Presentation Reflection

During the first couple of weeks of the term we had to present to the class about something or someone that is important to us. It was only a minimum of one-minute presentation. Even though it wasn't that long, it still made me feel quite intimidated to stand in front of the class. Before and while I was doing my presentation, I felt really nervous. At the same time, it felt nice to think that once you've done it you don't have to do it again for the rest of the year. Although I was nervous, I think I still did quite well. Some things that I think I did well were giving the audience good information about my topic and entertaining them. I think that I also did pretty well at the actual talking part, considering how inexperienced I was at presenting. 

Even though I passed the presentation, I think that I can still improve on a lot of things. Some of the things that I think I can improve on is the way I talk. Specifically, talking too fast. I may need to slow down a little bit. I also need to take pauses in between so the audience has enough time to process all the information that I gave. Another thing that I think I can improve on is my body language. I feel like I was just staring at nothing instead of my audience. 

With all the scary part of it, there are still some things that I enjoyed. It was fun to talk about someone that is important to me and for the audience to know more about an important person in my life. Some things that were challenging was standing up in front of people and actually opening up about someone important to me. I'm also not a very confident person, which made the presentation more challenging.