Everytime we created a new script, we presented it with blocking to the whole class. The first few times we got up in the front of the class––I was pretty nervous. I was scared of messing up my lines, not having a script that met the set standards, and group members forgetting the blocking. Each time we presented my worries went away and slowly I started trusting my team and more importantly myself. I started gaining more confidence and losing the sense of nervousness I would get in the previous times that I had presented. I feel much more confident after the experience that I gained with presenting throughout this project, the skills and tricks I learned when it comes to presenting are surely something that I can take with me into the professional world. All this given, I believe that the most growth I had throughout the course of this project within the five school wide learning outcomes was in Oral Communication. I became more confident, started trusting myself and my group, and learned how to handle last minute situations when they’re thrown at you. Here are some tips to ensure success when it comes to presenting!: 1. Don’t stress about the mess Don’t stress yourself out by thinking of everything that could go wrong. Keep yourself calm and assure yourself that it’ll all be okay. Think about everything that could go right and about all the time and effort you put into making sure it’ll go perfectly. 2. Fake it till you make it Faking your way to success is the way to go. By imitating confidence and competence, your behavior adapts and eventually you’ll adopt those qualities. 3. Practice makes perfect No one was born perfect. Perfection requires repetition and practicing over and over again until you get it right. It helps you work out all the kinks and make sure everyone is on the same page and knows what to say. By following these tips that I learned during Theater of War, you can lead yourself to a less stressful and more successful presentation! Good luck:)
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AuthorHibah Shafi is a Senior at New Technology High School. Archives
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