Abdul Reflection

I visited my Rheumatology department and gathered local information, leaflets and booklets. I also spoke with my pharmacy department re side effects of medication and was given a BNF to refer to. Having relevant, meaningful and factual content was important to me. Once I had completed my research and gathered my evidence, I tried put my presentation together. It was time to call for the help of my daughter, who as very patient with me. Choosing the right colour back ground, font colour, use of colour images to make it more interesting, and to aid the understanding of Lupus and my case study, was not an easy task. Proving to be worthwhile as a result, I received a high grade. I became so worried about forgetting to say certain pieces of information that I wrote it all on the slide. My feedback made me aware that this just made them too busy and resulted in the size to small, hence making it hard for my audience to read them. To maintain my audience’s attention and stop looking them at me, I decided to hand out some models of hips, 3 in total, showing a healthy hip, degeneration of a hip and a hip replacement. Finally, my presentation was ready! Now for the delivery, having read the six steps to becoming an effective presenter by University of Leicester it still didn’t help with me being so nervous.

My introduction was quite low. Like they always say the beginning of everything is always the hardest. Later on when I continued with my speech I started to gain my audience’s attention since I became more confidence in my self than when I first started my presentation. I had my note card with me that really helped me a lot with all my points, hence I could have forgotten everything that I had prepared on the table for the day. It helped me in reviewing all my points one by one. I used the power point method as part of the requirement for the presentation. Which also helped in supporting my speech, since it gave a better understanding on what I was talking about.

One of the things I noticed in my speech was how many times I looked at the screen. I didn’t realize how many times I looked at my prop until I watched myself on video. It was distracting and took away from what I was saying to my audience. Additionally, I feel like I could have improved speaking about the different experiments performed. I feel like they were rushed and I should have stuck to talking about only one or two experiments instead. With my time being rushed, I feel like I couldn’t explain as much of the experiments as I wanted to or as in depth. Lastly, I should have worked on the conclusion for my speech. I wasn’t able to come up with a good conclusion, so it felt as if I left some of the speech left hanging. I mentioned ethical issues performed in the experiments without actually going over it in the speech. Next time, I know I will come up with a solid ending and just wrapping up ideas I already went over in class. I know that for my persuasive speech, I will work on my eye contact, slowing down, and coming up with a solid ending.

The second presentation to be analysed is an informative speech delivered by a student named Vicky. Vicky attended her speech wearing appropriate attire for her audience. In my opinion, I think she was dressed appropriately, but she should have dressed in a server attire to enhance the mood of her speech. One of Vicky’s flaws in her presentation was her body language. Although she obtained good eye contact with her audience, she had some difficulties with her gestures and movements that could give off the wrong impression to her audience, such as using too many gestures with her hands and she often swayed while she was talking. These gestures could portray that she was nervous. Another fault she illustrated was her stance in which her hip was

My volume and background noise was perfect and I made sure to try and keep a smile in my voice to try and mask my nervousness! Based on the feedback of my audience, I do believe that my message was received loud and clear on the presentation. Also, the questions from the others made me feel like they thought what I was saying was very interesting. My conclusion, in my opinion, was very soft and wasn’t as strong as it needed to be. I tried to be sure that I left my audience with something to think about and try and maybe go on a scavenger hunt in their daily lives to find things that may be a skill I did not list. As with everything, I need improvement in a few areas. The use of the word “um” needs to be nonexistent! Maybe that was my anxiety and nervousness coming out? Either way, I need to eliminate the word from my vocabulary especially when presenting. Also, with my tone of voice, in a few sections, sounded like I was reading off paper. Even if I was those few times, I need to change how I read and my tone when reading. My storylines were off the topic in one section, so I need to be able to go over my presentation and outline a few times before going live to make sure I am saying everything I want to say at the appropriate

It is argued by some commentators that having nerves can improve your performance (Lancaster and Janes, 1994). Feelings of nervousness helped me to focus on my presentation however things did not go the way I planned them. I can only

I hope to control my anxiety while speaking in front of a group, since there might be a situation in my field that requires me to inform others of daily logs or protocols. It would be fulfilling to get others passionate about a subject that I favor and means a lot to me, as well as presentations are an expected process in future classes and need to be mastered.

I am really looking forward to this course. I hope it is going to expand my horizons and open me up to Indigenous culture. I am metis but my father and grandfather consider themselves apples-red on the outside, white on the inside. They spoke of no positives of having native blood and were/are constantly racist toward their own kind. They both feel a hatred towards Indigenous people because of the stereotypes associated with them, and have pushed the culture away instead of embracing it and proving stereotypes wrong. My grandfather died hating who he was and I want to prevent that in myself and my dad and I think the more I can learn about Indigenous thought the more prepared I will be to do so.

In relation to my preparation for the presentation, I practiced multiple times on my own as well as in front of my peers in order to be familiar with my content and be able to present confidently without stuttering. As a result, I felt

Me being a shy quiet person presentations were somewhat difficult for me. The way I would present a presentation would be thru my photography, my pictures told the story. However, as I matured the shyness went away and I found talking came easy. I was asked by a friend that worked in public relations at the Boston Globe Newspaper if I would like to give a presentation about the best ways to create memories by way of photography, producing great pictures to a group of high school student (Fontbonne Academy) that were going on a trip. At first I was reluctant being shy and all, but I agreed. I must admit it was a wonderful experience, never did I feel nervous. My presentation was about an hour long, I used visuals along with speaking. I continued

As a way to reduce my anxiety before a speech I will listen to a genre of music in my car on the way to school that gives me the desired effect of being calm and relaxed. Remembering to have fun and not be too serious with your speeches is another way to overcome speech anxiety. People who face public speaking or speeches often let anxiety get in the way of something that could potentially be a fun experience. When preparing for a speech I will pick a topic that interest me and that I can have some fun with. Also, while presenting my speech I will remember to lighten up, smile, and have a good time. Being able to engage and interact with your audience while giving a speech is a huge anxiety crusher. The more you engage and interact with your audience the more experience you will gain with talking about your topic and answering their questions. You'll find yourself becoming more comfortable with talking to and with your audience. To engage and interact with my audience while giving a speech I will ask questions, answer questions, use surveys or polls, and be knowledgeable and interested in my

If you have the opportunity, go to the room ahead of time and practice your presentation. Actually speak the words and choreograph your movement. If you can’t get to the room, rehearse in front of a mirror. Rehearsing your presentation out loud will help you be more effective. Anticipating questions will help you formulate your answers before you get in start a live audience.

Practice your presentation. You must be thoroughly prepared and present yourself as professionally as possible, especially if you hope to be asked to

The night of the presentation I was nervous. At the end of the presentation I was very happy with the results. Some of my group members recommended that I give more eye contact when presenting. One of the members said half of my body was turned towards the class as the other half was turned towards looking at slides. One important critique from students was I did not introduce myself. Like the professor said in a business situation you want everyone to know your name and your competence. I also liked that the professor said think news broadcast’s rather than magazines. Another critique from students was I did not have enough eye contact. Eye contact is very important in the business world. I would like to improve on my consistency. During the presentation I was giving eye contact and then I was looking at the slides and was not. I would like to be more consistent in the future so my presentations can come off more effective to the audience.

In this movie we follow common thief named Aladdin who wants a better life for himself and ultimately falls in love with the princess. We learn about his backstory and how he was abandoned as a child and left for the streets. Since then he has made a life for himself along with his companion, a monkey named Abu. We also learn about the princess Jasmine and how she isn’t happy living in the palace so she goes to the streets and there she meets Aladdin. Shortly into the movie Aladdin is helping out Jafar and is taken down and eventually stranded in ‘The Cave of Wonders’ where he stumbles upon a lamp. However this is no ordinary lamp, there is a genie bound to it who appears when someone rubs his lamp they summon the “genie of the lamp”. Aladdin then begins his journey to the top of the food chain with the help of genie who turns him into a prince. Aladdin then competes for Jasmines heart but is turned away when she learns the truth. Jafar then tries to take over Acraba and begins to control the Sultan with magic. He then tries to have Aladdin killed but fails when genie saves his life. The Sultan then discovers, thanks to Aladdin, that Jafar was controlling him and the Sultan has him arrested. The climax of the movie, the battle between Jafar and Aladdin, happens and in the end Aladdin wins and earns Jasmines love.