Reflective Communication Reflection

I did a very good job of getting my three points across without confusing anyone. Another thing I thought I did very well was the visuals I brought in. They were very big and everyone in the classroom was able to see them clearly. As the next speech comes around one thing I need to work on is my eye contact. During my shield speech I only looked up a few times, but I never made eye contact individually with any people. Another thing I can improve is how long I practice for my speech. If I would run through my speech a few times throughout the week and the night before my speech would turn out much better. I also made very well written out index cards, but I did not use them as much of an aid. I think that if I practiced a little more than what I did my speech could have flowed better. During my speech one thing that was really unexpected for me was the time. I came into the speech thinking I would have plenty of time to get everything I wanted to say out, but when I started talking about my family I was already three minutes in. When it came to the actual speech I almost had a small nervous

On an occasion at work I was aware of a staff member communicating very negatively, for example sighing and tutting and general negativity. Supervision was due so it was brought into meeting that last had concerned had noticed a change in the person’s general attitude, I asked if there was a specific reason and was told there was not. Although they agreed that they were being negative. We discussed the workload and it was decided it was not that. It was mentioned by the staff member that they were feeling a little unsure of how to deal with a service user who had dementia and was unpredictable and seemed to have taken a dislike to the staff member .We discussed at length the way forward and I arranged for some

Also, there were some difficulties that came about during my speech, one of those difficulties being inadequate direct eye contact. During the length of the speech there were not many time where I looked up and talked directly to my classmates. Something I could have done better to improve this would be to practice even more to ensure that I wouldn’t need to look at my notecards and slides as often. I also could have practiced when to look up and have a successful glance at my audience to have improved eye contact.

The introduction & attention getter were complete but weren’t very engaging, which in my opinion was my speeches biggest flaw. My speech wasn’t one that as soon as you heard it you gave it your undivided because the importance of they topic in my opinion was very subjective. In my opinion the me employing a very loud, lively attention getter would’ve

In the informative speech, I didn’t many things that were admired and distracting during the speech, and I hope to improve on those distracting interrupting acts on my next speech. During the speech, I did some items that were a little distracting through the speech. As I watched my speech I noticed I had some awkward pauses, bad transitions, some um’s, and a little stuttering throughout the speech. If you look at the speech I tend to stutter which is a little distracting. Talking about the festival Diwali I talk about Rangoli and its colored pattern I stutter and forget what I am explaining. Another thing I could improve on is my transitions when hearing the speech, the transitions are a little rough and not as smooth. During the transition when I switch from talking about the celebrations to the language I say, “with all these celebrations it tends to bring many religions and languages together” doesn’t really make sense and could be spoken a little smoother. Stuttering is also a part of the speech I did during the speech which distracting. Throughout the speech, I stutter during different parts and one of those parts being when I am talking about the different traditions when eating Indian food. I say, “some of the traditions when people eat in India are well we all we eat on our hands,” which is a little annoying. During the speech, I also said um’s during the speech. When citing my source on languages I said some ums, repeating the citation from the notecard. During the speech I had a little tough time with stuttering at moments, saying some um’s, bad transitions, and some pauses in the future I tend to improve it for the next speech.

- What I did well during my speech was looking at my audience. I was always facing my audience and have a quick view to my PowerPoint. I believe I did well on these aspects because I wasn’t like the other students always looking at the PowerPoint and not even facing the audience. I know this is a public speaking class and the point is to talk to our audience while facing them.

making Practice-Based Learning work Reflection on PRACTICE A resource commissioned by the Making Practice Based Learning Work project, an educational development project funded through FDTL Phase 4 Project Number 174/02 and produced by staff from the University of Ulster. www.practicebasedlearning.org Author Patricia McClure School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster www.practicebasedlearning.org contents Reflection on Practice 02

Intern met with resident K. Brown for the purpose of addressing her personal concerns and speaking with her about her community service hours. Kiara informed me that she completed her community service hours for the previous week. Intern asked her to verify the days she completes CS hours, and she stated Sundays and Wednesdays. Resident did express her frustrations by saying that she used to mess up with her CS hours, but she is really trying to do better. Intern advised her that another resident completes hers during that time, so she will have to do CS hours on Mondays and Thursdays or Mondays and Fridays. Intern also explained to her the importance of doing CS hours. It was explained that not only is this a requirement of the program,

After completing the speech, I thought I did good in some area and can improve other. While giving this speech I was able to focus on my topic and utilize given time. I thought I won’t be able to stand in front of the class and speak for that long, but I went over the time limit. I’m sure I was able to explain the subject matter and entertain audiences. I also believe I speak with a voice that is able to reach all audiences.

There I was sitting in my communications class, more tired than ever before, until Leila Schmidt announced to the class to wake up. At that point, I knew she was talking about me, ever since then I started participating more and been more awake in class. This class helped me improve my public speaking apprehension, participation in class and my nonverbal deliveries. These improvements are very similar to my CIP because I mainly stated how I want to improve on my presenting skills and how I present it. I also wanted to improve on my participation in class. As the semester went on I noticed improvements in all these categories by the way I presented and my grade got better.

I think that my delivery of my persuasive speech was the best I have done all semester. I feel as if I made eye contact and keep eye contact with the audience for majority of the speech. I only used my notecards to keep me on track with the PowerPoint and I used differing facial expressions, for example when I was talking about the puppy mills I did not smile and was very serious about the concern of the puppies. I believe that my voice varied throughout my speech to bring emphasis to certain topics that I covered. I feel as if I did not gesture much during my speech, but when I did I gestured toward example

With the semester approaching an end, our last speech was a tribute to one we felt as though made an impact in our society. Being the last speech, I wanted to end on a positive note and allow myself, as well as others to see the ways I have improved in public speaking. To make this speech successful, I incorporated the experience and knowledge I received from previous speeches. Though there is always room for improvement with the technical side of speaking, I believe the most important improvement you can make is how you present yourself.

Josh, I appreciate the feedback. This speech was not my best work due to a combination of anxiety and Murphy’s Law. I have communication in any form of communication that is not face-to-face communication. I have severe anxiety when communicating in any other form. I pronounce words wrong and I have a strong accent that I would normally not have in everyday conversation. I really don’t know how to describe it. As far as sound/video quality is concerned I had a dedicated setup but my microphone decided to quit working. I have ordered two new microphones to avoid that problem in the future.

The topic for this week’s session was about SMART Goals primarily and also more about colors regarding shapes and sizes. The individual goals I have for my student are to say the color “red” verbally and to group all the red toys together that she can find & to find more ways to develop her gross motor skills involving the materials and games she gravitated towards last week in the gymnasium. One of the SMART goals I developed for my student during my group’s discussion were to increase the number of words she says throughout the session. These words can involve colors, “please” and “thank you,” “mommy,” “play,” “Tasha,” etc.

With this speech I was able to conquer many factors such as letting my words coming out in a voice tone the way I intended it to be. I was able to deliver my main points just like I practiced. I was able to create an outline according to what I expected to deliver to my audience. However, once again I allowed my nervousness to get a little bit of my power and confidence. Because of my anxiety I did not create a true connection with my listeners (classmates). I recognize that I fail in keeping a good eye contact with my classmates. Also, I have to work better with the pausing between my sentences to emphasize my points more effectively. Additionally, I failed in explaining some details to make couple of my points more clear, but inside of me I feel proud of myself for such a nice beginning. Even though I have to relax a little more, trust more in myself, and set aside all the thoughts that interfere with my success during my presentation, I am excited about this experience.