I am glad I chose a topic I was passionate about, for it encouraged me to go in-depth with my research and enjoy the process. Researching about Aplastic Anemia was not too hard, for most of my sources were found online. At times, it was tough because most of the sources were not completely reliable; for example, I wanted to refrain from citing sources like MayoClinic or WebMD. However, that required a lot of searching, which was not too bad.
At first, I was really overwhelmed when it was announced that I was to present on Thursday. I was worried I would not be able to retain about five minutes of information within two days, nevertheless, I succeeded. Since I had finished my visual aid a week before, I only utilized these two days to constantly …show more content…
The tutors from the COMM Lab were very helpful; they were not judgmental, were willing to answer any question, and gave plenty of feedback. I felt really prepared when my outline was approved by the tutor, I felt like I was going in the right direction.
I was very nervous before presenting, and drove the girls next to me crazy by constantly tapping my shoes against the floor. My biggest fear was blanking out; I tend to get dizzy when I am nervous, which leads me to losing sense of my surroundings. However, for some reason, this presentation was not that bad. I thought I was confident both in front of the class and with my information.
Although, I regret not displaying my visual aid for too long. I feel as if I had rushed that part, during my speech. I felt as if I had just swung it from side to side, and did not really explain it as much as I should have. I also need to put more effort into standing still, because I was told after my presentation that I was swaying a bit. For some reason, I was unable to catch myself swaying. I was also worried that I would start talking to the ceiling, or lose eye contact, for I tend to do that without noticing. I also aimed to not mention any words like “um” or “so”, and I think I may have