The delivery of this oral presentation (OP) on my part was not as smooth as that during the presentation for peer teaching. This time round, I lacked that inner confidence that says "Yes, I can do it!"
The primary issue that I had to face was the constant insecurity that perhaps I had overlooked more relevant points that could be presented. In addition, I felt that more thought could be put into preparing the tone and delivery such that it aimed to persuade our target audience which consisted of authoritative figures.
The experience also exposed the fact that with lack of confidence, what are my strengths can fail to be so. For instance, I feel that I am capable of a clear voice and accurate pronunciation, but both of which were compromised in this OP due to added nervousness.
However, I am glad that I was still able to maintain a decent level of calmness and confidence throughout the presentation. This is something unthinkable for me in the recent past, as I used to display very outwardly all the signs of nervousness (e.g.: shaky limbs and unsteady voice).
Our collaborative efforts before the presentation are also something I feel good about. During the peer-teaching, peers’ feedbacks were that OP slides need to be more cohesive as a team and I felt this was better achieved in this OP.
Overall, though I'm not satisfied with my personal performance, I truly appreciated the opportunity to try out a different kind of oral presentation.
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Dear Si Xiao,
ReplyDeleteI always look forward to you presenting as you have a very pleasant composure and you carry yourself very well. What strikes me most is that you are very fluent and you do not fumble like most with words like ‘Erm..’, ‘ok..’ and so on. This is reflective of your clear thinking and excellent choice of words. For this presentation as well, you fulfilled whatever expectations I had from the peer teaching. However, I have to agree with you that there is a need for a more persuasive tone and emphasis, which comes with practise.
As for your post, you have raised very relevant and important points and your organization is also good. You have made a conscious effort to ensure every main point is substantiated with a supporting statement. I particularly like the first statement of the third paragraph; it was a little hard to understand at first but when I did, it made perfect sense and it sounded very concise as well as sophisticated.
Overall, a well-written post on a good presentation. Well done and all the best ;)
Regards,
Prameet
Hi SiXiao,
ReplyDeleteBeen some time since I last commented on your blog! I am glad to be doing so again.
Firstly, thank you for your comments on my blog, you have pointed out the flaws with my writing in a constructive manner as you always do.
I agree with Prameet that you have a very pleasant composure, you always look calm to me no matter how nervous you are deep inside. I do hope you can conquer the nervousness because it is indeed a pity that your strength which I have noticed such as your natural ability to convey sincerity to the receiver is compromised. I believe that you should not constantly fear about missing out information while presenting, that should come before presenting. For example, reviewing all the key points and knowing them well before the presentation, this way you fear should be minimized. You were very polite in your speaking but perhaps could have used different tone when putting across key points.
Overall, I found your presentation engaging and pleasant. Keep up the good job and improve on your confidence, you can do it :)
Remember to constantly ask for feedback from others, e.g. teammates, for I am sure they are able to give constructive comments.
About your blog post, the organization is good with your supporting statements but I do feel that this sentence, "The experience also exposed the fact that with lack of confidence, what are my strengths can fail to be so." The words arrangement is slightly awkward, perhaps "what my strengths are can fall to be so" is a better way to put it?
Hope you found my comments useful.
Wish you all the best!
ShuYan
Dear SiXiao,
ReplyDeleteI felt you did well for your presentation. I believe presentating with a persuasive requires more practise. You might have miss out some relevant points but on the other side, including them might prolong the presentation. Overall, I look forward to your presentation as you sound sincere when you speak.
As for the post, I feel that it is very well organised. The post is seperated into small paragraphs and each of them has a main point in it. On top of it, each points are well elaborated and supported.
Have more confidence in yourself, you are not as bad as you think!
Regards
Kenneth