Reading Review Reflection

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My initial thoughts were that I had the ability to construct a strong essay and reading review report, however upon writing my first reading review I noticed I was lacking in the standard of writing that was required by the university. This meant that I had to revaluate my writing skills and style of writing, swell as enhancing my existing skills and taking on board new skills such as effective reading, referencing, researching essay material and learning how effectively utilise the library resources. Beginning with my first assignment of the term; reading review, I had to understand how I structure and present arguments in my work. For this I had used one of the core reading books such as Bryman and Grix (2010) to get a deeper understanding …show more content…

I’ve personally loathed doing presentations and it is an area in which I am struggling in, however as I have progressed and gained more insight into what makes an outstanding presentation, be it through books, attending lecture in research module, watching ted talks and guest speeches. All of this combined has significantly contributed to my ability to better my presentation skills and I believe I understand the criteria of what it takes to give a good presentation because I demonstrated this in my research module where I was expected to deliver a presentation on a topic of my choice, which was capitalism and the Marxists critique. It is something that I am passionate about and comfortable I articulating, I prefer to have a PowerPoint presentation, however I do find it more effective if I am speaking in detail rather than speaking off the board to get my argument across to the audience. I am still awaiting for the feedback, hoverer I am hopeful of something positive and maybe some constructive criticism. I believe that I still have room for improvement but with time and practise I believe that my presentation skills will evolve into the standard that is required (1st and 2:1) and the standard that I have personally set myself to

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