Capstone discussion 9

Peer DQ2

Life is a learning experience but the ability of an individual
to identify his or her weaknesses, as well as, strengths makes him
or her become better in all things that he or she does. In the
course of my job, I have participated in various professional
presentations, which has made me recognize the strength that I need
to build on the weakness that needs improvement. My strength entails
having effective communication skills in both verbal and nonverbal
communication. Before a presentation, I do adequate research about a
topic to talk about the ideas am presenting to the audience
articulately. Effective communication skills ensure that I present
my work in ways that the audience can understand while creating an
exciting learning atmosphere for all people.

However, I have a weakness in that sometimes I feel like I have
not practiced adequately, which makes me nervous before a
presentation. As a result of the nervousness, I worry too much about
whether I will present my work in a way that my audience understands
and provide accurate information or not. However, both my weakness
and strength can be improved through practice, which boosts
confidence and the motivation to do better during a presentation.
Doing adequate practice before presentation to a smaller number of
people will help to build on my strength while improving my weak
points to ensure that I am an effective professional presenter.
Presentation skills are important because they help us to achieve
individual success while working with a team in the organization
settings (Torok, 2015). Good presentation skills facilitate career
growth and success of an individual in an organization.
Additionally, presentation skills are important for business
success, as they promote time management, good leadership and create
a good public image or opinion (Torok, 2015).

References

Torok, G. (2015). Why are presentation skills important?
Retrieved 12 Nov. 2018 from

Peer DQ3

In order to deliver and effectively communicate in a formal setting,
proper presentation skills are vital. This is also in addition to
presenting oneself in the best way possible.
One strength I have as regards said skills, is my technical competence
in putting together text and graphics for the presentation. A weakness
I have might be the unease and nervousness I might feel, which may
inadvertently manifest as bad body language, stuttering and the
like.
I believe some measures posited by
Mind Tools (2018), like practicing way ahead of time, welcoming input
and engagement from the audience, making the presentation succinct and
simple, and finally breathing and other stress management techniques
to control my nervousness.

References
Mind Tools. (2018). How good are your presentation
skills? Retrieved November 2018 from https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCS_96.h…

Peer DQ4

Proper presentation skills is keyin having an effective
communication, as well as presenting oneself in the best way possible.
In order to achieve the success of the day, one must possess the
confidence needed in order to convey the right messages to the audience.

One of my strengths as a public presenter is on the arrangement and
delivery of the content material. My arguments are always in an
organized fashion which helps in explaining my thoughts in a more
structured manner through the introduction, body and conclusion. This
also ensures that my audience is not left out when it comes to
understanding and grasping the content. Moreover, it helps
authenticate my voice making me more audible. This not only engages
the audience but also boosts my confidence.

However, despite all this, I have a weakness when it comes to
maintaining eye contact with the audience. This makes me more nervous
and thus prefer to fix my eyes on my papers or on the slides. The
nervousness makes me talk very fast, not stand still and more so
forget the important concepts which could have otherwise been important.

In order to get more from the strength, I need to understand my
topic well so as to be more engaging with the audience. Also use more
simple visual aids with clear notes and color, which will ensure that
I speak freely and more confidently. To improve on the weakness, I
need to work on calming my nervousness before starting the
presentation. This can be done by taking deep breathes before
starting, cracking a joke in order to create rapport with the
audience, and trying to also stand still.

Working on this presentation skills not only makes one a great
presenter, but also professional development and success is achieved.
Also one gains relevant experience needed in the success of the organization.

Peer DQ5

A good presentation always involves hard work and lot of reading.
Presenting something new in front of the audience is always
nerve wreaking. When I think about my strengths for a
professional presentation or public speaking preparation is my key to
confidence. I arrange presentation in an order where the public can
easily understand it. When the facts are clearly written down in
the presentation it gives confidence and definitely ease it. Adding a
bright and versatile tone to the voice draws public’s interest
in to the presentation.

When it comes to weakness anxiety for the start of the presentation
is the first in my list. When it is almost my time to go on the stage
i become nervous. Nervousness makes my heart beat up and throat dry.
Any time I have a public speech I always start taking deep breaths
from the time I start feeling nervous and it usually work. Another
technique I use is diverting my mind by thinking about something
completely different from the current situation or sing a song in my
mind. And it usually helps. Improving the skills in public speaking is
important for nurses because we talk all day long. Especially if a
nurse want to advance in the career or just be a better nurse,
communicating effectively is an essential skill. It is important to
earn to sum up thoughts, ideas, and solutions faster than most
other professionals.

Reference:

Quinn-Szcesuil, Julia. (2017). How can public speaking help your
career?. Retrieved from https://minoritynurse.com/how-can-public-speaking-…

Peer DQ6

My
personal strength is that I have confidence that when I start
speaking on the topic I had prepared, I will give a very good
presentation, no matter the size of the audience, because the
presentation must be what affects the audience, and the topic
that will catch the interest of the audience. Every Nurse is a
leader, leadership entails being able to educate/ teach,
mentor and impact knowledge. The objective of Presentation is to
bring transformation. The quality of input, process affects
the output and outcome. Actually, nurses should be
transformational leaders. Transformational leadership is
positively associated with the degree of shared understanding of
professional quality among professionals and that a shared
understanding of quality is positively associated with high levels
of professional quality. When characterize planning and
preparation condition is characterized for service delivery as
desirable in themselves, the understanding of professional quality
has a process focus. An output-oriented understanding of
professional quality is seen when certain activities and services
are perceived as desirable (Andersen, Bjørnholt, Bro, &
Holm-Petersen (2018).

My
weakness is having so much anxiety before the presentation. Because
I now this weakness, I often look forward to that moment
or the time to start the presentation, so that the anxiety can wear
off as one thing is taken at a time, and the calmness ensues.

Reference:

Andersen,
L. B., Bjørnholt, B., Bro, L. L., & Holm-Petersen, C.
(2018). Achieving High Quality Through Transformational Leadership:
A Qualitative Multilevel Analysis of Transformational Leadership and
Perceived Professional Quality. Public Personnel Management, 47(1),
51–72.