This interview helped me gain an excellent idea about a real interview situation. I took this opportunity seriously as I knew that this might be the only situation where I could judge myself before facing a real interview. Therefore I prepared myself to be as professional as possible. I believe I was right on selecting my dress, as my team member Nathan Copey said, “You are looking really sharp today”. I’m glad my first impression for the interviewer was a good one. This also increased my motivation. I prepared well for the questions before attending the seminar, and I was very confident. However, I felt like my confidence went downhill just before the interview, as my mind began to think negatively. I felt anxious and nervous before the interview. I think my fellow team members noticed my anxiousness with the change of my …show more content…
I had a lot of information on my mind, but the tension obstructed the flow of my words. Therefore I could not speak continuously, and accurately to the point. The fact that English is not my native language might have also been a reason for this. Therefore I was not satisfied with my performance. However, I was amazed to see all the positive feedback I received. The interviewer said that I did really well. Only when the observer Akash Tatikonda said that; “You barely even looked at the paper”, I realized that I was looking directly at Michael Vincent, my interviewer almost the whole time. Nathan Copey also pointed out the fact that I did not just read my answers, but went in more detail to explain them. Nathan said, “Rather than just answering the question, you went through them in more detail”. Nathan also commented that I was really good at articulating the responses to the questions. Therefore I was amazed by the comments I received from the interviewer and the observers. I felt like I could have been even better if I overcame my
Without a structured protocol, I did not know where I should have developed follow-up questions. In some points of the interview, I received a whole bunch of information and became overwhelmed. There were some pauses during my short interview. Sometimes, the interviewee waited for me to ask more questions. She even kept asking me “Do you want to know anything else?” After first twenty minutes of the interview, I really felt hard to keep track with the interview. I was abashed and a little bit panicking to propose the next question. Sometimes, I asked a random question just to maintain the interview. I felt like I was in a marathon that I was exhausted at the last run. I have been uncomfortable when recalling the interview. I keep reminding myself that I did not know how to maintain a real inductive interview.
and take more control in the interview. I was glad that I had sent a
Each speech was written as we strived to choose the right words that would have exactly the right impact on the crowd. I became more anxious as I tried to prepare myself to give my last speech. I cleared my throat and I was suddenly the first one in line. I stepped up to the microphone and began flipping through a pile of loose papers searching for the speech I had written, analyzed, read, and re-read. Just as quickly, I came across a paper with my name written across the top. I took a deep breath and began to read it aloud. My nerves were a little more at ease as I read through the text I had written. I spoke naturally and fluently just as the day before when I practiced. I took time to look into the crowd. As I scanned the crowd I spotted my parents once again, and just like before they began to excitedly
However, I did notice that there were a few faults in the presentation, one being a fault that I personally consider may have negatively impacted our presentation. It seems to me that I was not able to deliver the presentation to the best of my ability as I had let my nerves get the best of me when talking to the staff. The reason for this was that I was not comfortable with taking on the speaking role that I was given and that there were last minute changes made to my slides right before presenting. Bruner, (1996) stated that the learning process for staff relies on the “meaningful dialogue” that is presented by the presenters. In this case, I think that my speech was not strong enough to grab the audience’s attention, thus not being able to portray my message about what an Ofsted inspection is and what the results from an Ofsted inspection mean. Nevertheless, although I was not able to present to the quality that I had wished, the feedback received was reassuring that I had not done terribly bad. I was able to see myself grow as a presenter as I noticed that my
I pronounced and enounced majority of my words clearly and effective. One word that I messed up was certifications. When I mispronounced this word, I immediately said sorry and repeated the word along with the sentence. I did not over exaggerate my vocabulary. I said words that were simple and easy to understand. I also used proper grammar and avoided slang words. During the interview, I was not afraid to ask for clarification if I did not understand her answer. One of the things I needed Lacey to clarify on was the meaning of Lead Points. According to Lacey, William Woods’s students have to receive 40 Lead Points to receive a 5,000 dollars scholarship for school. In order to receive Lead Points, students have to go to a certain amount of campus events. I treated Lacey as an individual and did not automatically assume that she does the exact same things like my Student Involvement Director, Julie Cook. When asking Lacey questions, I stopped a couple of times because I was trying to remember all of them by memory. I realized that it is ok to look down at my notes every now and then to help me to remember. Throughout the entire interview, I said um three
Q: Discuss a public speaking experience you remember. Was it good or bad? What did you learn from this experience?
My teacher interview was with Jessica Mays/Richie. Jessica is fresh out of the program from Chico State University. For a first year teacher she is doing really well, and I’m surprised at how well her kindergarten class is. Just being in her class as a volunteer I have learned so much about what its like to be a teacher. Instead of looking into experience, because she doesn’t have much yet, she told me things that she learned from being a new teacher. I believe that this will help me through the program and becoming a future teacher.
There were also several actions throughout my interview that I wish to critique as well. Some verbal mistakes that I made during the interview was uttering “uh-huh” or
The event I will discuss and later reflect on is an event that gave me more confidence in myself while I was out on clinical practice.
“Wow! They sound very experienced and a great group of people to rely on.” , I stated.
I was very nervous during my speech and according to my peer critique this was obvious. My nervousness affected the enunciation of my words and I got tongue tied and many of my words were not as clear as they should have been. My body language was busier than I thought it was. I kept moving my hands and blinking a lot. Blinking is something that I do when I am nervous and the more I practice the less likely I am to be nervous. I plan to practice even more for the roundtable debate, giving myself more confidence in knowing exactly what I am going to say and my
In the world of novels, often the view afforded to the observer is one of omniscience.
I feel that the interview has given me a deeper understanding of the importance of communication in my future career, specifically rapport building. I’ve also gained an understanding of how to build an effective rapport with patients. Remembering things such as verbal encouragers and being sure to remain as close to eye-level as possible with my patients are really going to make all the difference in my future career.
The task of completing the mock interview was very insightful and yet nerve-wracking. This experience allowed me to learn a lot about how others and prospective employers may perceive me. In addition, I also learned a lot about myself. I took some time in advance to plan for the interview. I considered aspects such as when to arrive, what to wear and preparing a resume. This prior planning helped me to have a successful interview.
As for me personally, I want to be able to speak effectively to not only to become a leading light one day, but to also communicate clearly with others. When it comes to speaking, a weakness I have is expressing myself well to other people. I usually know what I’m thinking, but do not express my thoughts in such a way that are understood to others. For example, I may want to get the point across that for treating cancer, chemotherapy is not the best treatment if used for long, gruesome periods of time. However, when I start to explain my thinking I may use the wrong set of words, a little twisted grammar, or simply, have a little bit of anxiety. Doing a little bit of searching, I determined that the anxiety I get when speaking is the main weakness I need to master to become an effective speaker. “SkillsYouNeed”- a skill driven, assessment based website – opened my eyes to some specific strategies I should take. When speaking to others I should use good breathing, volume to be heard, clarity to be understood, and variety to add interest. Using these strategies should help me become better at effective speaking and slowly diminish my anxiety. In the meantime, while I am learning these strategies I will continue to use my strengths in listening and being patient with others, to be help balance my