Monday, April 4, 2016

3rd reflection

Compared to my other speeches I have continued to improve. As I was not relying on slides as I did in other presentations but I still need to check on my time and stop with the “uhms.”
Start:
·         I started off right by getting away from screen but then I resorted to that position again so need to find a place away from monitor to not rely on PowerPoint.
·         I need to practice more on presenting and keeping track of time. Practice to someone or in front of a mirror so I feel like it’s the real thing. Put a timer so I know I’m on track. I was over the time limit and I had a couple of important things I still needed to say.
·         I need to feel confident when I present. I felt confident because I knew what I was talking about but I felt nervous being in front of everyone.
·         Paying more attention to time. I was so concentrated on getting my speech done I did not pay attention to the time and went over so I did not actually finish it correctly and caused me to missed an important part. I am depending on a minute per slide but because im am trying to remember everything I go slower.
·         I need to start making more eye contact with the audience while it was a bit nerve wrecking to look at people while you presented I still need to focus on my audience and give the presentation to them rather that floor.
·         I need to change my voice throughout the speech. I used the same tone throughout this one and having different sounds and tone would make it more exciting.
·         I need to control my hands I was playing with them while I presented to relax but that made me look more nervous and unprofessional.  
·         I should meet all the guides on the rubric to have an effective presentation. I missed explicitly saying the “moves” of my speech which cost me points although I did present hem. By being organized I could have met this criteria.

Stop:
·         I need to stop Using “UHM”!! This is a big one as I used it several times throughout my presentation and disrupted it from having it flow.
·         I need to stop being so still and not having any body language or engaging gestures that made the audience listen to me.  
·         I need to stop relying on the PowerPoint. While I had practiced several times before I felt I was looking at my monitor more than I should have.
·         I need to stop leaving out parts of my speech, especially parts that I have practiced.
·         I need to stop getting a wave of anxiety prior to going up to do my speech. However I think it really helped that I went first because I didn’t get as nervous as the last presentation waiting for everyone to present.

Continue:
·         I improved in many aspects so I should continue to do that. Knowing my topic rather than memorizing it was something that helped.
·         I had a loud voice that my audience could hear what I was saying this was good.
·         I should continue to put an emphasizes on certain words that way it lets my audience know I want them to know that was an important part of my speech.
·         I should continue in making my presentations clear. My objective and purpose was clear, while I did not meet other expectation this was something that was clear.
·         I should continue to adapt my language to the audience I am presenting to. While this presentation was easier because I was sharing with classmates I didn’t change much but I should consider it for other times.
·         I should continue being prepared for my speeches by doing the background research on the subject I was presenting. While I did know part of it already I still researched more on it to make sure.


Classmate’s moves
Canyon always does a great presentation he changed his tone in several occasions regarding what he was presenting. Showed evidence on a very radical choice that made it credible.

Ryan presented on a topic that was also radical and he knew his presentation which made it better. He did not have to rely on his PowerPoint.

Ling put passion into her presentation and did an excellent job in setting up the presentation and how it was organized.




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