Assignment 1 – Professional Presentation
Assignment 1 – Professional Presentation
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Assignment 1
Professional presentation allows sharing of ideas and research findings with a specific audience. It is imperative to deliver the message clearly and concisely. These presentations contribute to the evidence base the evaluation team will utilize to provide feedback regarding the presentation and the subject matter. Professional presentation skills are critical in nursing because they help students pass information and convince stakeholders to engage in positive changes that impact the organization and patients in the facility. A personal strength regarding professional presentation would be delivering well-organized and researched work. I take time researching a particular topic to ensure I understand the concepts well and find appropriate evidence base to go along and make the work more compelling. I also organize my presentation well to ease readability and flow and make it easier to deliver the right message clearly. Proper organization and robust research on the topic build my confidence before a presentation because I feel I am well-prepared for any form of evaluation or question (University of Minnesota, 2023). Although it is a strength, I can still improve by establishing a purpose and identifying the main ideas, organizing them in an outline, researching them, developing a presentation, and rehearsing it, before delivering it to the audience.
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I am always anxious before a presentation, which impacts my confidence and thought organization. Being organized and conducting robust research is a method of minimizing anxiety before a presentation, but mostly, I cannot help it. It eases after beginning to present, but I need to minimize anxiety right before a presentation. Methods I can adopt to be calmer before a professional presentation would be recognizing that I am anxious and it is typical before a major presentation, observing my instincts, and trying to be comfortable that anxiety is part of the process (Su, 2019). Something positive is that confidence builds during presentations because I have prepared my work well. I should accept that anxiety before it is normal and be comfortable with it.
References
Su, J. A. (2019). How to Calm Your Nerves Before a Big Presentation. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2016/10/how-to-calm-your-nerves-before-a-big-presentation
University of Minnesota. (2023). 14.1 Organizing a Visual Presentation. Libraries. https://open.lib.umn.edu/writingforsuccess/chapter/14-1-organizing-a-visual-presentation/
