Critical Reflection

The 13 weeks in school has past faster than I expected it would be. Time is constantly ticking and we had to find ways to adapt and learn at a fast pace. I would say that it is a humbling experience having to enhance my abilities alongside with the wonderful classmates. I recalled that at the beginning of this module, I created a list of goals which I would like to achieve by the end of the module - Effective Communication. My goals were to be able to captivate my audiences’ attention when I speak and to be able to sell my ideas through words and presentation confidently.

Looking back now, I am confident to say that there is a huge difference in my confidence level when I am writing a report as well as public speaking . I believe that I have improved with my choice of words and my ability to adjust the presentation to suit the audience’s mood. It has definitely helped me in maximising the rapport with the audiences. 

Through these experiences, I concluded that the key to a better presentation is committing time and effort to practice before the presentation. I cannot emphasize more on practicing because I realized that looking at cue cards is not beneficial for me as it tends to drift the audience’s attention away from me and my presentation. Finally, the best way for me to improve is to constantly take every feedbacks objectively and identify the strengths and weaknesses after each presentation. 

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