Monday, November 8, 2010

Oral Presentation Reflection (Post #5)

Hmm, I thought I was moderately well prepared, but apparently I am not. My thought and presentation flow was not as smooth as I thought. I stumbled on some points and had to refer to my notes at the end. I guess I need more practice to speak more fluently.

I thought I know the slides really well, but when the presentation started, I tend to look at the slides instead of looking at the audience. This became worse as the presentation went on. Did I forget because I was nervous?

For me, I dont like to memorise presentations, so I tend to try to remember just the main points but this results in the presentation not being as smooth as I thought. Any suggestions to make my presentation smooth? Must I really memorise the speech, or perhaps more practice?

Please give me frank but tactful comments. Definitely need to improve my presentation skills.