I unfortunately was not able to make it to placement this week, the train tickets to get to Armadale and back are quite expensive and so nearing the end of last month I made the decision to not attend placement this week due to financial issues.

So on that note I have decided to blog about our seminar this morning on presentation skills. I thoroughly enjoyed this mornings seminar, I was slightly hesitant prior to attending as I have sat through seminars of a similar nature in the past and they have all included a lecturer standing and talking to us for an hour; this however was nothing like that. The guest speaker was so engaging from the get-go and made the session really fun and enjoyable.

I was also hesitant as I have had many different experiences delivering presentations and speeches, one even being at the House of Lords in front of members of parliament and honestly at the beginning of the session I didn’t believe I would learn anything new! I was completely wrong and actually came away with so many different tools and resources that I can’t wait to use. I was also told that I have a ‘Glottal stop’ which means I don’t pronounce my T’s clearly, this was something that I wasn’t fully aware of previously and is something that I will be more aware of when delivering presentations in the future as well as in interviews.

I believe seminars like these are so important to us as students, they provide us with a skill set that future employers will be seeking and give us resources to be better candidates. I’m looking forward to next week and returning back  to placement, it will be great to get back within a school setting.