Critical Reflection
Module Learning One of the primary goals that I set at the start of this module is to become a more confident speaker by learning to maintain my train of thought during a presentation. throughout this module, I have made some strides in improving my gesturing as well as the tone of my presentation, I felt that overall there is still much to improve on, particularly on the aspect of audience engagement as well as trying not to stick to the script, which leads to me having an awkward pause in the middle of my oral presentation. Mainly, I feel that one of the main reasons for these difficulties is stress, which causes me to lose focus. As I stray away from my mental script, I tend to pause as I struggle to find my next point. This over-reliance on the mental script, especially during my dry runs prevents me from being fully present during the presentation. Thus, resulting in moments of hesitation. It is often said that experience does not equate to learning. Despite practicing my pre...
