Critical Reflection
When I was serving my bond with a contractor company, I had to present the casting sequence for a transfer slab mass pour to my entire team. From the project director down to the people who were doing the casting. My anxiety was so bad during the presentation, that I felt like I hadn’t covered the whole content despite hours of preparation. This encounter stuck with me and it was the reason why, when we were given the task of writing an introduction letter to our classmates at the start of this module, I mentioned that I wanted to develop my speech delivery. During this module, I had several opportunities to assess my strengths and weaknesses in public speaking as we had to do a pitch, mock presentation, and final presentation. During the pitch, I received feedback from both my peers and Professor Blackstone that I was fidgeting and subconsciously gazing at a blank space when talking. I knew which areas I needed to work on for the following mock presentation thanks to their helpful f