How time flies. I can't believe 13 weeks have passed, and this module is coming to an end soon.
I've heard alot about this module from my peers before deciding to take it. Reviews had been pretty good and I must say they were all right. I have indeed learnt alot in this 13 weeks which will prove useful for the rest of my life. I believe I would never have learnt as much if I did not take up ES2007.
I can now proudly say that I've prepared for and taught a class on business letters, do up my very own professional cover letter and resume, draft up a proposal and present an idea to an audience of higher authority. All these have truly prepared and equipped me with the necessary skills I need for stepping into the workforce.
The peer teaching gave me the opportunity to come up with creative ways to make a class interesting and it was really useful since I might consider going into teaching.
I never knew that cover letter and resume writing required such professionalism and I indeed learnt quite a deal from these lessons. The writing of the cover letter made me thought through my strengths and weaknesses and it was really beneficial since I am graduating soon and will soon need to write my own cover letter and resume to apply for my very first permanent job.
The interview also gave me an opportunity to experience how it is like to be in an actual interview scenario for I've never been to one before. The proposal writing and oral presentation were definitely the most memorable ones as my group mates and I spent lots of time on it. I now know what is important in a proposal and also importance of the 7Cs as well as non verbal cues.
Class was always interesting with the different comments made every now and then. I think my classmates came from different walks of life and it was indeed fun to see everyone share experiences every now and then. It had been quite a while since I've been to a class where everyone in class knows each other. It just goes to show we did interact during ES classes unlike the normal tutorials where everyone just sits through the tutorial without any interaction. I would definitely miss the classes.
I would here by want to take this opportunity to thank Miss Lim for her guidance along the way. And also wish my dearest classmates good luck for exams. It had been great knowing you all. :)
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Reflection on Oral Presentation
I want to take this opportunity here to applaud the team members of J.A.V for their hard work and effort. The whole team definitely put in lots of effort to pull everything off. I must say it was no easy feat to complete all these.
We spent quite a bit of time settling on the theme and look of our presentation, hoping to make it look as professional as possible. I must say I was really pleased with how the whole presentation slides turned out. There was a major revamp on the slides layout and we did lots of editing to all of our slides too. The slides I thought were informative together with the speeches we delivered. Neither too wordy nor lacking in information.
However, if I could do it all over again, I would have spoken louder and calmed myself down during the presentation to better deliver what I had to. When I knew at the 18th minute that I was only left with two minutes to finish up whatever I had to say, I panicked and definitely cut short my intended speech. And that also made me sound rather panicky I felt. I definitely could have calmed myself down and presented myself in a more confident manner. The volume was not to my advantage too. I guess it was because I was too nervous and hence spoke in a slightly lower volume. I truly regret that and if I had a chance, I would certainly spoke louder.
As for the non verbals, all I could say is I knew I had no eye contact, or minimal eye contact with the audience. As I was too nervous, I blanked out quite a few times during the presentation, making me had to look at my cue cards constantly. A good presenter ought to have good eye contact with the audience, and I failed terribly at that. It all boiled down to the nervousness and I’m sure I would do an even better job if I had prepared myself to the max beforehand.
This oral presentation was absolutely nerve wrecking and had me worrying over it for quite some time. But, I’m glad it’s all over now.
We spent quite a bit of time settling on the theme and look of our presentation, hoping to make it look as professional as possible. I must say I was really pleased with how the whole presentation slides turned out. There was a major revamp on the slides layout and we did lots of editing to all of our slides too. The slides I thought were informative together with the speeches we delivered. Neither too wordy nor lacking in information.
However, if I could do it all over again, I would have spoken louder and calmed myself down during the presentation to better deliver what I had to. When I knew at the 18th minute that I was only left with two minutes to finish up whatever I had to say, I panicked and definitely cut short my intended speech. And that also made me sound rather panicky I felt. I definitely could have calmed myself down and presented myself in a more confident manner. The volume was not to my advantage too. I guess it was because I was too nervous and hence spoke in a slightly lower volume. I truly regret that and if I had a chance, I would certainly spoke louder.
As for the non verbals, all I could say is I knew I had no eye contact, or minimal eye contact with the audience. As I was too nervous, I blanked out quite a few times during the presentation, making me had to look at my cue cards constantly. A good presenter ought to have good eye contact with the audience, and I failed terribly at that. It all boiled down to the nervousness and I’m sure I would do an even better job if I had prepared myself to the max beforehand.
This oral presentation was absolutely nerve wrecking and had me worrying over it for quite some time. But, I’m glad it’s all over now.
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