When it comes to
presentations and speaking out load in front of a group of people, I
immediately begin to panic and this PE presentation was no different. As I was
extremely nervous, I wanted to go in as confident as I possibly could so I
rehearsed what I was going to discuss frequently the week before hand. I
recorded myself a couple of times and listened to it back, it did help me to
realise where I was lacking confidence and where I had little to talk about in
reference to the images I had selected for the PowerPoint, I made all relevant
changes. I also created trigger cards for self-reassurance in case I began to
stutter or lose track of where I was up to. However, I think as I had major
notes on the back of my trigger cards they became a distraction when delivering
my presentation. I became more focused on reading what I had previously written
rather than speaking to the audience directly, I noticed this negative a third
way through the presentation, after I had noticed this I put the cards to the
side and began focusing on what was on the screen and what I was discussing
began to flow easier. Looking directly at the audience made me nervous so I did
focus my attention more onto the screen than the audience, this is where my
presentation could greatly be improved. At the end of my presentation, I felt
as though I had literally ran back to my seat instead of standing firm and
answering the questions put forward for me at the front. I was asked a couple
of questions once I had sat down, I became more confident in answering them
because I was sat down and it felt less formal. Presentations are my weakest
area but preparing for them in more depth did help in general. I have been
given good feedback from the presentation, I was told that I am able to clearly
outline what has been going wrong in my practice, I spoke clearly and that I
had good visuals which I was really impressed with.
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