Well, my presentation went okay. A few things actually worked in my favor:
- I had something to lean against, which minimized the rocking
- I remembered to look at my notes; however, I skipped a lot of things I wrote on them
- I didn’t ramble
People asked questions, which shows that people cared enough to listen (yay), but I didn’t have many answers. Oh well. It’s done.
Usually, me and presentations don’t get along.
(not-so) Luckily for me, I have to present my powerpoint on Colombia’s economy this afternoon for my international economic policy class.
I never get nervous until the moment I start talking. Then things start going sour…
1. I start talking with my hands.
2. My voice shakes - a lot. I mean, a lot.
3. If I have papers or note cards in my hands, I NEVER look at them. I have no idea why, especially since I took the time to write out notes to prevent #2 from happening. Rather than read the papers, I roll them up and wave them around as I talk with my hands.
4. I ramble. God knows why. Everything I need to say is either on the slide or in my rolled up papers, but I find a way to talk about the most obscure stuff.
5. I rock. As in, I’m incapable of standing still while I talk. I understand it’s very distracting, but I can’t help it - especially when I don’t have anything to lean up against.
On that note, good luck to me. I need to go first (only 2 of us are presenting today) for my own sanity. Then I need to get rid of this insanity before my final presentation on May 15th.
