1.In terms of presentation skills (using your voice, body language, visuals etc.), what did you learn through the three presentation projects and lessons in AEP?
I gained confidence in using hand gestures and keeping eyes on everyone. Also through Pecha-Kucha presentation I learned the importance of practice and time management. I also learned how interesting or how boring a slide could be, and it was fun to create simple and stimulating slides.
2.What do you want to continue to improve?
I want to use more persuasive and academic vocabularies in my speech. I also want to improve my use of voice tone and speed, to make the speech more convincing.
3.(Optional) Any other comments or reflections?
I thought there was going to be a real billionaire to watch our final presentation, so I was a bit disappointed to find out it was a simulation ;P
Anyways I really enjoyed this class and I was glad I got to share my interests and improve my presentation skills in class. Thank you so much.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
My Second Presentation
https://w3.icu.ac.jp/people/payne/kanaf.html
This was my first Pecha-Kucha 20x20 project.
In my normal presentations I usually like to spend a long time on the important slides, and spend short times on slides with unimportant information like when I am showing specific examples.
So at first I felt that this type of presentation was not fit for me.
However as I prepared my presentation I noticed that there were topics that shows best in the Pecha-Kucha style, and topics that doesn't go well with the style.
At first I was planning to present about french animation and in the presentation I wanted to introduce a specific film that I really like. But through my preparation I figured that this topic does not fit the PK style, and so I decided to change my topic to Otaku.
I think presenting a film in the PK style is difficult because it is hard to explain the story in the 20x20 form, and plus you cannot show videos on PK presentations. Otaku seemed like a better topic because I had several things I wanted to argue about and they were all about the same size of content. I got 16 things I wanted to say and used the rest for introduction and conclusion.
I thought my voice level was in control, but my words got stuck in the first parts so I was in a hurry to make it for the next slide throughout the presentation. I didn't get the chance to practice in the morning before AE, so next time I'll try to rehearse it at least once on the day of the presentation. I also want to be able to have more confidence at the end of my presentation.
I realized that Pecha-Kucha style actually might be a good way to present, because once you get used to it you don't even have to look at the slide, just press the start button and go. To the audience, it might even look better than the normal PowerPoint because you look more professional.
This was my first Pecha-Kucha 20x20 project.
In my normal presentations I usually like to spend a long time on the important slides, and spend short times on slides with unimportant information like when I am showing specific examples.
So at first I felt that this type of presentation was not fit for me.
However as I prepared my presentation I noticed that there were topics that shows best in the Pecha-Kucha style, and topics that doesn't go well with the style.
At first I was planning to present about french animation and in the presentation I wanted to introduce a specific film that I really like. But through my preparation I figured that this topic does not fit the PK style, and so I decided to change my topic to Otaku.
I think presenting a film in the PK style is difficult because it is hard to explain the story in the 20x20 form, and plus you cannot show videos on PK presentations. Otaku seemed like a better topic because I had several things I wanted to argue about and they were all about the same size of content. I got 16 things I wanted to say and used the rest for introduction and conclusion.
I thought my voice level was in control, but my words got stuck in the first parts so I was in a hurry to make it for the next slide throughout the presentation. I didn't get the chance to practice in the morning before AE, so next time I'll try to rehearse it at least once on the day of the presentation. I also want to be able to have more confidence at the end of my presentation.
I realized that Pecha-Kucha style actually might be a good way to present, because once you get used to it you don't even have to look at the slide, just press the start button and go. To the audience, it might even look better than the normal PowerPoint because you look more professional.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Review of my first presentation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJVbXwFvaY4
1. Voice (Volume, rate, pausing, emphasis etc)
Reflection: I thought my voice was loud enough for the audience. I found out that I tend to have a lower voice whenever I am nervous. I seem under control but inside of me was a panic. I'm just glad that it didn't appear on my voice, body language, expression etc.
Goals: I had so much things that I wanted to say that I had to speak really fast. Next time I should reduce the amount of "um"s which I said several times without noticing. I should also make more changes on my voice tone, to make the important things more clear to the audience.
2. Body Language (Eye contact, gestures, posture etc)
Reflection: I think I was able to make appropreate eye contacts and gestures. I looked at the PC and the screen several times and I thought my speech would be even better without me looking at those at all.
Goals: Next time I should practice more so that I wouldn't have to look at the PC or the screen. I also had memos in my hand but realized that I don't have time to look at them. I also thought it would be better not to have notes especially when the speech is short.
3. Visuals (Images or text on slides, timing etc)
Reflection: I spent so much time and made about 15 slides but only got to use parts of it for my 3 minute speech. I am not sure if I was able to make full use of each screen, so I want a lot of reflections on my slides.
Goals: Making slides was fun but I thought I should have a sub-title for all of the slides because this time some of them had no words at all. I think a good slide can be understood by anyone just by looking at it without any explanation. Them my slides would have to be improved because some of my slides lack detail.
4. Preparation Process (Topic selection, notes, visuals creation, rehearsals etc)
Reflection: I chose a topic I am really interested in so preparing for the speech was fun. However I was so interested in it that there were so much things I had to say in the speech, and I failed to refer to all of them. Maybe this topic was not fit for a 3 minute speech. I had to reduce so much of the explanation so I think some of my speech was too simple. If I had more time I could have made more people interested in the comic.
Goals: From next time I want to get used to choosing topics that fits the length of the speech.
5. Any other reflections or goals?
I want to gain more skills to make better slides. For example I didn't know how to tilt an image. I also want direct comments of my speech from the teachers.
Is it okay for me to have slides without any words on it?
1. Voice (Volume, rate, pausing, emphasis etc)
Reflection: I thought my voice was loud enough for the audience. I found out that I tend to have a lower voice whenever I am nervous. I seem under control but inside of me was a panic. I'm just glad that it didn't appear on my voice, body language, expression etc.
Goals: I had so much things that I wanted to say that I had to speak really fast. Next time I should reduce the amount of "um"s which I said several times without noticing. I should also make more changes on my voice tone, to make the important things more clear to the audience.
2. Body Language (Eye contact, gestures, posture etc)
Reflection: I think I was able to make appropreate eye contacts and gestures. I looked at the PC and the screen several times and I thought my speech would be even better without me looking at those at all.
Goals: Next time I should practice more so that I wouldn't have to look at the PC or the screen. I also had memos in my hand but realized that I don't have time to look at them. I also thought it would be better not to have notes especially when the speech is short.
3. Visuals (Images or text on slides, timing etc)
Reflection: I spent so much time and made about 15 slides but only got to use parts of it for my 3 minute speech. I am not sure if I was able to make full use of each screen, so I want a lot of reflections on my slides.
Goals: Making slides was fun but I thought I should have a sub-title for all of the slides because this time some of them had no words at all. I think a good slide can be understood by anyone just by looking at it without any explanation. Them my slides would have to be improved because some of my slides lack detail.
4. Preparation Process (Topic selection, notes, visuals creation, rehearsals etc)
Reflection: I chose a topic I am really interested in so preparing for the speech was fun. However I was so interested in it that there were so much things I had to say in the speech, and I failed to refer to all of them. Maybe this topic was not fit for a 3 minute speech. I had to reduce so much of the explanation so I think some of my speech was too simple. If I had more time I could have made more people interested in the comic.
Goals: From next time I want to get used to choosing topics that fits the length of the speech.
5. Any other reflections or goals?
I want to gain more skills to make better slides. For example I didn't know how to tilt an image. I also want direct comments of my speech from the teachers.
Is it okay for me to have slides without any words on it?
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Presentation on One Piece!
Today I made a presentation on my favorite comic book:)
I hope everyone understood what I meant.
3 minutes was too short for me to present my passion about One Piece :P
If anyone got interested in the comic, I have them at home so please tell me!
I hope everyone understood what I meant.
3 minutes was too short for me to present my passion about One Piece :P
If anyone got interested in the comic, I have them at home so please tell me!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
TED video
http://www.ted.com/talks/david_gallo_on_life_in_the_deep_oceans.html
a) First of all I chose this video because I am very interested in the creachers living at the bottom of the sea. The presentation was fascinating and I enjoyed all the video clips of the creepy animals living deep in the sea.
b) Like I mentioned, the presenter uses video clips effectively to explain the creachers and also to keep the audience's attention.
I thought it would be the best visual aid in presentations like this when they are introducing new things to the audience. The presenter also used his voice tones in an effective way in order to clarify the important parts and the not so important parts in his speech. He also used several jokes throughout the speech which I thought was really important especially after long explanation of scientific facts in order to make the audience relaxed.
c) I really liked the speech and I feel that most people on TED are excellent presenters so it is hard to find the weakness of the presentation. However I did feel that there should have been a clearer division of who is going to speek what (there were two presenters in the speech.) I felt that maybe they did not discuss so much about how to separate topics because it seemed like the second man spoke in the times when he just feels like it.
a) First of all I chose this video because I am very interested in the creachers living at the bottom of the sea. The presentation was fascinating and I enjoyed all the video clips of the creepy animals living deep in the sea.
b) Like I mentioned, the presenter uses video clips effectively to explain the creachers and also to keep the audience's attention.
I thought it would be the best visual aid in presentations like this when they are introducing new things to the audience. The presenter also used his voice tones in an effective way in order to clarify the important parts and the not so important parts in his speech. He also used several jokes throughout the speech which I thought was really important especially after long explanation of scientific facts in order to make the audience relaxed.
c) I really liked the speech and I feel that most people on TED are excellent presenters so it is hard to find the weakness of the presentation. However I did feel that there should have been a clearer division of who is going to speek what (there were two presenters in the speech.) I felt that maybe they did not discuss so much about how to separate topics because it seemed like the second man spoke in the times when he just feels like it.
Monday, December 6, 2010
good/bad presentations
In a good presentation, the presenter...
1 is interesting at all times
2 makes the audience involved in the presentation
3 looks at everyones eyes
4 is confident
5 can conclude well
In a bad presentation, the presenter...
1 is boring
2 makes the audience read long sentences
3 is not prepared
4 has a small voice and cannot be heard by the audience
5 does not look at the audience
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