Audience Member Reflection

I enjoyed my experience as an audience member for the class’s presentations. I made sure that I listened carefully to each person’s presentation because I know how nerve racking it can be to get in front of the class. I know I wanted to give the same respect to the rest of my peers that they gave to me when I was presenting last week. I found it really interesting to hear all the different artifacts people chose, as well as how they analyzed them and connected them to a specific risk. I think everyone was really creative in the ways they organized and presented their information to the class, so they all kept me intrigued and entertained. I like how there was not a specific example for this project, because it allowed people to set up their slides in different and unique ways, which made each person’s presentation special. As an audience member, I really appreciated my class’s creativity, clear speaking, and overall inviting nature. My experience as an audience member could turn into some advice for presenters in the sense that I believe a good presenter is someone who is engaging with the class, such as when people asked questions about their artifacts and if the audience was familiar with it. I also think a good presenter can speak clearly and effectively, while not rambling on for too long on background information that is not connected to their claim. I think it was helpful to hear people’s claims at the beginning of the presentation as well because it helps the audience connect all the other information you are telling them to a central point about risk. I know I need to work on some of these things in the future, and I hope to become better and more comfortable at presenting in the future.