Analytical Reflection

Overall, I felt that the mock oral presentation was very beneficial as it allows me to see how I should further improve on my presentation as a team and individually. It helped in to listen to my thoughts and judge for myself whether my presentation was clear, concise and coherent.

Firstly, after my team’s mock presentation, I felt that we could be more well prepared as a team. Before the mock presentation, my team individually prepared our parts. We were all well-rehearsed on what to say for our separate parts. However, when we were taking turns to present, I started to panic as what I planned to present for my part were similar to what my team mates were presenting. Thus, I tried to re-route my focus point of my presentation last minute while my other team members were presenting so that the audience would not tune out to what I was going to present. Which resulted in jumbling up my points through my presentation. Moreover, not linking smoothly from point to point in a systematic order. Hence, to improve on this area, my team needs to rehearse together more before the actual presentation for a more fluent and dynamic presentation that can encapsulate the audience’s attention through the whole presentation.

Secondly, on an individual level, I felt that there was a need to improve on my eye contact with the audiences. I tend to focus on one person that I am comfortable with instead of looking at different people through my presentation. When I do not have eye contact with any other person apart from that one person, I tend to lose the focus of others or I would not be aware if others are starting to get bored of what I am presenting by fidgeting around.