Portfolio Assignment: Reflective Statement, Action Plan, Skills

This portfolio assignment comprises a reflective statement, an action plan, and a skills development analysis. The student reflects on their learning experiences during a group presentation, highlighting acquired knowledge and skills such as effective communication, teamwork, and time management. The student identifies areas for improvement, specifically in time management and communication skills, and proposes an action plan with clear objectives, strength and weakness analysis, improvement approaches, and performance evaluation to enhance these skills. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of continuous learning, skills development, and the implementation of effective action plans for both personal and professional growth. The document references various academic sources to support the analysis and recommendations.

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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1. Reflective statement.................................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
Determination of different areas which required to be improve further......................................3
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................4
Action Plan..................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Portfolio is considered as the compilation of materials which demonstrates individual’s
competencies, education, beliefs, experiences and many more. Also facilitates insight within
person personality as well as work ethics. Moreover, there are several aspects that is essential for
success of a person. For all individuals, it is important for all to attain success (Akhtaruzzaman,
Sensoy and Corbet, 2019). The learners require to concentrate upon several habits for enhancing
individual’s performance and abilities. The discussion that is going to have in this report is
various skills which is gained by group presentation and competencies that required to be
improve. Rather than this, an effective action plan related to skills development is also prepared
in this report.
TASK 1
1. Reflective statement
What you have learnt?
As working on this group presentation, I have gained knowledge as well as learned various
habits. The learning which is accomplished by respective project is vital for fulfilling
professional and academic objectives. Moreover, there are several aspects that I have learned by
particular presentation of team as well as I will utilise all these knowledge into my career
development. By respective presentation I become capable to obtain information regarding
success as due to various types of habits. Success is undertaken as the vital aspects of person’s
life and also crucial to put their full effort to achieve this (Bottero and et. al., 2019). Though
performing into particular presentation I get to know that success has different importance and
description in various individuals’ life. All have several ways as well as process to attain success
and achieve its professional and personal objectives. Within respective presentation, I also gain
knowledge about effective communication skill, working with group, decision making, time
management, self motivation, problem solving interpersonal skills, creativity and many more.
Whole these are essential for the development of personal and professional life.
What new information has been presented?
There are various new learning’s which is highlighted into its project that helps in boosting
personal competencies and ability. As performing within respective team project I have
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determined as well as know that several new way of making presentation. Also, I have grabbed
much knowledge and stated into presentation. Within this team, task has delegated to all
members that assists one another to perform in collaborative manner. Respective group
presentation is upon topic how to assure success as a student and various habits to attain it.
Effective determination of success while making this presentation and reliable data is given to
people. The new knowledge which is facilitated into it is many habits for individuals to attain
success (Chen and et. al., 2020). For all individuals success has own process and definition to
accomplish that. For student, success is considered as doing study as its key priority may be
effectual way for attaining desired objectives. I have been determined that the appropriate time
management makes person successful and accomplish their objectives.
What was interesting?
Performing into group presentation was tough and interesting activities as herein, I
become capable to grab new things from another member and enhance my potential to
accomplish expected objectives. There are various skills that are determined while performing
task related to group presentation. Moreover, within it all delegated their task and maximise
effectiveness to perform that in more appropriate way (Kara, Özmen and Weber, 2019). The
activities of group presentation were effectually performed due to an efficacious team work and
potential of all members. The very much interesting portion of it was assisting one another to
assure that whole activities are performed appropriately. Also, become competent to make good
relation with my members and get to know about effective team working. Establishing as well as
execution of whole task was very motivating and exciting for me as this assist me to maximise
my competencies level efficiently.
How might you use the new information?
I will utilise whole new knowledge which accumulated by particular group presentation
in my professional and personal career growth. By the leanings obtained into this project will
help me to become competent for the success within my professional and academic life.
Moreover, it is also essential to enhance my abilities as well as competencies to accomplish pre-
defined objectives. The new knowledge about managing time and effective communication will
be utilises into my daily life and performing whole work in reliable way (Liu, 2019). Through
this time management my activities will be accomplish on time.
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What did you not fully understand or confused you, and what did you do about it?
There are few aspects which I cannot able to understand while performing into group
presentation. I was confused about effective communication as well as how to improve it. This is
the key aspects about which person has to grab knowledge as it aids in delivering the
presentation and activities to their team member in reliable way (Ma, Tang and Gómez, 2019).
Also I was not able to understand that how to manage time while working in a team and
accomplishing the activities effectively as it drives to impact my work regarding presentation.
For overcoming from this, I have taken assistance from my group members to gain effectual
knowledge about how manage time whole doing task and their importance. My group member
taught me that this competency very essential for all as it is utilised while performing any kind of
work and lacking in this will leads person towards failure. The knowledge which is facilitated
through my group members was very useful for me to understand about the effectiveness of time
management in day to day life as well as in my academic and professional life.
TASK 2
Determination of different areas which required to be improve further.
Based on TASK 1, I have determined that there are several areas that should to be improved
as well as maximized for attaining future objectives. In order to enhance my competencies and
ability initially I need to evaluate that area which has to be enhanced and improved effectively.
This will assists me to develop my skills completely. In addition to this, for development into
my professional as well as personal career I have determined that my time management and
communication skills are weak. Both of them are considered to be vital competencies that are
needed through student in order to perform in well defined manner into its academic course and
for staff to do their business activities in effectual and proper way. Also, I have evaluated that the
skill like communication is considered to be one of the essential competency as it will drives
towards having crucial impact upon personality of individuals. Communication skill may be
stated as the ability of individuals to deliver messages in more appropriate and efficient way
(Paiva and et. al., 2019). As per my view point, I required to develop my communication skill
which helps me to participate into group presentation in future effectively and efficiently.
Through improving respective competency I will become capable to provide my best efforts in
performing presentation and conveying it to targeted people innovatively and creatively. Also,
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communication competency will support me in improving stronger and efficacious relations with
my group member as well as people to whom presentation is provided. It is a very crucial skill
that is helpful for academic studies and performing as professional within entity.
Along with this, the other area that I required to improve for developing my ability is time
management skill. This particular skill development will support me to perform activities
appropriately and effectually. I have evaluated that my time management ability will assists me
to conduct whole work in stipulated time period as well as accomplish the professional and
personal activities. Because of lacking in time management competency I will not capable to
perform urgent and vital task and identify it much tough to accomplish pre-defined goals. Also, it
is significant areas that have to be improving so that I will able to help myself in managing time
in effectual way and accomplishing my overall work at particular time duration. With the
assistance of this, I will become competent to perform academic as well as professional work
without doing any kind of delay into my performance. As a student, I have to perform various
academic tasks on give time and also I have several personal and professional commitments.
Moreover, this competency will assists me in accomplishing overall commitment as well as
accomplishment of task with specified time duration (Platanakis and Urquhart, 2020). I has also
determined that I required to work upon time management and communication both skills as it is
a key drawbacks that are impacting my ability as well as capacity to perform professional and
academic work effectively and efficiently.
TASK 3
Action Plan
This is essential to prepare an effective action plan that will support in enhancing my abilities
as well as competencies to do work I well defined way. Additionally, there are several steps
which are included into improvement of weak areas. The action plan development will assist me
to maximize my performance as professionalisms within entity as well as create stronger
reputation (Sawik, 2019). Steps related to action plan are described below:
 Establishing clear objectives: This is vital for individuals to improve and develop
appropriate goals which will assists in maximising the individual’s ability. It is initial step
which is needed through person to enhance its competencies and ability. Herein, person
requires developing stronger goals which is vital for developing the skills. My goal is to
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develop stronger relation with other individuals. For this, I have to perform whole work
in such a way so that the established objectives could be attaining effectively.
 Determining strengths and weaknesses: In another step, I require to determine as well
as evaluate my strengths and weaknesses (Scheinbaum, Lacey and Drumwright, 2019).
My strength will assists me to achieve objectives and through ascertaining weakness I
will become competent to evaluate those whole competencies I have to perform for
performance development. While because of lack of time management skill I cannot able
to perform my work on time. Moreover, communication skills can be undertaken as my
weakness as due to lack in this I am not able to deliver ideas effectively and impact my
productivity.
 Approaches of improvement: I have to utilise various approaches and process for
increasing my competencies where I am lacking. It is vital as this aids me to attain my
objectives and enhance my abilities to perform appropriately. For improving my
communication skill I have undertaken communication programme that aids me to
maximise my competencies to deliver messages in efficient way. For time management
skill I have improved my abilities to delegate whole work in priority basis which will
help me to perform overall task as per their significance.
 Performance evaluation: It is considered to be the end step of action plan as well as
herein, I will determine and evaluate development into my performance. Within this I
will determine my whole performance as well as analyse it with targeted objectives.
Respective step will assist me to understand the development level which is needed into
my performance because of enhancement into time management and communication
skills (Taljegard and et. al., 2019).
CONCLUSION
As per the above report, it has been concluded that there are numerous learning as well as
competencies which can be obtained while performing activities within group presentation.
Moreover, this is essential for individuals to determine that areas that required to be developed
for both professional and personal development. Along with this, an effectual plan of action has
to be prepared as it will aids individual s to enhance their potential in effective and efficient way.
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