ES2007S is a professional communication module which begs to differ from the majority of NUS module that is deemed too theoretical. ES2007S demands active learning in class and demands active group participation outside class. Also, ES2007S contains wide range of assignments in order to leverage the student's communication skills. The assignments range from writing assignment, individual presentation, group peer teaching until persuasive presentation and research proposal formulation.
Personally, I feel that ES2007S is a module with huge amount of workload considering the amount of projects and assignments, but it was worth it! From the blogging assignment, I learned on how to apply 7Cs into my writing. From the peer teaching, I learned on how to convey difficult message across while keeping an approachable gesture. Not only that, as a final year who is searching for job, I feel that the interview session and Cover Letter is also very relevant and really prepared me for the real job interview that I would be facing at that time.
Moreover, as an aspiring entrepreneur, the persuasive proposal writing and persuasive presentation is a very useful skill set. Entrepreneurs often need to deliver persuasive pitching for prospective investors in order to secure funds.
Last but not least, this is a module where I am able to meet with a lot of friends and heavily interact with them. This semester is my hectic semester. I am doing FYP, teaching labs in a module, doing a start-up company and searching for jobs. This module has been a good place to have fun while learning very useful skills needed in the future life.
Kudos for the module and especially to the awesome instructor, Ms. Lim Lay Hoon!
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Persuasive Presentation
Last Thursday, Team ZAS was presenting in order to persuade NUSEU in implementing compulsory Industry Immersion Program (IIP) inside NUS curriculum for Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science. The presentation was awesome, it was a truly novel experience for me to deliver a persuasive speech. I learned that the tones, the pace must be perfect. The introduction ought to grab the attention of the audiences and the conclusion should leave a trace in the audiences' memory.
Despite of knowing all of the theories, the reality comprises a lot of uncontrollable external factors, such as technical problem, anxiousness and unintended actions.
Before we began our presentation, the projector was projecting smaller picture than the usual which might reduce the clarity of the slides from audience point of view. So, my team mate Sam went to fix that and luckily it does not hinder our presentation until the end. Also, we were given 20 minutes time limit which is strictly timed, so we have the urge to speak faster. But luckily, we have timed ourselves well during the rehearsal, thus we have the confidence that by speaking with the same pace as what we were during the practice, we should be fine.
Anxiousness always come at the wrongest time. I was the first speaker and the first presenter, literally from the whole class. Moreover, I should be creating an attention grabber as the first speaker. I projected my voice in confidence, using the appropriate gesture and pauses which luckily did not show how nervous I were.
I became calmer after Zhing brought her parts confidently. Her parts were persuasive! So, I rode on the pace and brought up my second part nicely. After Sam's awesome part, I concluded the presentation. However, I pressed the 'next' button too many times that it shows the word 'Action' that I want to emphasize and did not want to show until the very last moment. Getting a slight disturbance, I still ended my presentation with the quote as what I have planned, but I forgot to add a very crucial pause in the end and proceed immediately into the Q&A slide which reduce the impact of the conclusive quote.
Proceeding to Q&A, I was a bit anxious. So, although I know what is the exact answer for the questions, I found a little hard to transform it into words. But, I saw myself very conscious of time and throw the ball for one more questions when I realized that there are only slightly more than a minute left.
In conclusion, it was a very good experience and I have learned my mistakes. Thus, my next persuasive presentation will be better. The quality is very important for my future endeavor as an entrepreneur. I would like to thank you Ms. Lim and this module to allow me to deliver such type of speech!
Despite of knowing all of the theories, the reality comprises a lot of uncontrollable external factors, such as technical problem, anxiousness and unintended actions.
Before we began our presentation, the projector was projecting smaller picture than the usual which might reduce the clarity of the slides from audience point of view. So, my team mate Sam went to fix that and luckily it does not hinder our presentation until the end. Also, we were given 20 minutes time limit which is strictly timed, so we have the urge to speak faster. But luckily, we have timed ourselves well during the rehearsal, thus we have the confidence that by speaking with the same pace as what we were during the practice, we should be fine.
Anxiousness always come at the wrongest time. I was the first speaker and the first presenter, literally from the whole class. Moreover, I should be creating an attention grabber as the first speaker. I projected my voice in confidence, using the appropriate gesture and pauses which luckily did not show how nervous I were.
I became calmer after Zhing brought her parts confidently. Her parts were persuasive! So, I rode on the pace and brought up my second part nicely. After Sam's awesome part, I concluded the presentation. However, I pressed the 'next' button too many times that it shows the word 'Action' that I want to emphasize and did not want to show until the very last moment. Getting a slight disturbance, I still ended my presentation with the quote as what I have planned, but I forgot to add a very crucial pause in the end and proceed immediately into the Q&A slide which reduce the impact of the conclusive quote.
Proceeding to Q&A, I was a bit anxious. So, although I know what is the exact answer for the questions, I found a little hard to transform it into words. But, I saw myself very conscious of time and throw the ball for one more questions when I realized that there are only slightly more than a minute left.
In conclusion, it was a very good experience and I have learned my mistakes. Thus, my next persuasive presentation will be better. The quality is very important for my future endeavor as an entrepreneur. I would like to thank you Ms. Lim and this module to allow me to deliver such type of speech!
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