Working in group is often a challenging one but learning to cooperate well with others is what important here. At first, our group dynamics was a bit problematic as no one wanted to lead the group. Our group discussion was also chaotic at the first meeting because we have not divided and decided our roles yet. Similar things had happened before in my previous groups so I have already expected this to happen. Thinking about this made me realised that I should have taken more responsibility for the leadership.
I will make sure to volunteer becoming a leader in the next grouping.
The next meetings had gotten better as everybody already had their tasks assigned. Everyone was extremely productive and every group member promptly completed their designated tasks. We did well in gathering all the information and I personally think that our research made our presentation informative and helped us to understand better about the topics. For myself, I volunteered to be one of the speakers.
This is because it allows me to better express myself and my ideas, and also allows me to develop skills which will be vital in my future career as a doctor; the ability to talk to people, obtain their attention, and establish a rapport.
During the day of our presentation, time was the main issue, no doubt about it. I believe this was the case with all of the groups that have presented thus far. I think this was mainly a result of improper division of material of Group 7 as their presentation took almost one hour to finish during the session.
We, Group 9 as the last group to present, had to rush our presentation due to time constraint. During the presentation, I noticed myself talking too quickly so I tried to slow down to a more natural pace. However, this resulted in me making a few pauses during the speech as I forgot what to say.
This made me realised that being a good presenter requires good preparation before each speech and practice speaking in front of an audience as often as possible. With more practice I have no doubt that I can also become an effective public speaker. Most importantly I learned that the way you present your information is actually more important than the information itself. Learning this important fact and practicing how to work well with others made this presentation extremely worthwhile for myself and my fellow group members. Finally, I learnt that, although I can produce great work by myself, this does not always equate to team success.