Presenting or speaking to an audience regularly tops the list in surveys of people’s top fears, to me, this is extremely believable, as I find it one of my top fears.
It is said that presenting yourself or your work is simply practising the art of communication.
A bad presentation consists of; closed body language, low, unclear voice, punctuality, speed of speech and not having an interest in your own workings.
A good presentation consists of; confidence, open body language, clear, projectful voice, communication with the audience, preparation and practice. Being proud of your work, know what your talking about and having an interest in it.
I feel that my presentational skills have improved more and more throughout the year. I enjoy my works and feel that getting feedback from the class helps my way of think and doing things.
My self analysis before Christmas included; weaknesses of nerves, body language, scared of criticism and having too much arm movement. With a concern of getting over the fear of being looked at.
The strengths of my presentation was making eye contact, speaking clearly with a smiley, happy facial expression.
Today, I feel that I'm confident with still a smiley friendly facial expression. I try to avoid too much arm movement with open body language. I encourage feedback for my work, asking questions of anything I don't understand. I still get nervous until the presentation is finished, but I don't think I make this noticeable.
Recently for one of our modules we were recorded and marked on our oral presentation. I received feedback from this where Kay implied that I had good subject knowledge, with excellent confidence and presentational skills.
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