Learning Portfolio: Critical Reflection

1. Module learning

At first, I had this mindset of not being able to speak well in front of a crowd due to my confidence level. But through this module, it has shaped me into becoming a more confident person. Even though I was nervous during the presentation in class, I managed to overcome my fear of speaking in front of the entire class. To be able to speak fluently and confidently, I have practiced many times before the actual presentation in order to pace myself well so as to prevent myself from stuttering a lot times when trying to find the right words when speaking. 

In order to improve on my communication skills, I feel that I should try and speak more English at home since usually Chinese is being spoken. This would allow me to speak more comfortably and fluently in English. To work on teamwork, my group mates and I have also met up to rehearse for the presentation, so as to improve our flow during the actual day. 

2. Project Learning

For presentation skills, I found out that I have the courage to actually be able to speak confidently in class but I should also continue to work on my grammar mistakes when speaking. To boost my confidence level, I feel that I should take more initiative in trying to speak up in class whenever chances are given, such as to answer questions etc. 

As for the others, I feel that all of them has done well and has greatly improve after the mock presentation. But I feel that for some of them, they should try and be more familiarise with their own part so as to refrain from looking at the slides often. Also for a minority, they should learn to speak clearer so as the people at the back can hear properly. For writing skills, I feel that I should work on my grammar and vocabulary more as I tend to make mistakes in using the correct words to express my views.

3. The Presentation Showcase

For the group called ‘PEWS’, their overall presentation is nicely done and most of them is confident and fluent when speaking. They are also clear and concise about their idea by having only one idea to elaborate on. Also, I find their animation for the presentation slides much better as compared to other groups. Since I’m a visual learner, it helps me to really visualise how it would be like if their idea was implemented. I feel that as a presenter it is not only about speaking well but also on the visual aspect of the slides. 

A colourful and interactive slide would help to engage the audience more. Not only that, as a presenter, it would be better to refrain from referring to their phone for the script. For their statistics portion, feel that it would be better if they would make it bigger in order to highlight its importance and not just cramping it all into a pie chart. Lastly, to allow the audience to focus more, for those who are waiting for their turn to present, they should sit down so all the attention is to only one speaker at a time.