I am now MDes student of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in UK.


Mirror Mirror hanging on the wall
from 1Min- Presentation

" Mirror Mirror lie to me, show me what I wanna see."

It is the lyrics of a famous song named ' Mirror Mirror hanging on the wall,' which belongs to a Girl Band M2M. But this morning, it recurred to my memory all the time when I gazed my image moving on screen at class. It was one-miniute presentation review.

To be honest, I felt a little bit uneasy and quizzical at the very start result from my silly figure and some flaws. However, I found it was a good opportunity to learn communication skills from other associates on such an occasion. Finally, Fiona was reputed to be the best orator in our midest as her comfortable rhythm and logic expression of speaking from beginning to end. We all learnt important lesson from her brilliant performance.

It makes me rethink and I remember a psychologist has said:" It is always inexact when people evaluate themselves, like reflection in the mirror." It is related to our self-awareness. (Self-awareness is a self-conscious state in which attention focuses on oneself. It makes people more sensitive to their own attitudes and dispositions.- Wikipedia) Why sometimes the result will be quite different? Why I am always begin to speak incoherently in presentation? I think it is because of my strong self-awareness. I concern with myself excessively and ignore original intention of talk. Should stand back and focus on my work - how to express clearly and make my audience feel enjoyable next time.

2 comments:

Qin Han said...

it is always good to have constant reflections on one's own performance :)

and I do not think your one-min presentation was bad, it was clear, interesting and focused. Maybe now you just need to carry out some real world actions to digg into your topic! Keep yourself excited!!!

Hong En in dundee said...

Thank you for suggestion.It is quite helpful. Should work hard now. Busy semester :O