Self-Critique of
Health Strategy Presentation - "Let's Talk!"
Kim Mory
I presented “Let’s Talk!”, a
presentation aimed at parents of pre-school age children to increase the
parents’ awareness of normal speech, language, and hearing milestones.
One objective was to empower the parents with information needed to
screen their children’s speech , language, and hearing skills and to provide
them with what they need to do if they are concerned about their child’s
skills.
I was very comfortable with the material and
the organization of the presentation. What I had not anticipated was how
nervous I was! I teach in front of a classroom every week and have presented at
state conferences and have not been near as nervous as I was in front of our
class! I was not as fluent as I would have liked to have been and just did not
present the information as comfortably as I am normally able to do. I was so
concerned about going over time that I did not spend as much time on a couple
of points that I would have liked too.
I
learned that you can’t be over prepared and not to underestimate now nerves can
affect you. Maybe it was just knowing
that the presentation was being graded, but that truly was not in the forefront
of my thoughts. I think it was more that it was a class of my peers that had
such an effect on me. I definitely learned not to discount how those nerves can
creep in that I need to anticipate better!
Hello Kim,
ReplyDeleteI agree you can never be over prepared. The saying “less is more” is not correct when it comes to preparing to teach a lesson. We can never know what may happen during a lesson; we need to be prepared for the unexpected so the lesson can continue in a smooth manner with minimal interruptions. I thought you did very well with your presentation and were well prepared.
I also agree with you that nerves can creep up on you, but I couldn’t tell that you were nervous or worried about anything. You seemed very calm and confident in the material you were presenting. The delivery of the material was smooth, understandable and educational. I thought you did very well on your presentation and it was interesting to learn about the verbal milestones of children.
Have a great holiday,
Tracy
Kim,
ReplyDeleteI think you did an excellent job as our first presenter. Your confidence and comfort level with your material was evident. As I assumed the role of one of your "intended audience members," I felt like you delivered the information in a manner that would show your audience that they could trust your information, which would likely instill the confidence they need to effectually screen their children's speech, language, and hearing skills.
I thoroughly enjoyed your informative presentation, and your preparation was evident. Again, excellent job!
Kristy