Analysis of Oral Presentations

Despite of the fact that I had prepared my oral presentation on speaking in a proper way, there were some failures in my performance. First of all, I had a power point document to show while delivering the lesson but unfortunately, there was no internet connection in the classroom. It is really useful both for students and for teachers to show pictures or charts in presentations because it catches the attenttion of the audience as well as it clarifies concepts. Sencondly, I tried to use the right pronunciation and intonation during my performance, however I must confess that I did not pay so much attenttion to the tones I used. Sometimes it is difficult to be concetrated on all the aspects that concern a presentation, such as pronunciation, intonantion, the right use of words and stuctures, eye conctact and other issues as nerves are there to play a dirty trick on you. Thirdly, I think I should have organized my lesson in a better way. My partners and I divided the topic and each one had different concepts to explain. In my case, I made a summary of my topics and I decided to use it as a guide during the lesson, however in a moment during it, I got lost and I could not follow the order I had planned. It is useful to have some kind of guide with key words to help you but I realized that using your notes could be counterproductive. Regardless all of this, there were some positive points in my presentation such as the use of the blackboard as a resource, the help of the teacher and the interest that my partners showed during my presentation. As regards my mates´presentation, they were clear enough to understand and follow. I could take down notes, clarify doubts about what I have read. I could profit from my mates the new concepts through the clear examples they gave us. Mos of them used eye contact and some of them paraphrased the technical concepts. That made the lessons enjoyable. In my opinion, this kind of oral work should be a "must" in every subject of our career. We, as future teachers, have to lose our fear of being in front of a class for that is what we are going to do from now on. For that reason, I think that teachers have to pay a special attention to help students to develop the speaking skill. .