Reflective Journal: Personal Growth in Time Management & Presentation

This reflective journal explores the development of time management and presentation skills within a group project context. The author reflects on the challenges faced, particularly in coordinating with group members and managing stress related to deadlines. The experience of delivering a presentation on crowdsourcing is analyzed, highlighting the initial fear of public speaking and the strategies employed to overcome nervousness. The author discusses the importance of time management, changing perceptions to avoid frustration, and the lessons learned from the overall experience, emphasizing the need for proactive involvement in group projects from the outset. The journal concludes with a recognition of personal growth and the value of turning stressful situations into learning opportunities. Desklib offers a wealth of similar student-contributed assignments.

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Introduction
Reflection
According to (Easterby and Cunliffe 2017) reflection can be defined as a mental process or a
component of thinking that can be used in achieving a specific outcome. It is as well supported
by ( Ikeda, Osada, and Kasai, Tokyo Electron 2015.) whose primary objective is a certain
reaching conclusion. The purpose of this reflection is to reach a specific ground within my
profession in which part A of the piece will constitute time management and part B the
delivering of the PowerPoint.
Part A
Time management
Managing time is a skill which every individual must possess. In order to make a quality
presentation in front of the class, the aspect of time management should be given the priority (Il-
Hyun, Kim, and Yoon,2015). Time is one of the scarce and precious resources and must be
judiciously utilised in achieving the set goals. Hence, it's crucial how one should set time during
the delivering a presentation. For example, it was challenging for me when communicating with
various people since I thought it could not be possible to finish the present in time. I faced some
challenges like how to engage the individuals in the group which made me worried about the
present day (Prpić, Shukla, Kietzmann and McCarthy, 2015).
. At first, splitting, communication and beginning the task was the major problem in my group.
Thus, bringing the idea of research on the benefits of the crowdsourcing.

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In a group presentation, time management can be shown in form two types of skills. The first
skills the capability of being an orator and the other ability is being the handler. Therefore, there
was a need for putting our ideas across and proving we were proficient speakers as well
(Castaings, Lhomme, Trigui, and Bouscayrol, 2016). To meet this quality, we had to practice in
advance which was not possible since we could not respond physically. This is because I find it
dull in expressing my opinion face to face which is more fast and efficient. At the start, I was
feeling so stressed since we were not able to meet and discuss our program. I believe the other
members of the group experienced the same confusion and stress concerning the deadline that
was near when we had not even done the research (LaToza, and van der Hoek 2016).
According to (Nejabatkhah and Li, 2015) the stress and chaos are due to our perception, but the
good news is that this perception is something that can be controlled. I had to change my prior
opinion of waiting for my colleagues to do something and this helped to eliminate in future
frustrations associated with the group work.
Part 2
Presentation day
The day came, and we had to present the work in the group of three individuals. The presentation
was based on the crowdsourcing and the whole thing began by describing what the
crowdsourcing was all about. My role was to discuss the benefits of the BYOD alternative. This
is what my presentation partners had chosen. In the beginning, we had to do a few slides on the
characteristics of the crowdsourcing. This seemed like my very first presentation because I was
very much terrified. Once again, I was very fascinated especially when I was introducing slide
four which contained the advantages of the crowdsourcing as cheap and faster. Speaking in

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public is one of my greatest fear which is higher than even death. The first thing I tried to do was
to focus to the audience rather than myself. It seemed like something unusual, but I imagined if I
was the one listening hence decided to focus on what was impressing the audience and hold their
attention. I had already programmed myself to speak fewer words and make some jokes which
would make the audience laugh a little at the beginning to take away some of my jitters. This day
I discovered speaking in public was such stressful especially when I realised some of the
individuals might get bored during my presentation. The way I delivered the fourth advantages,
made me feel nervous and stressed. I remember starting reading from some of the small vital
notes rather than elaborating whatever was in the slides. I found it very difficult to make a public
presentation especially when you do not know English as your native language. I could not
imagine how some of the speakers viewed my presentation as many of them were used to this. In
the past, I had tracked the number of speakers who made the display as if it were such a simple
thing. If I was asked, this could be one of my worst presentations because it looked fun to talk
about it.
Conclusion
During the presentation, I was very nervous, but the whole experience has taught me some
things. For instance, time factor as one of the most scarce and precious resources which any
individual can in utilise in achieving specific goals. Secondly, have been able to learn that stress
and confusion are there to shape individuals on how to survive and not to cause any harm. From
these experiences, I have to change my past perception of waiting for my colleagues to do
something. This will eliminate future frustrations associated with the group work. I chose never
to remain for other individuals but to involve the rest from the very first day of such project.

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