Final Reflection

Wow, I can’t believe it’s been 13 weeks! Time really flies by when you are enjoying yourself. I think this course is the only one class that I didn’t feel like I had to drag myself to attend. This of course, is due to the interesting content of the course and more importantly, the awesome people I met in this course!

One of the most important things I learnt in this module is how to craft a good cover letter and a resume. I became aware of the guidelines to follow in written communication (7C’s). The mock interviews we had gave me a taste of how a real life job interview could be.(And also how a S.O.B is like, thanks to JH’s supreme acting skills, haha!) I believe what I learnt would be very useful when I venture out into the working world.

In addition, this course helped me to hone my presentation skills. I did not have much experience in presenting during my 3 years in university, but through the peer teaching activity and OP, I realized that I am able to do it, and it wasn’t as daunting as I initially thought it would be. I am very grateful for all the feedback such that I am able to further improve my skills.

Lastly, I would like to thank Brad for being such a wonderful and inspiring teacher. And also good luck to those having exams next week and all the best to those who are graduating this semester! It’s been a pleasure meeting, knowing and learning from all of you! :)

Till next time!

Reflection on Oral Presentation

Now that the oral presentation is over, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief and thank god that everything went smoothly. Phew~

Our powerpoint presentation is one of things I like most about this research project. I have to thank HweeTeng for creating such an attractive and professional looking visual aid.

With regards to my oral presentation, I have made an effort to slow down my pace of speech, as I've been told that I speak too fast in previous dry runs. I think the main reason why I speak so fast is due to my anxiety to get the presentation over and done with, lest I somehow make a fool of myself, perhaps by pronouncing certain words wrongly, or worse, forgetting what I was supposed to say. To overcome this, I spent quite some time practicing what I wanted to say and how I wanted to say it, until this knowledge is “internalized”.

Furthermore, in an attempt not to be too monotonous, I also consciously reminded myself to inject emphasis on certain words and phrases. I thought I did, but looking at the video I realized I couldn’t actually hear the emphasis that well myself?

As for non-verbal cues, I think I did not have a lot of gestures (I kept my hands close to my body because I was actually too nervous to gesture naturally). But I believe I managed to maintain good eye contact with the audience.

If you guys have any feedback for me on how to further improve my presentation skills, please feel free to comment. Thanks!