Critical Reflection on Formal Oral Presentation
My group,
Task-Force, chose a research topic on energy conservation in SIT at Dover and came
up with an implementation of Eco-Tree in the new SIT campus at Punggol. It was
a steep learning curve for me as it was my first presentation after national
service. Knowing that there will be more presentations ahead, there is a need
for me to reflect and improve on my presentation skills and techniques.
There are
definitely good and bad pointers of my presentations and knowing the strength
of my presentation can let me retain and apply it on my subsequent
presentations. I was tasked to present on the implementation, benefits and
technical specifications of the Eco-Tree and Eco-Gallery. I gave robust and
concise explanation, and the audience are able to visualize how the
implementation looks like. Furthermore, the pace of my presentation was good
and the flow of the slides are well-transited. Overall, I feel that I have
invested adequate time on the preparation, in order to make the presentation
effective and engaging.
It is critical
to know one’s weaknesses and I know there are room for improvements through
this presentation. My eyes keep looking at the slides rather than facing the
audience. This caused me to lose the attention and engagement of the audience. How
I can improve it would be to memorize the pointers and rely lesser on the
slides. During the Q&A sessions, I accidentally spilled some ‘Singlish’
when replying to the audience’s question. This caused me to be unprofessional.
I believe I can improve through the use of less “Singlish” during casual
conversations amongst friends.
In
conclusion, I feel that I should learn to be confident and train myself to
present without looking at the slides. I should also show more enthusiasm to
catch the audience’s attention. I also think that well-rehearsed presentation
can bring out the beauty of the presentation and it portray a positive image to
the audience as a prepared individual.
Thank you, Shi lei, for doing this detailed, honest reflection on your OP experience. I'm glad that it turned out to be such a positive experience for you, even though there were various weaknesses. Best of luck in your next presentation assignment!
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