Today I finally presented my TED TALK in front of an authentic audience; I was scared. The worst thing they could have told me at that moment was that I was presenting first, but I could do nothing about it just get over it. People started entering the PAC, and I was standing alone with a white light in my face ready to start the presentation. Even though I had practiced it about 20 times before, I was only thinking about: what if I messed up? Before the presentations started I wasn’t nervous, because there was no people and it was something I was supposedly “sure about” because I had practiced before. As soon as Mr. Topf started introducing my presentation and what it was about I started shaking. I had my notecards and the clicker in one hand, and the mike in the other. There were about 30 people looking at the stage, which was awesome because I felt that my presentation was valuable, but on the other hand I couldn’t handle my inner stress and nerves. I knew that once I would start talking I was going to gain confidence due to past experiences. As soon as they gave me the ready to go I started: “You might think this is weird but I have been I am and I love being a dependent person, not of everyone just my family”. I had finally started the talk and since I had an audience I couldn’t stop so I just kept on going, I began telling my story. Throughout my ted talk I noticed that I made several mistakes, especially grammar and pronunciation, but this was all a result of my nerves. The first thing I noticed when presenting my ted talk was how complicated it was to have the notecards, the clicker and the mike in just two hands, because I was concentrating in that and not in my presentation. | After watching all the presentations I was not proud only of myself, but also of all my peers, due to the deep topics and ideas they shared. Looking at them present with an audience was mind blowing, because many of them had to overcome their fear of public speaking. I congratulate the IA because of this wonderful experience that will allow us to improve our skills in oral speaking and run over our fears with public speaking. |
In my presentation there was one thing that made me extremely comfortable, when the audience laughed. While I was sharing some anecdotes about my life, there where many times where I saw people engaged in my presentation, which made me feel as if I was doing a solid performance. It was a way to gain confidence about myself, and continue doing my presentation with lots of emotion so that the audience could enjoy it.
One of my strengths throughout my presentation was showing confidence to the audience. During the presentation I was really nervous, but I didn’t transmit that to the public, instead I reassured them through my body expressions that I was comfortable sharing my story, making it more reliable. However, what I noticed while speaking was that even though I knew my presentation by memory, since I had notecards I tended to look at them even if there was no need. I was relying on my notecards the entire time, so I knew that if I made a mistake I could still fix it without having the audience notice. Next time I speak in public I will try t avoid the use of notecards so that my presentation is more natural and interactive.
After presenting I was satisfied with my presentation. I felt that I did transmit the intended message, and that the audience was engaged with my story, which meant that I had delivered the information in a successful way. My media worked perfectly! It was purposeful and engaging for the audience. I used Key Note to create my presentation; having such a variety of effects made my presentation even better, thus always relating to the topic. My audience were engaged due to my visuals, which I did with lots of effort. However I could have done better in some things:
At the end even though I could improve in many things I was content and excited with my performance. Standing alone in the middle of a stage was extremely challenging for me, but I felt proud after thinking that I had already done it.
One of my strengths throughout my presentation was showing confidence to the audience. During the presentation I was really nervous, but I didn’t transmit that to the public, instead I reassured them through my body expressions that I was comfortable sharing my story, making it more reliable. However, what I noticed while speaking was that even though I knew my presentation by memory, since I had notecards I tended to look at them even if there was no need. I was relying on my notecards the entire time, so I knew that if I made a mistake I could still fix it without having the audience notice. Next time I speak in public I will try t avoid the use of notecards so that my presentation is more natural and interactive.
After presenting I was satisfied with my presentation. I felt that I did transmit the intended message, and that the audience was engaged with my story, which meant that I had delivered the information in a successful way. My media worked perfectly! It was purposeful and engaging for the audience. I used Key Note to create my presentation; having such a variety of effects made my presentation even better, thus always relating to the topic. My audience were engaged due to my visuals, which I did with lots of effort. However I could have done better in some things:
- Since I had the notecards in one hand I believe that I read to much making my presentation less natural
- Because I was concentrated in the devices I had in my hand, sometimes I went to fast, so next time I need to slow down and enunciate
At the end even though I could improve in many things I was content and excited with my performance. Standing alone in the middle of a stage was extremely challenging for me, but I felt proud after thinking that I had already done it.