Blog 9: Lesson 1 Reflection

Title: Lesson 1 Reflection

Label: Presentation

Due Date: Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

Content:

1. Positive Statement
What are you most proud of in your Lesson 1 Presentation and why?

The one act I truly felt proud about during my presentation is how I spoke to the audience about all the necessary information of patient compliance by giving a loud and confident voice when I explained my lesson. I would say that the main key in having a good presentation is to have a compelling tone of voice to speak about your topic in a more certainty attitude to prove your point. My style of speech is to be loud, strong, and well-informed about my main subject and to show my own personal side. When it comes to presentations, I want to grab the audience's attention by my voice to get them to listen and to understand why I have chosen this topic.

2. Questions to Consider:

      a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 1 Presentation (self-assessment)?

 AE       P          AP       CR       NC =======> P-




  b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 1 component contract.

I gave myself a P- because I, myself felt really confident as I did my presentation, even though deep inside I was extremely nervous. After class, I had asked a few people about what was their view about my presentation. Some people said I was really good on how aggressive I was about my main topic and how I had a strong personality within the basic information I have given. But they also state out that I speak way a little too fast and I need to slow down. I admit that I do get nervous when I am up on stage which I tend to speak fast without notice, this usually occurs when I am being time for a presentation. Since it was a ten minute presentation, I knew that I had a lot of information to say about my topic, but due to the fact that ten minutes can go by fast. Another negative factor I have thought was that I have forgotten to cite the other sources for the  my research information for my topic because I mostly focused on the main information I wanted to give and mentioning about the sources had slipped out from my mind. I did cited one article on where I found one of my solution of Patient Portal it was from “Using Patient Portal to Achieve HIPAA Compliance and Drive Patients Satisfaction”. On the other hand I did had other sources on where I got a more in depth understanding of the definition about patient compliance issue which is from the mentorship, Del’s Pharmacy 1, and my mentor, Andrew Kest. Overall, the only main issue I have is about taking my time when presenting. I need to learn to slow down when speaking and to remember the main information that needs to be added within my lecture time able to keep a balance between ‘what I need to say’ and ‘time limit’. At the end, I felt well-prepared in the beginning of my presentation and I gave the class all the necessary information that I planned to say. More importantly, I gained this feeling that I have grabbed many of the audience's attention during my hook activity which had given me the confidence to continue throughout my presentation, knowing there is nothing in my way to stop me.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 1?

I would say that my introduction was an exciting way to intrigue the audience to make them curious about my topic by giving all of them a part of the small skit. When it comes to presenting, you have to make it interesting for both the audience and yourself, to make the audience part of your act. In my case, I wanted everyone to play a part in the scene able to imagine themselves being part of a patient compliance issue which was I, the pharmacist, telling this person, the patient, that he is taking the medication incorrectly. My hook activity helped my audience to visualize an idea on what is patient compliance. Another idea that helped during my lecture was having small, written phrases to memorize my speech. The night before the presentation, I spend hours on end trying to memorize the necessary information I plan to say. Whenever I time myself, I end up being over ten minutes. Then I planned to delete some certain information I found unimportant to say and left the ones that are I considered major towards to my topic. Yet I had trouble on remembering the basic orders of what I planned to say still, so I written myself note cards that have small phrases to know the specific order of my lecture. The notes actually did helped every time I glanced at them able to know what to say throughout my presentation. This act can be in some use of what and how I should write phrases in the Powerpoint and possible for any small poster boards or notecards I am able to bring along when I have another presentation.

4.  (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 1?

There are many ways I wish I could improve my lesson one if I had a time machine. First, I would help myself to take some breathing exercises to keep my nervousness low or just try to keep myself calm in general. This act can help with my stress relief and I wouldn't stutter often throughout my speech. Another improvement is to practice the speed of my speech to learn to slow down and take my time slowly. It is best I learn the steps on how I can talk calm and slowly able to say all my information when presenting as I try to beat the time limit. Next time I will have someone show me the time of how many minutes I have left during my presentation able to have an ‘up-to-date’ notice of what I am able to do with the remainder of that certain time. Lastly, I would want to write up my cited sources on the poster or my notecards, possible for future Power Point, so I wouldn't be able to forget to mention about them throughout my lecture. But if possible, I would just travel in a week before the presentation to give myself a head start on my practices. It would have been a major use to improve myself through ways of speech, memorization, and knowing what to prevent from my basic knowledge from my previous presentation.