At the beginning of this module, I mentioned that my
communication weakness was having difficulty in expressing myself concisely. With
this in mind, I aim to refine my communication
skills by learning to bring across my idea in a concise manner through
the course of 13 weeks. Fortunately,
through various presentations opportunities offered, I managed to improve on this
aspect and kept my verbal communication with my audience as concise and direct as
I can.
To make sure that I bring across my contents concisely
during presentations, I will write down the entire content that I will be delivering
to help myself in organizing my ideas. During my presentations back in Polytechnic
days, my preparations are simply done by just jolting down the contents in
point form. This have caused me to be over winded at times as I was not prepared
to elaborate my points concisely. Hence, I decided to do things a little differently
this time by writing out the entire content of my presentation. While I was
doing that for my peer teaching presentation, I realised that it is very useful
and helped me greatly in my preparation work.
Through this process, I eliminated redundancy in my contents and
ensure my sentences are not long winded. At the end of the day, it allowed me
to bring across the main points and explanations in a concise and direct manner;
which was something I was unable to do so previously. Also, I am able to cross
check the contents to ensure that they flow throughout the presentation.
To sum up, I am thankful to be given this opportunity for self-improvement.
I will utilize this method to prepare for my future presentations and continue
to strive to improve my communication skills beyond this module.
