Reflective Writing: My Role, Presentation Analysis, and Marketing

This reflective writing assignment analyzes a student's experience in a group marketing presentation. The student details their various roles, including content creation, idea generation, and presentation delivery, highlighting their contributions to the team's success. The paper explores what went well, such as effective team coordination, audience engagement through storytelling and questions, and strong communication skills. It also addresses challenges encountered, including issues with information gathering, time management, technical difficulties, and overcoming presentation anxiety. The student identifies opportunities for future growth, focusing on improved communication, research, and time management skills, as well as enhanced leadership and an understanding of marketing principles. The assignment reflects on the importance of identifying strengths and weaknesses to improve presentation skills, and to effectively communicate marketing concepts.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
What was my role........................................................................................................................1
What went right...........................................................................................................................2
What went wrong........................................................................................................................3
Next opportunities.......................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
This report is based on the topic reflecting writing in which, I am going to discuss about
my personal role in group presentation. Basically, reflective writing is an analytical practice
which define real and imaginary scene and events to define the incident and thought of life. In
this assignment I am a member of group who has has present presentation on the topic of
marketing.
What was my role
Group presentation is one of the best and essential part of my career growth and
development. In the presentation I was play different roles and responsibilities which help me to
easily define important of marketing to the audience who are setting in seminar halls. One of the
most essential contribution to our group is my opinion which was help me to launch my
marketing projects in a cooperative sprite. In the group presentation I have contribute my
hundred present in different ways such as content material, ideas, design and induction of the
visual handout, material, management of communication, planning of meetings and main role
and duty in the delivery of effective presentation. I have also conduct a research and
development programme where I am easily collect necessary information and data regarding the
audience response about marketing tools and techniques. In the group presentation about
marketing I was also play vital and effective role which help me to present presentation
effectively and systematically.
Beside this, I have also collect different materials which support me to accomplish my
personal and professional goals in an effective and efficient manner. Another role of my in
preparing effective presentation was to develop different tools and concepts which help me to
easily design proper presentation (Başer, 2012). My body language is also important part in the
group presentation it includes my expression and movements that assist me in order to
communicate all information in a proper manner. There are different kind of body language such
as my eye contact, spatial and posture distance, facial expression, and posture. So that all these
are important and beneficial for me to enhance my communication quality. All these roles are
effective and important for me to increase my confidence and motivation level. Another role in
the presentation was to generate a better questions and render deeper knowing of the marketing
topic as peers I have various perspectives and opinions. Further main role and responsibility was
respect the contribution and involvement of other speakers. I have carefully listen to the ideas
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and plan of other speakers. I am try to stick to the speech topic. As a role of leader in the
presentation I was treat other with considerations and respects. I am capable to involve entire
participation to involve in discussion. As a role and responsibility of follower I do not have an
individual and personal view on the matter of discussion. So above discussed all roles assist me
to increase my skills and knowledge about specific subject. I have another role in the
presentation was communicated all information about marketing effectively which was support
me to attract large number of audience easily.
What went right
In entire group presentation I was play vital role because I gave my thought and opinion
in front of number of audience towards the marketing concept of the company. Along with this, I
also lead my team as well as group at the time of presenting presentation. Our team coordination
is much better which help me in effectively communicate with my audience at the time of
presenting my thoughts. In addition of this, my attitude is also good which make me more
confident in whole presentation. It directly affect the audience to listen my information about the
marketing concept. In consideration of this, I got lots of appreciation from my co-parterres and
audience as well. One of the best point is my presentation is that I am add some stories within
my topic. With the help of this, my audience are feeling enjoy and comfortable which direct
affect my mood and I was easily interact with my audience. I also ask various questions from
audience during my presentation in which I easily grab their attention towards me. I also tale soft
brakes within the whole presentation that assist me in getting audience's attention back. Mainly, I
was concentrate on my speaking style and way to delivering presentation so that I easily
maintain better relation with my group members and audience (Belz and Peattie, 2012).
Furthermore, I also put my efforts in my presentation like I conduct appropriate research for
collecting as well as gather authentic information which help me in increasing my skills and
knowledge in relation to marketing concept. The best activity of mine during in presentation is
that our language is appropriate which may helps audience to effectively understand my
information of the marketing. I also feel more comfortable at the time of presenting my
presentation because of my group partners and me having better coordination among them. It is
my best strength in which I easily communicate with my audience. My time duration is also
appropriate in which I easily present my views and opinion in front of audience in order to
provide them proper knowledge. By coordination with my team is help me in improving my
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skills and knowledge and it give me best opportunity to improve my communication style. Apart
form this, I also describe my attitude such as “one for all and all for me”. It create best sense of
trust between my group members which aid me in improving better coordination. All these are
helps me in completing my presentation with authentic information.
What went wrong
There are many issues that was raised at the time of collecting information and presenting
a presentation with my group. These issues are like hesitation and problems in gathering
information, not selection of appropriate method for giving presentation etc. I faced that
coordination in team was not good that is why relevant and accurate information had not spread
properly and when knowledge about a topic is inaccurate then it would hamper quality of
presentation. There are many problems that were faced are run out of time. It means, there were
allotted time and presentation skills was low and due to this I took more time which shown
negative point on my presentation skills. Coordination among all team members were not
prominent and just because of that many conflicts has raised and due to this flow of overall
presentation were loosed (Churchill and Iacobucci, 2014). This was reason that distracted
listeners from main topic. In my research, there were some stories that I have added in my
present but sometimes I was found that these stories were not relevant that is why I was not able
in showing their relevance with my topic of presentation and due to this flow was broken. In my
presentation, many data was added and some piece of information is not clear and because of this
reason I was not capable in presenting entire data in adequate manner because I got hesitate and
shown lack of confidence in front of listeners.
There are other issues that are faced and fought by me is that all of sudden my laptop
went shut down and it took long time to restart and timing of restart was ideal time for me and
my team and this action left negative impact upon listeners. When I went on stage in order to
present then due to phobia of facing lots of people, I got hesitated and loosed my confidence
level. When presentation was running. There were many people whom were asking continuous
questions and this action was breaking my flow and continuation and this action frustrated me
and I presented in wrong way. When hecklers were interrupted me it was very much disturbing
and due to this my train of thought has broke and I lost relevance of my presentation. When
people know that what they have to say and then they got interrupted then this action brings
inefficiency in presentation skills and this is exactly the scene that was happened to me while
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presenting my presentation. I was allotted some sort of time and due to happening lots of
disasters my lots of time got wasted and due to this I did not present whole information that was
collected by me. In collection of information, I faced many problems like people were not
interested in answering the questions and it was difficult to convince them for sharing their little
personnel information. Above all are some problems that was faced by me but it is required that
all these issues should be resolve by me so that I could enhance my presentation skills and to get
rid out of these problems I should take necessary actions like keep practising of presenting
presentation.
Next opportunities
Being a member of a group I learned so many things. I get an opportunity to improve my
communication and this will help me in present my views and opinions to others in an effective
manner. Further this help me in interact with others in better way all this help me in create and
maintain good understanding with others. In addition to this I improved my research skill and
this help me in identify and examine various factors related with the main topic of research. All
this help me in carry out and in depth and at the same time support in find better solution of
problem. Detailed study of a specific issue support me in find various alternatives from which I
can choose the best solution. This provide me an opportunity to work with various type of
technology which increase my knowledge and help me in use technology in an effective manner
and all this provide benefits to other members of group. With this skill, in future I can use the
available technology in an effective manner for achieve set goals and objectives. Further I
learned to choose the best solution form all available alternatives (Grönroos, 2015). Further, I
improved my time management skills and this provide me and opportunity to manage various
tasks in a single time. This save my time and cost and help me in achieve the desired goal or
objective. I also improve my listening skills which help me in better understand the views of
others. With help of communication skills I am able to communicate with others in better manner
and with this I can present my thought and views to others. Further improve my leadership skill
which help me in manage large number of individuals and their actions in better manner. With
this I came maximise the contribution of all participants to success of groups. This provide me an
opportunity to provide direction to all group members. Presentation on marketing provide me an
opportunity to identify and understand various aspects of marketing and I also learned how an
organisation can do the marketing of its products and services in a better manner and can attract
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large number of customers towards its product. Whole presentation provide me various
opportunities to enhance my understanding about various factors and gain my knowledge. With
all knowledge I can take better decision and at the same time can guide others.
CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned report it is based on the topic of marketing which is essential
for the individual to maximise their motivation and confidence level in the group presentation. In
this person observe their roles and responsibility, weak and strong point while preparing an
interesting presentation. It is more essential part of the individual because in which they easily
identify their weakness and strengths.
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