Pediatric Neurosurgery

This past week, I gave a 10 minute speech regarding what I have accomplished these past 10 weeks in ISM. For me, this was a huge learning experience. Typically, I am not that uncomfortable speaking in front of people...so long as I know exactly what I am talking about. However, with this particular speech, I had difficulty in organizing my thoughts in a cohesive and comprehendible manner. There was such a vast amount of information I needed to cover and no clear way in which to connect them all in a logical manner. Looking back upon how I spoke, there are some evident issues that I plan on fixing. For starters, I need to have a better understanding of what I am going to say and how I am going to convey that message to the audience. I realized that often times, the people who I am talking to may not be interested in my topic of study or simple not understand what I am trying to say. Because of that, I need to be able to speak in an engaging and simplistic manner that both captivates and informs listeners. Another thing I need to work on is endurance. Although I started off my speech with a good energy and eye contact, as time progressed, I visibly lost enthusiasm and connection with the audience. For future speeches, I hope to be able to maintain a good energy so as to keep the attention of all those listening.