One of the goals that I have set for myself was to shake the bad habit of using the filler “erm”. Through the helpful feedback from my professor, I made a conscious effort to stop myself from using that filler, especially during class discussions and presentations. I am proud to say that I have definitely reduced the amount of fillers that I use and will continue to strive to improve.
From the Technical Communication module, I have learnt about the proper way to write emails, letters and reports. Moreover, this module has highlighted to me the importance of proper citation and referencing, which I was extremely weak in entering this course. Above all, the activity that most resonated with me is the oral presentation in front of the entire cohort of telematic students. The presentation has taught me valuable aspects such as how I should present myself and the proper design of the slides. These are useful skills that I will most definitely be using in my future endeavours.
As one of the presenters during the presentation showcase, it took me lots of courage to be able to face that amount of people and conduct a presentation. I tried my best to minimise the amount of fillers I used and to better hide the nervousness that comes with presenting to a large crowd. Regardless of the fear I had prior to the presentation, I am grateful for the opportunity to showcase my team’s idea and to have experienced it.
Not only did I learn many things as a presenter, I picked up on many points from watching my fellow course mates presenting. These points include how important body language is and how memorising a script can backfire. For my presentation, I chose to better understand my product and only remember key points instead of a fixed script, I realised that this served me much better and made my presentation much clearer.
In conclusion, I am thankful for the effort put in by my professor to have taught me numerous new skills from this module, and I look forward to applying them in the future.
Dear Darren,
ReplyDeleteThank you for this detailed reflection. I appreciate that you made an effort to address your module goal of reducing fillers while speaking and the degree to which you achieved that. You certainly showed off your control in the final presentation at the showcase.
I'm also happy to learn that you valued the showcase. You and your team did such a commendable job in terms of content and delivery.
Overall, you made an excellent effort this term. All the best as you continue your learning journey!
Best wishes,
Brad