week), however given our content, time was considered sufficient.
We prepared our own individual slides and then come together to discuss about the flow of our presentation by making sure there was no overlapping content, restructuring our whole presentation and ensure the workload was distributed equally. I think our flow of presentation was smooth when we switched from one speaker to another and we referred back to each other content appropriately.
My purpose of the whole presentation was to persuade our targeted audience (provost) that there was a necessity for implementing a compulsory curriculum in NUS. I reminded myself on that and I altered my speech to cater to it. We only had five minutes each to present, hence selecting key information was important.
During presentation, I took note of previous comments from my peers and Dr Radhika and tried to put up my best performance. Things like not folding my arms, not holding scripts and remaining eye contact with the audience were some key important take-offs from my peer teaching. Hence, I make sure I did not make those mistakes again.
However, I still think I had not structure my presentation well enough. For example, my presentation still lacks on creativity, audience participation and facial expression which are essential to engage the audience. I am still quite self-conscious and had not really open up myself during the presentation.
I also think that my presentation lack of other types of visuals or audio aids. Perhaps showing a short video or maybe interaction with the audience may gain better consensus from them. Also, there were still some minor errors on the PowerPoint slides which should not be made.
Overall, I learned a lot from this presentation and was definitely an important experience for me to gain better insights on oral presentation. I appreciate all the peers reviews and Dr Radhika's feedbacks and definitely will take note of all the key points and improve next time.
I suppose we did adequately well for the Q&A, given the number of questions the 'board' shot us. But thankfully it wasn't really daunting since we've discussed most of the issues they pointed out! :D
ReplyDeleteI agree about the audience participation part is the one we can all improve on...>.<
Congratulations on crossing the final hurdle in the ES module! I must say that the time provided to prepare the amount of content that your group and you had presented was short. Nevertheless, you have done a great job! The content was well structured that there wasn't a disconnect during the switch in presenters.
ReplyDeleteBased on the topic that you have chosen, the time given for the presentation is definitely insufficient, hence there were many questions. However, you have managed to answer them well thus showing your preparedness. In addition, I have observed an improvement in your presentation skills!
It is understood for the lack in creativity in your slides due to the formality of the presentation. Had it been a less formal presentation, I am sure of your ability in adopting innovative methods to engage the audience or create more visually appealing slides. The animation that you have included previously attest to it.
Lastly, it would be perfect if you do not hold yourself back, let loose of that inherent potential that you contain. Anyway, keep up the good work!
Hi Huiping!
ReplyDeletefirstly, well done on your presentation! i agree with you that the flow of your speakers is definitely smooth. and i enjoyed your presentations entirely!
like mentioned in class, i was really happy to see you being more confident with presenting in front of the class. with respect to the eye contact portion, i thought you have improved tremendously. the first step to not referring to your notes anymore, is to not have it near you at all.
and i remember you use to speak with a tiny tremble in your voice, which was completely absent during your presentation! good job on that as well!
as for the interaction with audience, it depends on the content of your presentation as well, if it is suitable to engage the audience. it can be worked on anytime anyway! so don't think too much about it!
on a whole, i thought your presentation was great!
hi Huiping! Grace here. Just wanted to let you know that you did very well for your final presentation!
ReplyDeleteAbout your part on you feeling your presentation lacks creativity, audience participation and facial expressions, they can always be worked on. :) Take your time to explore how you can incorporate more of these aspects into your presentation.
Last but not least, I felt engaged by your presentation! =)