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I felt the presentation went okay, i feel that our overall plan was not well structured as we did not stay on the same track for the duration of the presentation . in terms of the way we presented it i feel we did well as we addressed the audience well and knew what we were talking about. I feel we gave very useful information to the audience in regards to the course content. In the future i feel we will plan our presentations better , i agree that Danny's reflection is very accurate in the fact that the session with Mary McNulty on presentation skills prior to the presentation helped a great deal

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In relation to Yogi Berra's quote, i find the connection between theory and practice is very relatable. One can practice time and time again and perfect their presentation skills, however when it actually comes to the presentation itself, things can change in a millisecond. Therefore, i would completely agree with Berra's quote, for the week previous to the presentation, my team members and I practiced for three days and perfected our presentation, however, when we were in there i believe the nerves got the best of us in some stages.

Having attended Mary McNulty's previous lectures based on the preparation of successful presentation skills, I can safely say i was able learn more do's than dont's. This lecture put my nerves at more of an ease than they were a week before hand.

prior to the presentation, we received feedback from both Blackshield and McNulty which was hugely beneficial to us for further presentation skills.

in response to Eliza Connelly's post, i agree with the statement she stated that we as a class were able to learn a lot about the dos and donts when it comes to presentations.

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After experiencing it first hand last Friday during the presentation, it is easy to agree with Yogi Berra's quote.Previous to my presentation I had under estimated the value which practice can bring to performing when it matters most essentially.

Before hand I had ran over what I was going to say and how I was going to say it time and time again. However, it was only afterwards that I realised it is a completely different thing putting the presentation into practice.
Things tended to run much smoother in theory as opposed to actually going about publicly speaking about my presentation.
The most important lesson in my opinion was that practice will never do any harm to anyone but it will without question enhance performance due to constant repitition and becoming comfortable in uncomfortable situations.
In response to Karl's entry, I agree that it is one thing to think you can do something but it is another to actually do it. I think that perfectly sums up the fact that in theory things seem easy to do. In practice, it never really is that easy unfortunately.

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I agree with Yogi Berra's  quote as before the presentation I had practiced what I was going to say and how I was going to say it however when presenting the information it was much harder to to do than I had thought. It was one thing to read what was needed but actually doing the presentation was much more difficult.

Gathering the relevant information and putting it together into a power point was much easier than presenting the information.
Working together as a group was difficult at first as everyone had different skills and abilities and we had to try to work with these different abilities. It was also a good learning experience as we had to build up the confidence to criticize other people's work that wasn't at a good standard.
The presentation was the hardest part for me as I'm not comfortable in such situations. As I got more nervous I found it much harder to speak clearly without tripping over my words and when I noticed that I was stuttering I began yo forget what I needed to say. I think that with more practice I can overcome my fear of public speaking and improve my communication skills over all.
I found the discussion with both Mary and Daniel to be very helpful after as they pointed things out that I might not have realized I did.
In response to Sara I also felt a bit relieved to hear that we would not be presenting in front of the whole group but I was still very nervous about presenting

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I found this quote extremely relatable after my presentation on Friday. Although in theory I knew what I was supposed to do and had practiced time and time again, once I was actually in the situation everything felt very different. It was much more nerve-racking trying to think of what to say when you're on the spot like that, I felt very under pressure at the start and I just wanted it to be over. But during the presentation I began to feel more comfortable and relaxed and actually from watching the video I think it was when I was more relaxed that I presented better. It is an entirely different experience being the presentor in comparison to merely being a member of the audience. I think I learned a lot from this and hopefully over time I will become a strong and confident speaker.

I agree with JJ's point that trial runs would be beneficial as I felt my presentation would also have run a lot smoother if we'd practiced more as a team beforehand.

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I agree with Yogi Berra's quote as you can theorize all you want but it will never be the same as putting it into practice. No matter how much you prepare, you will never truly understand your capabilities until you put it into practice. This is something I learned last Friday. Despite gaining some valuable knowledge in Mary Mcnulty's preparation class, and spending a full week preparing for the presentation, I felt I did not perform to the best of my ability. This proves that Yogi's quote has some truth to it. However I feel like this was a good learning curve and I hope the next time I present, I will be much improved.
In response to Luke, I agree that it is important to engage with the audience and not rely on a script, as if you forget a line it could put the entire presentation in jeopardy.

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I certainly would be in agreement with Yogi Bear’s quote on theory and practice. Whilst the theory session with Mary McNulty the previous week definitely aided me in the preparation of my presentation for Friday, practicing the delivery of the speech highlighted for me the massive difference between theory and practice. It was only then I realised how difficult it is to actually deliver a presentation competently.
Whilst I felt that our group had worked relatively well as a unit in the days leading up to last Friday I do think things could’ve gone better on Friday itself. Upon reviewing my own performance last Friday I came to the conclusion that I was actually unnecessarily rushing through the presentation (probably due to nerves) and this is something I will have to work on going forward.
In response to Luke’s entry, I agree with his point that both eye contact and body language are critical to delivering a presentation well.

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I agree with Yogi Berra’s Quote about theory and practice. Practicing anything is the number one rule to success. If you practice something over and over again you will gradually get better at it. Practice is one of the most important tools in public Speaking. For me I thought I should have practiced more on what I wanted to say. The more practice I would have done would have led to me being less nervous and more prepared.

I found after the talk we delivered, the constructive criticism was very fair. We should have as a group spent more time organizing and interconnecting our talk together. We found it hard to link in our separate talks and to form one talk as a collective. Overall I found the experience worthwhile and beneficial for future talks we have to perform.

In response to Axis’s entry, I would agree that taking Mary’s advice was very useful. She showed us how to present ourselves and keep a good body posture and keep good eye contact with the audience. I personally took this advise and I thought I used it well in my talk.

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I am in full agreement with Yogi Berra's quote. It is easy to say you can do something but to actually do it is something else. It was very tough for myself personally to get up in front of others and present my talk. My group from speaking to them also felt nervous beforehand but were happy with how it went.

On finishing the talk it was a huge eye opener into how difficult public speaking actually is. It definitely made me feel more comfortable with the whole process.

If I was to improve on anything it would be the preparation for it. I would definitely meet up more and practice it in front of people. Also having a look at the room you present in before you present your talk is also a good idea.

I believe further practice and preparation will help me improve greatly. I agree with Luke in that Eye contact and body language are very important when speaking publicly.

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Yogi Berra’s quote is extremely true and relevant to the oral presentation and the thoughts that I had about it. Despite not having much experience with public speaking and not being particularly comfortable with it, I had learned a lot in Mary McNulty’s class the previous week and I had prepared well for the presentation. I knew what I was going to say and what the other members of my team would say. I had practiced what I was going to say and timed it out. I thought that all I had to do was go in, say what I had to say and leave. However, it did not work out like this. I was more nervous then I thought would’ve been and this got in the way of what I was doing. In theory what I had to do was easy but like Yogi Berra says, there is a difference between theory and practice.
In response to Luke O Brien’s entry, I agree with what he says about not feeling nervous beforehand because of all the work we did in the previous class with Mary McNulty. We worked on body language, the content of our presentations and how we convey what we are trying to say. Luke also says that in practice he found this a lot harder than he had thought it would be. This was the same for me. I think maybe I got too confident in what I was going to do, and I didn’t have a lot of experience with actually doing it, so it was harder than I had hoped. However it has given me something to build my oral presentation skills on, and I hope that the next time I do an oral presentation I will know what’s ahead and this will allow me to better prepare for the experience.

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I completely agree with Yogi Berra's quote, it is one thing to think you can do something but it is another to be able to actually do it. I was vey nervous and hesitant prior to Friday's session but after completing the task, I now feel more comfortable and less hesitant approaching my next presentation. In my opinion the best way to get better at anything is repetition and I feel that I will get better with every presentation I do.
I feel that my preparation for the presentation wasn't good enough because I didn't practice talking out loud enough and my group wasn't used to the simple thing like transitions etc.

Before doing the presentation last Friday, I saw the task as overwhelming and daunting but once I started I began to feel more comfortable.

In response to Eliza's entry, I agree that no matter how much you practice other obstacles will have to be overcome on the day of presenting. I feel that you have to be ablate adapt to different situations on the day.

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I believe that Yogi Bera's quote is very accurate in depicting the difference between theory and practice. Following my presentation on Friday, I truly comprehend what Yogi is referring to when he highlights the drastic contrast between preparing for and actually carrying out a challenging task. For the presentation, I learned off a script that I thought I would be able to recite easily while the slides were being projected. What actually ended up happening was that I got stuck for a word and ended up hesitating because I wanted to stick to my script. Besides that occurrence, I was more focused on remembering my script than being engaging with my audience, often not making eye contact or not speaking clearly enough.
I think the most valuable lesson that I learned from this assignment would be that it doesn't matter how prepared you think you are, something is always going to surprise you and set up your plans.
I agree with Eliza's reflection, that no matter how prepared you think you are, you will always end up doing it differently in practice.

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Reflecting upon Yogi Berra's observation makes me wish I had seen it before Friday's presentation where I placed a lot of faith in the theory behind the object at hand. However I felt having watched the presentation back that the team I was a part of done an excellent job. We had a structure and a plan and we followed it very fluidly and well.
On a personal level I feel the learning curve was steep but overall an enjoyable experience, I have now noticed areas for future development in my public speaking and feel that with practice and some changes in approach I can improve on my performance and refine a style of speaking.
The feedback we received has greatly lessened the fear of speaking publicly and being able to watch yourself back I find is a great resource perhaps one I will try to harness going forward.
I would echo the point that Eliza makes when she says 'no matter how much you try and learn it will always still be very different practicing it which is very important for improving'

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I agree with Yogi Berra's quote where he says "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is". This shows that one can know and understand how to do a certain task but its completely different to practicing and preforming that task. In my experience on presenting last Friday it really highlighted how once again theory and practice are not similar to one another. Before my presentation on Friday with help from my knowledge that I obtained from my previous lecture with Mary McNulty's I felt that I understood and that I knew what I had to do and what to say but now that I have practiced presenting in front of Daniel Blackshields and Mary McNulty it showed me how it is completely different to get up and experience what it is actually like. This really opened my eyes on that its not good enough to just know what to do, you need to practice it in order to truly know what to do. That is why now I believe that it is incredibly important to practice before a presentation or anything else in life for that matter.

In response to Joshua I do agree with his statement saying that doing the presentation has shown me that I still consider it to be a daunting task but has also shown me that it is doable.

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I agree with the quote that "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is". Before last friday I was slightly unsure of the level of where  my ability of public speaking lies between. After the aid of Mary, such as practicing posture and how to conduct yourself during a presentation, I felt a lot more confident in the preparation of my presentation for last friday.

After the class on friday, My thoughts on public speaking were reinforced rather than shaken. I believe that with good practice and preparation you can overcome the obstacle of which some people view, as public speaking.

As I practiced for my presentation, I kept remembering what Mary told us, such as a good posture is key and not to simply read of the slides. It was easy to do in practice, but come last Friday, the feelings of anxiety and nervousness started to creep up, but due to the amount of preparation I had done, It made the presentation easier to do, in front of people I have never known.

I agree with Eliza's view that "Even though I was very prepared for the presentation I still felt nervous going in". As I can relate to her, doing a lot of preparation for the day, making sure nothing goes wrong, going down to the last detail, but still feeling nervous beforehand.

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I agree with Yogi Berra's quote in that there is a large distinction in doing something in theory, and actually doing something in practice. During Mary McNulty's class the previous Friday, we were given tips on how to present a presentation. However been given tips on how to give a presentation and actually giving the presentation are two different worlds. I felt that I had worked well with my group in the days leading up to the presentation and that we had come up with a good presentation in theory. We had also gone through who would be peaking about what and I was reasonably confident about giving the presentation. However, as we got closer to the presentation I began to get more and more nervous. During the presentation itself however, I felt that my nerves began to diminish to more I talked. After giving the presentation we were asked questions about the presentation itself. I thought this was a good exercise as it allowed me to reflect on the presentation itself and the buildup to the presentation and what I thought we did well as a group and what I thought we did poorly as a group.

I do agree with Luke's point that when people are nervous people speak very quickly and almost rush the presentation. I also found that I forgot certain points. It is important to practice your presentation in order to diminish that feeling of nervousness, so that you know exactly what you have to do during the presentation

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From my experience of presenting last Friday I whole heartedly agree with Yogi Berra’s quote. Its one thing to know how to do something, but it’s another to put such knowledge into practice. However, all it takes is the latter, practice. Prior to the presentation, I knew that it was not going to be as simple as it may have seemed. As it was my first proper presentation, I felt slightly nervous and didn’t fully know what to expect from myself. In reference to Berra’s famous quote, I knew what I had to do in order to present a satisfactory presentation but putting that knowledge into action was a bit more difficult than what I had imagined. For this reason, I believe I should have practiced my role in the presentation a bit more and also known my material more thoroughly.

Based on my thoughts on public speaking from last week, the experience of public speaking has on one hand, reinforced my views of how its such a daunting task, but has also allowed me to realise that in fact, it’s not that bad after all. I feel that with practice and greater confidence I will be able to present much more coherently in the future. For me, practice is the key. I also believe that by listening to what Mary has to say and taking it fully on board, I will be able to perform with greater quality. Overall, my thoughts and feeling from last week on public speaking have been reinforced, as although it is a very daunting task, confidence and practice will aid me greatly in my future of public speaking.

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I agree with Yogi Berra’s quote about theory and practice. I found after Mary McNulty’s class from the previous Friday that I learnt a lot about presentations and knew some of the do’s and don’ts when giving one before going into my presentation last Friday. I also worked well with my other team members and we prepared well before hand. Even though I was very prepared for the presentation I still felt nervous going in and presenting on the day. This is what Yogi Berra’s quote is telling us. That no matter how much you try and learn it will always still be very different to practicing it which is very important for improving this skill. When we had finished our presentations, we were asked what we did wrong or could have improved on. We were all able to answer because we went to Mary McNulty’s class and knew what a good presentation should look like. However, practicing that was very different and was a much harder task then if when we were asked to just name out what is right and wrong. So, even though I was quite nervous going into my presentation I know it will get easier in the future with more practise.

In response to Alex I agree that it is very important to practise before a presentation. I also learnt a lot and know what to improve on before my next one. Practicing is the best way to improve.

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I agree with Yogi Berra’s Quote as in theory we can do anything we want; the only difference would be how well we do it and that depends on how much we practice. I wasn’t nervous by the idea of speaking in front of a crowd however I did feel a sense of relief when we were told we would only be presenting in front of 3 people. As we started the presentation nervousness built up inside of me however this diminished as soon as started speaking. Most probably the anticipation got the better of me.

My team and I had started preparing the week of and we felt that we gave ourselves plenty of time to practice. From Mary McNulty’s presentation the week prior I gained a lot of useful knowledge on what to avoid and what to do during a presentation. Therefore I feel we had a pretty clear idea from the get go on how we were going to  handle this assignment.

Reflection:

I agree with Catherine’s response as I stated above I also thought the anticipation right before the presentation itself was worse than when I was actually presenting. Also, being very informed on the topic you are speaking about helps ease the nerves. Catherine had stated that she had meticulously researched “college life” around UCC. I personally think that presenting will get easier and easier as we do hem during the year.

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On this link you will find the videos of your presentation which might help to inform your reflections
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1807AecEcBxJDIbNoM-J29hLMaPn3ZKvr

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GUIDELINES FOR CRITICAL FRIENDS CIRCLE ENTRY 3 

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GUIDELINES FOR CRITICAL FRIENDS CIRCLE ENTRY 3 

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In this reflection, using Yogi Berra's observation about theory (in your case what your thought and felt about public speaking prior to last Friday) and your practice (experience of presenting to Mary and myself and Friday, revisit your thoughts and feelings as expressed in Critical Friends Circle 2 and now ask yourself:
Has the practice of presenting changed (or re-inforced) your original thoughts and feelings about public speaking  and why?

YOU HAVE UNTIL 5PM ON THURSDAY 18TH OCTOBER TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY.

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YOGI BERRA ON EXPEREIENCE VERSUS PRACTICE