Oral Presentation Reflection

On Monday, my team and I gave an oral presentation to address our problem statement, current solutions and proposed solution. Our problem statement is Singaporeans feel uncomfortably hot as the indoor temperature increases due to the heat being trapped particularly on the west facade wall. Our proposed solution is to reduce heat gain on the west facade wall, which will ultimately reduce indoor temperature for greater energy efficiency and sustainability using Water-Cooled Facade Wall.

My team and I were extremely worried as we could not find the flow in our presentation. We met up almost everyday after school to practice. We gave each other feedback so that we know what to improve on individually. Two days before the actual presentation, we conducted a trial run at Starbucks with our classmates and they gave us feedback to improve on our slides and presentation skills. The feedback from my classmates were to slow down and smile more.

On the actual day of presentation, I felt very nervous as I was representing my team to present our proposed solution. I kept reminding myself to slow down, smile more and be passionate during the presentation. I received positive feedback from Professor Brad and my classmates such as I am passionate, confident, persuasive, knowledgeable in my product and able to catch the audience attention for my presentation. However, I feel that there is still room for improvement for my part as I rushed through my last few slides and kept referring to the slides instead of making eye contact with the audience.

Overall, I think my team did a good job as we can present more confidently and fluently. There is a sense of satisfaction as we have achieved our goal!