Positives:
Improvements made - It was heartwarming to see that I was a lot more comfortable presenting this time around and I had maintained positive eye contact throughout my presentation.
Q&A-I was able handle some of the questions that were thrown at us by the (unforgiving) panel. Knowing my own personality, I was pretty surprised that I answered those questions because I am usually not that kind of person. This was probably down to the fact that we had done extensive research on the project topic.
Negatives :
Q&A-On
the other hand, I also felt that I had hastily answered some of the questions. If I had thought through these questions then I would have answered them in a more resounding manner. Well nevertheless it was a learning experience for me.Taking Over-I should have summarized what my previous presenters had covered before embarking upon my own presentation. If I had done that then there would have been a better flow to our presentation on the whole.
Tone-At times, when harsh criticisms were thrown at our solutions and our problem statement, I realized (from the video) that I had an inappropriate (angry) tone. I am still mystified with myself, as to why I got so upset. It could be because I didn’t expect my classmates to go so harsh on us or maybe I was just stubborn that there was nothing wrong with our presentation.
Looking back now, I am glad that my classmates went harsh on us as it has enabled me to see the flaws in our project as well as improve upon my answering tone when things get rather bleak.
Body Language-My body language was in appropriate at times during the Q&A session. Actions like folding my arms, leaning against the wall and putting my hands inside my pockets, made me absolutely livid with myself (while watching the video of my presentation). Although on a saving grace I can claim that it was an awfully long Q& A session, I still feel that it is not right to do those things (especially in a group presentation, considering that my friends’ marks are at stake as well)
Conclusion:After the reflection somehow it seems like I had a lot of flaws in my presentation rather than strengths. I suppose the reflection had served its purpose in bringing out the true nature of my presentation. I hope to improve upon these flaws for my future presentations.
