Soon after my presentation was done, my father came up to me and asked, ❝How do you think you did?❞, I remember we had a small pause of only silence. I didn't answer for some time not because I was not sure, but because I felt that I had to be honest and agree on what I was going to say. I stood there, and soon after I responded: "I feel I could have done a lot better".
It was that simple nine-word sentence that stuck me so hard. It felt hard because I was used to be dishonest with myself about my performance, consistently. I tell myself that I did it very good, but when I look at my comments about my presentation, it dose not seem that way to my peers. Because of this, I decided to give myself some genuine and honest feedback.
It was that simple nine-word sentence that stuck me so hard. It felt hard because I was used to be dishonest with myself about my performance, consistently. I tell myself that I did it very good, but when I look at my comments about my presentation, it dose not seem that way to my peers. Because of this, I decided to give myself some genuine and honest feedback.
⤹ ⚠What could have gone better ⚠ ⤵
After my presentation was done, the next presentation started. I could not get a hold of the presentation not because it was not interesting, it really was awesome but I was thinking about my performance. I was thinking about what the audience thought while I stood in that 6 x 6m stage and proved to everyone what I knew about my topic. It was hard for me to reflect in an honest manner because it was something new for me, I had to accept my failures and my successes.
It was somewhat sad for me to believe that I had worked so hard on a project and I, in a sense, portrayed the wrong image about myself on my presentation. This is mainly because I was nervous and overwhelmed with the amount of people in the theater. I just feel that if I would be given another chance I could be able to fix my mistakes and prove that I knew about my topic. With this in mind, I, until today, believe that I was capable of expressing myself in a much more professional and interactive way.
Because I was nervous, I did not walk around the stage, and even so, I look at the screen much more than at the audience, proving a lack of eye contact and rudeness. Also, as I had practiced, I knew that I was capable of mentioning and speaking much more per slide, but because of my nervousness, the words I wanted to say weren't of a grade 11 student. I used a lot of simple words, such as: a lot, very, great, happy, sad and many more that proved a lack of vocabulary.
It was somewhat sad for me to believe that I had worked so hard on a project and I, in a sense, portrayed the wrong image about myself on my presentation. This is mainly because I was nervous and overwhelmed with the amount of people in the theater. I just feel that if I would be given another chance I could be able to fix my mistakes and prove that I knew about my topic. With this in mind, I, until today, believe that I was capable of expressing myself in a much more professional and interactive way.
Because I was nervous, I did not walk around the stage, and even so, I look at the screen much more than at the audience, proving a lack of eye contact and rudeness. Also, as I had practiced, I knew that I was capable of mentioning and speaking much more per slide, but because of my nervousness, the words I wanted to say weren't of a grade 11 student. I used a lot of simple words, such as: a lot, very, great, happy, sad and many more that proved a lack of vocabulary.
† It's depressing talking about all my flaws, therefore, this is what I believe we did well. †
⤹ ♛ What went well. ♛ ⤵
I strongly believe that the media we used was extremely relevant to our topic and that we expressed it well. Augusto and I talked about some important topics that we even had the audience raise their hand and asked for clarification. This showed a clear interest to our topic. Augusto and I got specially excited because we wanted to interact with the audience, and in order to do that, we began with questions, too.
Although I mentioned previously that I was nervous for my presentation, and I was, on the other hand, I was proud to give it because I knew my topic, it wasn't as if I were to talk about a topic that I did not know. Moreover, I was pleased with the idea of presenting first. I liked it because I felt that if I had waited until later on in the day, my presentation would have not been the same. I say this because I get my best ideas when it is early, and especially that day because I had gone to sleep early.
I do want to give some cheers to my partner, Augusto, because he was the one who taught me so much about the topic that I had known little about.
Although I mentioned previously that I was nervous for my presentation, and I was, on the other hand, I was proud to give it because I knew my topic, it wasn't as if I were to talk about a topic that I did not know. Moreover, I was pleased with the idea of presenting first. I liked it because I felt that if I had waited until later on in the day, my presentation would have not been the same. I say this because I get my best ideas when it is early, and especially that day because I had gone to sleep early.
I do want to give some cheers to my partner, Augusto, because he was the one who taught me so much about the topic that I had known little about.
In order for me to learn from my biggest mistakes, I wanted to spend some time reflecting on them. Here are two of the most important mistakes that I made that I don't wish to commit again.