My group’s presentation was on ‘Lift panel upgrade’ and the
focus was on the upgrade of lifts in mature estates. It started off smoothly
and our audience were mostly engaged throughout our presentation. However, our
presentation was monotonous as compared to other groups. At one point of the
presentation, my groupmates left out information regarding the pictures, but I
managed to fill up the missing information. Because of this initial hiccup, I
lost focus and the delivery of my presentation was affected.
I tried to be concise with my points and avoid reading off
from the slides. I had also included pictures to engage the audience and
explain my points. I thought that this is a good strategy to capture the
attention of the audience, and to make my presentation interesting.
I think the overall presentation was smooth, and the
information presented was concrete. I also prepared a list of questions that
audience might ask, which was helpful for the Q&A section. However, I made
some minor errors on the delivery of my speech.
An example would be that I neglected eye contact with the audience
sitting to my right. I felt that I could have done better by engaging them.
Furthermore, I was stiff throughout the presentation and my body language could
be improved. I could have adopted a better posture, and used hand gestures to
direct my audience's attention towards key points.
A takeaway from this presentation is that preparation is
very important. I will adopt the habit to prepare for a Q&A, as it helps us
to deal with questions more professionally. Furthermore, I will look up for
relaxation techniques to improve my focus during my presentation, as I feel
that the success of the presentation depends primarily on the focus of the
presenter.
