Presenting Course Reflection

While in this course, I have acquired many skills by presenting and doing the many other activities we, as a class, did. I have acquired skills such as interviewing skills, personality skills, and presenting skills. This course has taught me to not be afraid of who I am and to stop being so shy because it decreases the quality of the presentation or interview. I also have gained skills such as, being bigger in presentations, being business presentable, leaning forward in interviews, knowing the business I am applying for, asking questions about the business, maintain eye contact throughout presentations or interviews, and even practicing. While presenting each of these presentations, it has taught me that if I do not practice my speeches before I present them then it is noticeable and takes the attention away from …show more content…
The goals I created were to help me become a better speaker and presenter. At the beginning, I made some goals such as: stop being small while presenting, look more professional when presenting, practice presenting on my own before the presenting time, lose the fillers, and do not look down if I have notecards. In mid-semester, I created goals such as: keeping my hands away from my face and hair, stop fidgeting, make sure everything is cued and ready, and do not use fillers. Some of these goals I have met, while others I do sometimes but not in every presentation. For instance, in most of my presentations I made myself stop being small. In the first presentation, I kept my arms locked at my side and I even stopped in the middle of it because I was super shy and nervous. That goal has been achieved for the most part but could still improve. I can make it through presentations without stopping to regather myself but I still have that sense of nervousness especially on my last persuasive presentation. I have achieved the looking more professional goal I created at the beginning of the