At the end of last week, that is week 2 of lectures, we had a seminar and I had to present what our group was discussing. I was very happy with my performance. I even got a huge clap from the rest of the class and my lecturer said that I had given very good and comprehensive examples. That made me feel very proud of myself. I did not use any notes, just the points we had listed and my elaboration of them.
What I liked about the presentation is that I knew the content of what I was going to talk about and I did not refer to any notes - a good thing as far as I am concerned. I will keep on improving because I want to be like my daddy. He can stand up and give a great speech unexpectedly and believe me it usually is a great speech which people never forget. Alright my daddy's wonderful oratory genes, I command you to wake up in me and get active ...abra-ka-dabra and voila!
What I did not like about my presentation is that I had my back turned to some people so that they were staring at the back of my head and my side rather than my face. Right - next time I will stand where everyone has full view of myself and I of them.
I resolve to keep on participating in presentations whenever the opportunity presented itself so that I can learn from my mistakes. After all as a nurse, one cannot escape doing presentations. Examples are when handing over to incoming staff at the end of a shift and also when explaining something to a patient in a ward. Chances are that other patients in the ward and their relatives will stop what they were doing and listen in (even though you may not realise it)!
Presentations from today onwards will not make me nervous! Watch this space!
Cheers!
