Although I have
rehearsed a few times at home before the actual presentation, I still did not
overcome my nervousness when I presented in class on Monday. I have a problem
of looking at my script too much when I was presenting. I do not feel confident enough to present
without a script because I always tend to get overly nervous during the actual
presentation even if I had memorized my content beforehand and blank out. I also focus on my slides too much that
instead of me being the center of focus, my slides captured the audience attention
more. To improve on my presentation skills, I feel that I have to engage the
audience more. I could use storytelling
or emotional appeal to deliver my content to the audience. In this way, I will
be able to capture their attention and also the audiences will remember the
main points of my presentation better. I find that this presentation component
is useful as I can learn from my mistakes and also learn from my classmates. I enjoyed
the presentation given by my classmates. I can improve on my presentation skills
with the feedback given by my tutor and classmates thought this exercise.
Hi Valerie! Overall, you presented your essay points quite fluently! You organized and surfaced your points well, such that it was easy for us to follow through your presentation. Although we could notice that you were a bit nervous, you did not let your guard down and you recovered smoothly. Thus, we applaud you for that! There are areas for improvement though; the class and I noted that you could engage the audience a bit better through emotional and personal appeal :-)\
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