9/10

            I read the Great Gatsby during this summer and I introduced the content of it in class. It was not the first time for us to present something in front of the audience, but I still felt a little nervous. I quite enjoyed everyone’s presentations in my group. All of us read different books, so it was interesting to know the reason why they chose that books. I could see each of us has different interests and favorites. Moreover, when we performed our presentations to each other, we could find the good points and bad points of us. For example, we learned not to touch our hair and fold our hands during presentations. We often do these things unconsciously, so it is important that we have somebody to check.

            I knew that even if I feel nervous, if I pretend to be confident about my presentation, everyone would not notice that I am feeling nervous. I also heard that if I make a big smile on my face for about two minutes before the presentation, I could be more relaxed during my presentation. There are also some other strategies that I know in order to perform our presentation better, but I think that the best way to do good presentations is to have a lot of experiences to speak in front of people and get used to it.