Reflective essay

ReflectionIt is already pointed out that the need to increase the number of opportunities for aspiring trainee teachers to engage in a process of continuous reflection as they proceed toward attaining their professional goals. The emphasis is also valid as part of structured efforts to improve the ways people are made ready to assume leadership roles in school as well.Reflection about one’s performance in a professional role is a rather simple concept to define. As Posner (1985) observed concerning the use of reflectivity in student teaching, people would benefit greatly from their experiences if they had the opportunity to prepare for and think about those experiences before and after they occur. This theme has been championed by Donald Schon (1983), who advanced the concept of reflection as a guide to action in many professions. Again, the concept is simply stated ,namely that the effective, reflective practitioner would be the person who realizes that, before he or she tries to solve problems , it is cr itical to think about the nature of the “right” problems to be solved.From this presentation, i learned a lot of things and though i have encountered many problems but everything ended just fine. I’m quite satisfied with the powerpoint slide i designed. When i’m designing the slide, i try my very effort to make my slide more colorful instead of making everything in black and white. The latest investigation published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology stated that colour holds the secret to attraction. With colorful slide projected on the screen, the audience are more able to focus. I also show them some picture and photo to enhance their understanding on the article. Thanks to the advance of technology, i’m able to get any picture i need at th e comfort of my hostel. Any information and picture comes in handy with just one click.Dr. Wayne W. Dyer once said that “The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind.” The process of reflection prepared us for the next step, that is self-improvement. Life goes on and time waits for nobody. We should always on the move and improve ourselves. The only person we should try to be better than, is the person we were yesterday. Never attempt to compete with others cause if we continuously compete with others, we will become bitter.On the other way round, if we continuously compete with ourselves, we will only become better. Therefore, we should willing to make some changes for better self. After this presentation, i realize that i still have many room forimprovement. One thing i would change about my presentation this time is on the information provided. I will find more extra information and wide-range data for my presentation next time. I will arm myself to the teeth because the audience may throw any question any time. So i have to be ever-ready with the adequate information to fulfill the curiosity of the audience. Besides, i will do more reading in order to sharpen my mind. As Toni Morrison says in The Dancing Mind , "reading is to experience one's own mind dancing with another's."I think the content of my presentation is contented and knowledgeable. The title of my first article is 5 threats to California from climate change. I chose this article purposely so that the au dience is exposed to what’s happening around the globe instead of just around of us. Besides, i choose the latest news happened in California so that the audience can catch up with the up-to-date information. I would like to led my audience to look outside the box so that they can be more alert to problem facing by our mother nature. My second article is Playing God with the climate. It is an article about crazy ideas suggested by scientists in order to save our Earth. There are many unbelievable ideas suggested by geo-engineerers and the audience may encounter some difficulty in order to accept the ideas. Anyway, i’m glad that the audience show interest for my second article . They even ask me for further information after i’m done with my presentation.Th e old saying that “eyes are a reflection of your inner self” holds true in most cases. There are a lot of meanings to eye contact and it is considered as a basic component of social interaction in some cultures. Some people struggle to make eye contact with others. Failing to make eye contact suggests to some that you're shy to others, it indicates that you are not confident enough and sometimes can also be taken as a disrespect. Julia Minson, a psychologist and assistant professor at Harvard’s Kennedy Sch ool of Government and her collaborator, Frances Chen realized that staring at someone will make the person more likely to see your point. After this presentation, I think that i did not make sufficient eye contact. I was too awkward and nervous that time. I did attempt to make some eye contact, but any efforts i made was proven in vain. Sufficient eyes contact is very important so that the listener can get our sincerity and hence, more willing to accept our ideas. I should improve my eye contact for the presentations to come. Maybe next time i can try to look for some friendly face among the audience first and look them in their eyes so that i can be more relax and easy to make such attempt.The influential German scholar Wilhelm Wundt, who in 1900 published the first volume of his Völkerpsychologie, which contains an extensive discussion of gesture, claimed that primordial speech was a kind of gesticulation that "mirrored the soul." From this, we can know the importance of effective gestures and movement. I think that i did not make many effective movement and gestures on the stage. Well, at least i should be more at ease and not that tensed up.This will enable the audience to be more relax and get rid of the awkward situation. Besides, the audience will focus more on the message i delivered if i attempt to make some effective gestures to lure their attention.Repetition is the mother of learning , the father of action , which makes it the architect of accomplishment. (Zig Ziglar). This quote show us how im portant practice is. “Practise makes perfect”, that’s how a saying goes. I did not practise much for this time presentation. I just go through my script on that very day and do it on the spot. I think i should practise more so that i can find out my mistakes earlier and able to make some changes before it is too late. Next time, maybe i can try standing in front of a mirror for practising so that i can catch my expression while i’m talking. Besides, i will try to record down my voice and listen to it. By using this method, i can improve on my pronunciation. I can also improve on the tone of my voice so that they’re not flat and monotonous. I will try to make some “ups and downs” in my tone to lure the audience’s attraction. I will practise in front of my friends and family too in order to build up my confident and make me more prepared to such environment.I’m very glad to have this chance of speaking in front of others. There are a couple of things that I do feel I lack the confidence and skill to perform. In my future, I hope to carry all of the skills I wish to acquire. I feel that I am much better now, in talking in front of others. The responsibility I have gained during this experience is incredible and has taught me to be a much more organized person. I found that all of these responsibilities have made me realize that I could definitely take the next step forward in my academic career. Each new experience I involve myself in has made me continue to grow and constantly learn something new.(1385 words)。