Com 107 Class Reflection
Through my crazy journey through COMM 107 class I have learned a lot regarding things that would benefit me in my future. I also have seen improvement in my public speaking abilities and learned valuable skills in life that would benefit me in my future as an engineer. In the beginning I was a bit nervous on my presentations and this was seen in my presentation of the informative briefing. Even though I was familiar with the topic I was discussing I had a hard time expressing this knowledge to my class mates and teachers. This was due to the lack in confidence which caused me to have a small nervous breakdown. This lead to my legs shaking during the presentation and a lot of stuttering. Surprisingly, I didn’t lose my train of thought and
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This was because I thought of the assignment as a formal speech and tried to just give the students the needed information, without really making it into a group discussion. And because I wasn’t that familiar with the subject I was unable say everything I wanted to say. For example, I forgot to site my sources like where I got the information on Justine Sacco. During practice our presentation as group went great with me not losing my train of though and speaking clearly and confidently. But, during the actual presentation my teammates diverted of the actual script and added on the things that we didn’t go over during practice. That diverted my focus from my part so when it was finally my part to present I completely forgot all the progress I made in the class and completely messed up my presentation. But, this dread full mistake has thought me a valuable lesson. It had helped realize that I should not lose focus and not scare myself off. I realized I should prepare myself for anything for the future. I also late realized my mistake might have been due to me trying to memorize the entire section of my presentation. I realized that instead of trying to memorize my section I should focus more on understanding so I could discuss it with the class. And If I were to forget what I was talking about, I could easier to remember since I will be familiar with the
This was because I thought of the assignment as a formal speech and tried to just give the students the needed information, without really making it into a group discussion. And because I wasn’t that familiar with the subject I was unable say everything I wanted to say. For example, I forgot to site my sources like where I got the information on Justine Sacco. During practice our presentation as group went great with me not losing my train of though and speaking clearly and confidently. But, during the actual presentation my teammates diverted of the actual script and added on the things that we didn’t go over during practice. That diverted my focus from my part so when it was finally my part to present I completely forgot all the progress I made in the class and completely messed up my presentation. But, this dread full mistake has thought me a valuable lesson. It had helped realize that I should not lose focus and not scare myself off. I realized I should prepare myself for anything for the future. I also late realized my mistake might have been due to me trying to memorize the entire section of my presentation. I realized that instead of trying to memorize my section I should focus more on understanding so I could discuss it with the class. And If I were to forget what I was talking about, I could easier to remember since I will be familiar with the