Presenting with a flip chart

This week I had an opportunity to apply the presentation skills I have learned in my Mcom class into practice. Overall the individual presentation allowed me to learn from others and improved my presentation skills. And personally I learned to be flexible and creative when dealing with unexpected situations.


At first I felt worried when prof. Middleton announced that all students have to present with a flip chart. I had never presented with a flip chart before and the flip chart looked like a strange and scary creature to me. Fortunately, each of us was given four times to present and receive feed backs before receiving the grades. I was extremely nervous on the day of my presentation. And I made a terrible choice by picking a station with a bended flip chart. As a result, my flip chart kept falling off. While rehearsing my presentation in my mind, I was nervously thinking of a way to fix my flip chart. And then I realized there was a giant pin hole on top of the flip chart. Immediately I tried to tuck the flip chart to the top of the easel. After that small incident, I felt so much better and regained my confidence.

From my experience, I learned that things happen no matter how well-prepared I am. The key to overcome the surprises and unexpected events is to have a positive attitude. Being calm, accepting the fact that incidents are parts of life, and searching for alternative solutions will help me turn the negative into positive.