Blog 1 - Class Presentations Reflection
Reflection of Presentations
By: Maria Carla Peguero Rivas
When I first started this class I wasn't sure what to expect. I was honestly nervous about presenting in front of everyone and my position as class leader. When I heard from the professor that the class leaders had to do the introduction and conclusion for all 3 presentations, my first thought was "OMG what did I just get myself into!?"
But after having to present on multiple occasions; I am so glad that I had to. Having presented multiple times so early into the class was the best thing that could have happened to me. I felt myself getting less and less nervous with each presentation. After all of them, I realized that everyone in that class is having the same thoughts and feelings as me about public speaking. We are all just as nervous and scared about speaking in front of a classroom so why judge or criticize each other and ourselves? I am very grateful that I got the opportunity to not only take this class, but to be a class leader in it as well.
Now let's get down to what each presentation was like for me 😆
So what was the presentation with Group 1 like?
Personally, the presentation with group 1 was actually the hardest one for me. It was the first presentation of the class and I just was not sure how to do things or how my peers in this class were or how my professor was and what her expectations were. It was also difficult for me because if I'm being fully honest... group 1 took their time on this assignment. I had to wait until the last moment to prepare my introduction because their PowerPoint wasn't finished until the night before.
All in all, I think that it was worth the time because they prepared an excellent presentation. My favorite part was Jessnia's part. I think she did a good job presenting and her bitmojis were good at providing some life into the presentation. The group 1 presentation provided a lot of good information and advice on doing presentations, especially on how to get over your fear of public speaking. Just like the first chapter said and my peers mentioned in the presentation "You won't die".
How was the Group 2 presentation?
The group 2 presentation was a bit easier for me. After getting the first presentation out of the way I was less nervous about the second one. Now I knew what it felt like what to do and what my professor was expecting from our presentation. So what could go wrong? The only issue is that now I was sicker than before. My voice sounded terrible and my throat was aching I could barely even speak right😭. In the end, I feel like the presentation went well besides my voice lacking and my pictures not showing up in the PowerPoint.
What was my group 3 presentation like?
My third presentation was actually the most stressful one for me. I completed my conclusion early and had it ready, but the only problem is that now I was not sure if I would get there on time to present.
I left school on Monday at 1 p.m. and went straight to the hospital because my aunt was due to give birth via C-section and I had to stay the night with her to help take care of the baby. I sat in that hospital lobby with her until 4 p.m. when they finally took her to another room. In that room, they prepped her and put in her IV and she was texting me and letting me know everything. They were supposedly going to start her operation at 5 pm, but then they said that it got delayed because people came in for emergency births and they had to attend to them first. From 8 they changed it to 9, and from 9 to 9:30. Finally, at 10 o'clock my beautiful niece was born. I spent the night with her taking care of the baby and feeding her every 3 hours. Then at 8 a.m. my aunt's vitals completely shifted. My aunt got diabetes during her pregnancy and as a result, her levels were all over the place. During her surgery, they couldn't do her epidural right and ended up having to poke her in the spine 7 times. They had to run tests on the baby every other hour to make sure that she wasn't born diabetic. When my aunt's vitals dropped they had to take the baby and. I to another room alone while they tended to my aunt. I ended up having to stay until I made sure they were both Okay and I ended up having to miss this class. I was very stressed about the whole thing and I felt bad for my fellow class leader, Samuel Villagomez, but he was very kind and considerate of me and my circumstances and he told me he didn't have a problem with presenting the conclusion that I made. He really came through and saved the day for me.
I pulled an all-nighter and went to work right after so I was awake from Monday 7 am til Wednesday 1 am because I get home from work at around 1 am, but it was all worth it because my niece came out a beautiful and healthy girl.
What is my final reflection on these projects?
In the end, this was challenging for me since this is the first class I have ever taken in college. I am a nursing major and I just graduated high school this is just my first year and I'm 17 years old and I work a full-time job as well. Finding balance in all of this and learning to adapt to this new workload that I've never before dealt with has been difficult, but it has made me feel empowered. It's helped me discover my strength and how capable I am of dealing with so much at once. I always looked up to my mother for her intelligence and hard work and her ability to speak so easily and confidently in her business and in life and this class has definitely helped me lose a bit of my fear and anxieties speaking to people and it's just started. I'm grateful for the opportunity to not only take this course, but to be a class leader as well. I'm looking forward to my next presentation and seeing how I've changed and become more confident from the first presentation of this course, to the last one.
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