D1- self evaluation

I recently gave a presentation to my class about web based communication channels. I am going to write a self evaluation of the event based off my own opinions and the feedback I received from a member of the audience.

I received feedback saying that the text in the PowerPoint I used to reinforce the points I made during the presentations text was too small. This is a problem as people sitting at the back of the room many have experienced problems reading the information. Other than that the presentation was visually appealing and easy to see. The colour scheme used in my PowerPoint was mainly white which made it easy to see and didn’t draw the attention away from me. The target audience for the presentation was fellow students which mean that I delivered it to the target audience. This means that they were more likely to pay attention as the subjects discussed was relevant to them.

The presentation was visually appealing; the colour scheme was light and easy to see. The images used where all well implemented and relevant which made it easer for the audience to understand the information that was displayed on the PowerPoint.  All of the topics that where suggested where covered, I felt as if I put too much information on the PowerPoint. I think it would have been more interesting if I cut down of the amount of text on each slide and read the information instead. My presentation consisted of the following topics:

-       An introduction

-       Blogs

-       Vlogs

-       Podcast

-       Video conferencing

-       WebPages

-       Conclusion 

I was told by a member of the audience that I had “an excellent speaking voice” which meant that it was easy for people to understand what I was saying which is good as it stops people from getting confused. I was told by a member of audience that I looked like I enjoyed what I was doing which is very good because if the speaker looking interested it will help to maintain the audiences attention. If the speaker seems like they are bored or not enjoying themselves the audience will follow in there example and will not pay attention which means that they are not listening to what is being said.  

I was told that the tone of my voice was nice and even and easy to understand which is good as it means that audience can understand everything that is being said. The only issue that was noticed was that I was talking too fast which made it difficult to understand at times. Next time I have to give a presentation I know that I need to take my time and talk slower to insure the audience fully understands what is being said. I was told by a member of the audience that my eye contact was excellent which is very good as it keeps the audience interested. Of the speaker just looks at the board or reads straight off a sheet it will bore the audience making them lose focus on what is being said and will mean that they are not taking in the information that is being said. There were no comments made about my body language but I felt it was quite reasonable; I didn’t twiddle with my hands as I am aware it can be a distraction to the audience. I made and effort to keep my hands by my side but I also tried to make gestures which reinforce the point I was making.

I felt like I did a good job of retaining the audience’s attention. According to a member of the audience I had a good knowledge of my subject area which is a good indication that they were listening to the presentation. Retaining the audience’s attention can be very difficult but I think I did a good job when it came to keeping the audience paying attention. I was told afterword by a member of the audience that it was a very interesting presentation.

I felt that the presentation went well but there is still room for improvement. The most important of which is to talk slower and take my time a bit more so that the audience can think about what is being said as I say it. Talking slower will help the audience to understand what is being said.  At the start of the presentation I didn’t know quite what to do with my hands but as the presentation go on it became less of a problem.  Also the power point I used to reinforce the points made during the presentation was good but next time I make a PowerPoint for a similar purpose I need to make the text bigger and cut down on the amount of it.

I did this presentation as part of a group of two. We worked well together to alternated slides and took turns to talk. We did this to keep the audience interested. The constant swapping of speaker keeps the audience read and interested. We worked well as a group and just to keep them interested we added point in at the end of each others slides

I was told by a member of the audience I did a good job of engaging the audience. I did this by asking questions to the whole audience to get them thinking about the topic and to get them interested. I then asked questions to two individuals which does two things. The first thing is that it keeps them alert and interested. If the rest of them think I may ask them a question they will be more likely to pay attention. It also helps me make sure that they were listening. If they didn’t know what the question was or if they didn’t know what I was talking about it proves that they weren’t listening. The people I questioned answered my questions instantly which mean that they were paying attention.

I need to make sure I slow down with my talking , I didn’t feel too nerves but I must have been as I was talking very fast. So next time I do something similar I need to make sure I take it slower and fully explain each point fully.