Thursday 24 November 2016

Analytical Reflection on Oral Presentation

About a week ago, my team gave a presentation about implementing a stand-alone photovoltaic system as an alternative source of energy to my class. My team had to come up with a way to translate our technical proposal into a presentation and deliver the idea and solutions to the audience effectively. Although my team's idea was challenging as it was an ambitious proposal, feedbacks from our fellow students on our presentations were positive. Our classmates found our presentation easy to understand and feasible. On top of that,  Brad, our lecturer, found our presentation to be very informative as we were able to present the extensive research that my group had done in our presentation. I was particularly relieved when Brad mentioned that our pitch was well-founded as I spent hours researching on how to deliver a good pitch. Of course, there were moments where nerve got the better of me and I started to halt briefly in my speeches. Fortunately, I was able to stay calm and avoid a nervous wreck. Although it was saddening that my group was not voted as the best, I am proud of the efforts my team had put into the project.

I felt that the reason my group was not voted the best was probably due to the ambitious nature of our project. A major investment would be needed in order for SIT to trial the stand-alone system and my classmates probably felt the difficulty we would face in implementing the project. Nonetheless, I felt our presentation was a success as my team was able to bring across our ideas to our audience effectively. My team spent hours together discussing and drafting our proposal. Even up to the week of our presentation, my team was still researching extensively to ensure that we cover all loose ends and ensure our presentation was flawless. I am fortunate to have such hardworking and reliable teammates to ensure that we spread the workload evenly and always lend each other a helping hand.

In conclusion, although it was disappointing that my team's hard work did not culminate in my team becoming the best in presentation, I feel that through this experience my teammates and I can grow stronger. I strongly believe that as an aspiring engineer, the most important skill to have in life is perseverance and hard work. Whenever the going gets tough, never give up and always look to improve ourselves. Therefore, I strive to ensure that in the future, I always give my best efforts in every obstacle I face and ensure that I have no regrets no matter the outcome of my hard work.

Commented on:
Ahmad's Analytical reflection (09/12/16)
Danish's Analytical reflection (09/12/16)

3 comments:

  1. Hi Frankie, good job on your presentation! In my opinion, technicality was the reason your presentation was not the most popular; there were many technical jargons being used throughout, and many of us may have been unable to relate to your topic. My suggestion is to use analogies in your presentation so that the audience will be able to relate and hence appreciate the topic more.

    Presentation aside, your perseverance in navigating difficult situations is admirable. Keep working hard in order to achieve greatness! Cheers!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thanks, Frankie, for this exceptionally detailed review. You explain clearly what your research focus was and you elaborate on the strengths and weaknesses of the talk. I can see that you were heavily invested in the project overall by the level of disappointment you feel about the presentation vote. I agree with Ike that part of the reason for the low vote total you had may have been the fact that your talk was highly technical. It might have also been a result of the attractiveness of other group's topics. But that's not the main point of all this: Your learning is. If you can go into your next project, your next team work task and your next presentation with more skill, more confidence, and better results, then your learning in this module has been fruitful.

    I really appreciate your great effort!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Hey Mr Frankie,

    Don't feel disappointed, this is a life learning journey. Learn mistakes now and apply it again in the future when there is a need to present again.

    However, I felt your presentation was awesome. You were very confident and fluent. You knew what you were presenting. Don't feel disappointed. instead take it as a learning lesson.

    Anyways, enjoy your holiday and have a good vacation.

    ReplyDelete