Oral Presentation Reflection

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.