Sunday, 20 February 2011

Class Reflection

1. In terms of presentation skills (using your voice, body language,
visuals etc.), what did you learn through the three presentation projects
and lessons in AEP?

-Compared to my first presentation, I say "um" a lot less.
-I learned to make better presentations. Lots of slides, big pictures, few words.
If there are few words on the slide, I would be less tempted to look down or sideways at the screen.
-I feel a lot less nervous standing at the front. (Although it could be that I have gotten used to the people I was presenting to)




2. What do you want to continue to improve?

-Eye contact!!! I still look down at the screen on the laptop even though the information is in my head. I shift my gaze from one side of the room to the next, a lot. That looked a little awkward when I watched the videos.
-Recovering from mistakes
-Making smoother transitions



I hope to have more opportunities to do more presentations in the future so I won't loose the skills I've learnt in this class.

Goals for presentation

I know this was supposed to be posted BEFORE the presentation but... well, here it is now.

Contents
Introduction: impact, get attention 4 3 2 1
Body: informative, shocking interesting 4 3 2 1
Conclusion: persuasive, convincing 4 3 2 1
Q&A Time: clear 4 3 2 1
Visuals: understandable 4 3 2 1


Delivery
Body Language (Gesture/Poster): don’t fidget 4 3 2 1
Voice: loud and clear 4 3 2 1
Eye Contact: to the audience and
Facial Expression: sincere but not too serious 4 3 2 1
Attitude / Appearance: persuasive, hopeful/positive 4 3 2 1
Time Management:keep a steady pace, don’t over-talk 4 3 2 1



Our group goals:
Give a informative and persuasive presentation about Women`s Aid.
Make sure the images correlate with what we are trying to say.
There is a lot of information but make sure not to rush presenting it. Make sure to pause and emphasize.

Stand still as we present, but do not seem stiff.
Because we are trying to persuade the audience, eye contact is especially essential.

Wednesday, 16 February 2011