Presentation Day #2 ; My experience
Today, in English class, my group did our presentation, as well as another group. Of course, afterwards we talked altogether about ways each group could've improved.
My group, the Inner Innovators, was up first. I felt quite ready, so I was glad to be doing the presentation today. Before getting started, I put a timer on to keep track of how long I've spoken for. Firstly, I introduced my team to the audience, explaining what they will talk about during the presentation. I then talked about the importance of our topic, by digging up some data and telling them about what we found out in our research. As Mr.Paterson mentioned earlier, credibility is important! My job as a "heart" was to make sure to get everybody's attention, and tell them why they should listen to us. I told the audience about how long we've been working on coming up with our ideas, and how much effort we've put in to it to show credibility. I felt very uncomfortable with making eye contact with the people listening. My friends told me I seemed to be uneasy in the beginning, but improved drastically over time. This is the kind of growth I was aiming for. I will work hard to make sure that the next time I get the opportunity to do a presentation, I can move around naturally with ease while talking. Mr.Paterson pointed out two problems with our presentation. First was the video volume, which was too loud in my case and my voice was hard to hear over the music. I also felt the same way, so I was glad (in a way) to hear his advice to control the volume. Also, he commented on our ending. The way we wrapped up was not strong enough, which I personally felt as well. A summary and our conclusion statement is meant to go before our Q&A, then once that's over, the person in charge of the "heart role" will say the one point that will give the audience the last push. It is supposed to be a strong finish, and make the listeners think even after their presentation is over. What is our final message? That, is important.
After us, Rina, Airi, Tomo and them presented. They didn't make each person's roles clear so that's something I will make sure not to do in the future. However, their video was really entertaining! Mr.Paterson pointed out a flaw in their volume usage as well. They had a fun story to go with the presentation so it was interesting. I feel like they could have used a tiny bit more actual data to support their ideas though.
I'm looking forward to being introduced to even more exciting, creative classroom design ideas.
My group, the Inner Innovators, was up first. I felt quite ready, so I was glad to be doing the presentation today. Before getting started, I put a timer on to keep track of how long I've spoken for. Firstly, I introduced my team to the audience, explaining what they will talk about during the presentation. I then talked about the importance of our topic, by digging up some data and telling them about what we found out in our research. As Mr.Paterson mentioned earlier, credibility is important! My job as a "heart" was to make sure to get everybody's attention, and tell them why they should listen to us. I told the audience about how long we've been working on coming up with our ideas, and how much effort we've put in to it to show credibility. I felt very uncomfortable with making eye contact with the people listening. My friends told me I seemed to be uneasy in the beginning, but improved drastically over time. This is the kind of growth I was aiming for. I will work hard to make sure that the next time I get the opportunity to do a presentation, I can move around naturally with ease while talking. Mr.Paterson pointed out two problems with our presentation. First was the video volume, which was too loud in my case and my voice was hard to hear over the music. I also felt the same way, so I was glad (in a way) to hear his advice to control the volume. Also, he commented on our ending. The way we wrapped up was not strong enough, which I personally felt as well. A summary and our conclusion statement is meant to go before our Q&A, then once that's over, the person in charge of the "heart role" will say the one point that will give the audience the last push. It is supposed to be a strong finish, and make the listeners think even after their presentation is over. What is our final message? That, is important.
After us, Rina, Airi, Tomo and them presented. They didn't make each person's roles clear so that's something I will make sure not to do in the future. However, their video was really entertaining! Mr.Paterson pointed out a flaw in their volume usage as well. They had a fun story to go with the presentation so it was interesting. I feel like they could have used a tiny bit more actual data to support their ideas though.
I'm looking forward to being introduced to even more exciting, creative classroom design ideas.
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