Saturday, November 19, 2016

Submission 5 : Reflection

As I look back on my presentation and the preparation, I am amazed by the amount I have learned. I discovered that there are some existing weaknesses during my presentation such as talking too fast while presenting, my pronunciation is not clear, lack of eyes contact with audiences, I often tend to keep reading from my slides, I trust that main reason is lacking of presentation experiences and nervousness is major problem, it resulted in me leaving out parts of my speech. From this oral presentation, I found that visual aids such as putting in video that related to our idea are helpful for us because it is an opportunity to interact with audiences and easier for them to follow our slides. In order to present smoothly, I think that I have to read more English books or newspapers as well as listening to English songs and read lyrics so that can be handy when communicating with others. In term to improve my pronunciation, watching films with subtitles is a great way to involve ourselves in the conversation. Furthermore, putting myself into difficult situations is an effective way to improve, when I am outside of comfort zone, I will be forced into using English to communicate especially with strangers and always remember do not be afraid to make mistakes. Getting something wrong is actually a great way of understanding why it works a certain way. In this situation, I am surely able to gain more various communication skills from different people. I think this is beneficial to train myself be more brave in public speaking. In conclusion, I think our group did a great job for report and oral presentation. Effective Communication module is a fantastic learning journey for me. It has trained me to think maturely and logically.