The lecture was outstanding by Professor Lewis as he tried to empower us to stand in front of our classmates and give a small talk for one minute about random topics which he chose for us to talk about. My topic was on “colours”, and I recall him asking me to go back to my seat and return once again to the centre stage as I started talking before standing in the right place. This was a bit difficult and more challenging to take my breath again and refocus on what and how I can talk about colours for one minute.
This practice helped empowered and instilled in me the confidence to speak publicly, I was able to face my nerves and overcome my shaky voice. Moreover, I grasped how to link my thoughts and ideas, as I introduced a topic which I did not expect and prepare for beforehand. Professor Lewis also covered very important steps on how to handle nerves, and the one he surprised me with is that using a pen to assess your nervousness, as it might show due to involuntary movement of hands and fingers.
Professor Lewis also asked us to choose the right level and depth of language for the different audience ages to grab their attention. Moreover, he illustrated to us some useful steps to design and structure the power point slides. He also gave us examples on good and bad power point slides.
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