Public Speaking Response Discussion
Public Speaking Response Discussion
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DQ1
Kathleen Njau
3 posts
Re: Topic 9 DQ 1
When it comes to professional presentations I tend to have a weakness when it comes to public speaking. The initial part of speaking when trying to engage and connect with my audience is the hardest part. When presenting in this kind of setting you must keep in mind time management and keeping focused on the topic. A strength of mine is preparation and planning which does help with initial anxiety when presenting. When properly prepared you can present with good energy and confidence. “You have to know what your audience wants. You need to prepare good, interesting, and engaging content. You must be confident in presenting the material, you have to know how to manage your environment successfully, and you need to make sure that your message has maximum impact”(Mind Tools, 2020). Practice helps when it comes to presenting because you become more familiar with the material and can help calm performance anxiety.
It is important to master the skill of professional presentation because professionalism at some point may require public speaking. To present my change proposal to my internal and external stakeholders I need to prepare my information in an organized and exciting way. “Your audience will appreciate you being organized for a meeting or a presentation. If there is a little change or hiccups, your audience will understand”(McLean, 2020). It is important to know my audience to make sure I can provide a presentation that will exceed their expectations. Showing my interest and commitment in my topic will make it easier to engage them in what I am presenting.
McLean, A. (2020, April 28). The Importance of Presentation Skills in the Workplace. Retrieved from https://leadersinheels.com/career/public-speaking/importance-presentation-skills-workplace/
Mind Tools Content Team. (2020). How Good Are Your Presentation Skills? Understanding Your Impact. Retrieved from https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCS_96.htm
DQ2
Jennifer Barnharst
2 posts
Re: Topic 9 DQ 1
When it comes to presentations with any amount of people present, I get very anxious, breakout in hives and often speak too quickly. One of my fears is public speaking, like a lot of other people. It is not something I feel comfortable doing, even if I feel fully prepared. I am a very organized person which is a strength when it comes to online school, presentations and being a bedside RN. The weakness is definitely my fear. I tend to let it control me and it affects the presentation.
Knowing my strengths and weaknesses it a good self-evaluation to allow me to prepare fully. Knowing about my fear of public speaking and anxiety, I allow myself more time. I practice in front of my family, use tools to help keep me distracted from the group, and PowerPoints have helped me stay on track, and at a good pace.
This source I found conducted a study of the students recording themselves present before they officially presented their project. This allowed the students to see themselves, how they reacted and responded to the stress of presenting. It was able to observe their eye contact, self-confidence, and voice quality. The end result was success and helped build more confidence in those lacking. This would be something I could use to help conquer my fear as well.
References
Tailab, M. M. K., & Marsh, N. Y. (2020). Use of Self-Assessment of Video Recording to Raise Students’ Awareness of Development of Their Oral Presentation Skills. Higher Education Studies, 10(1), 16–28.
DQ3
Sarah Hoffman
1 posts
Re: Topic 9 DQ 1
I do not have a fear of public speaking or making presentations. I actually enjoy it because everyone in the room has to listen to you while you present your ideas. This is unfortunately is part of my downfall as well. Because I have the confidence to speak publicly I do not practice like I should. I am a “wing it” type of gal and it has generally served me well in past. This mentality is not good enough for me to rely on anymore as I have now entered the world of true professionalism with my career path. One way that I intended to overcome my “wing it” personality trait is by practice, practice and more practice and when I truly cannot the sound of my own voice, more practice! When you put the effort into practicing the presentation becomes more formal and you learn the structure and progression to effortlessly move from slide to slide (Ziv, 2020). In addition to constant practice I also need to not overload each slide of my presentation so that the audience listens to me explain my change project versus reading a slide. A person cannot listen and read at the same and fully comprehend the full message (Ziv, 2020). Doing this will allow me to ensure that my message is heard and the slides simply are there to enhance my points.
Ziv, S. (2020, June 19). 17 Public Speaking Tips to Help You Crush Your Next Presentation. Retrieved from https://www.themuse.com/advice/public-speaking-tips
DQ4
Maria Paiz
1 posts
Re: Topic 9 DQ 1
Fear of public speaking is a common form of anxiety. It can range from slight nervousness to paralyzing fear and panic. Many people with this fear avoid public speaking situations altogether, or they suffer through them with shaking hands and a quavering voice. But with preparation and persistence, you can overcome your fear (MayoClinic, 2017).
The weakness that I have is anxiety of forgetting or doing poorly. I often forget that I am knowledgeable and know the material that I am presenting. I assume that my audience may not understand or that they may know more than me. some of the ways that I am working on overcoming this is through practice and knowing the material being presented. I try to understand that silence is okay and to accept my success. Some of the strengths that I believe that I have is my confidence and being able to make eye contact and get the audience engaged in conversation.
It is important to work on the skills you have on presenting in a formal setting because this is where your knowledge can be heard. Often the people that you are presenting to will be your stakeholders and that is where change is made. One needs to become confident, knowledgeable, and assertive enough to make changes where change is needed.
Reference:
Fear of public speaking: How can I overcome it? (2017, May 17). Retrieved November 18, 2020, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/specific-phobias/expert-answers/fear-of-public-speaking/faq-20058416
DQ5
Kathleen Njau
1 posts
Re: Topic 9 DQ 2
This whole journey can be summed up by Ginex (2018) best, the evidence-based practice (EBP) process starts with a clinical question and then proceeds to searching and critically appraising the evidence. Once you have determined that a practice change is necessary, the next step is to integrate that evidence with clinical expertise and patient preferences and values. The last step in EBP is to evaluate the outcomes and disseminate the results. On paper, this flows in an orderly fashion. “Yet despite the fact that nurses report that engaging in EBP leads to greater professional satisfaction, nurses in the United States aren’t consistently using it”(Wallis, 2012). Two potential barriers that may prevent my project from continuing to obtain the same desired result 6 months from now may be a lack of knowledge from staff in prevention measures for hypothermia, or lack of time to get proper training and education on the implementation process. There are measures in place to prevent hypothermia in premature/low birth weight infants at birth but ensuring all staff adhere to the new standardized process may be challenging.
Some strategies would be putting classes or modules up on our Healthstream online learning app teaching the importance and measures taken for the prevention of hypothermia. Organizing a small team of core nurses to be quality analysis point of care when implementations are put in place would be helpful. I believe these strategies would be effective because the NICU I work in encourages and supports change for better patient outcomes.
Changing the process in which we do something is a changing behavior, but sometimes behavior change is not easy. It takes some persistence and perseverance and also a willingness to be open to new ways/options of doing things. There will be barriers but there will be strategies to overcome these barriers too. Working together, we can ensure an EBP environment that will lead to better outcomes for patients and ourselves (Ginex, 2020).
Ginex, P. (2020, June 8). Overcome Barriers to Applying an Evidence-Based Process for Practice Change. Retrieved from https://voice.ons.org/news-and-views/overcome-barriers-to-applying-an-evidence-based-process-for-practice-change
Wallis, L.(2012). Barriers to Implementing Evidence-Based Practice Remain High for U.S. Nurses. AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 112(12), 15. doi: 10.1097/01.naj.0000423491.98489.70
DQ6
Sarah Hoffman
1 posts
Re: Topic 9 DQ 2
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the technique used for introducing new problem solving patient care or practices because integrates data from well researched topics like patient preferences, patient assessments, and health professionals’ expertise leading to lower health costs, better patient outcomes and safer care (Alatawi et al., 2020). This sounds like it is an absolute win for healthcare professionals, organizations, patients and insurance companies but there can be barriers when trying to implement new protocol based on EBP. For my change project I do except to come across some issues with staff or the organization when putting new practices into place. Our organization is very open to new practices, especially when improving breastfeeding because we worked very hard to become a Texas 10-step hospital. We advertise this proudly and use it for bringing in patients and new OB’s. Normal barriers that institutions come across for nurses are individual barriers that effect implementing EBP. Theses include lack of nurses’ knowledge, skills and awareness regarding the use of EBP, lack of professional characteristics, nurses’ attitude and experience in using EBP and language barriers in using EBP (Alatawi et al., 2020). For the Woman’s Services unit I feel that one barrier will be reduced skill sets on helping mother’s breastfeed. My change project will require that all staff offer consistent support, education and hands on practice with breastfeeding. Generally it is just lactation or nursing staff that really engage practice with our mother’s. This is intended to change with the Change project and one way to help ease the effect of this possible barrier is having each staff member go over the breastfeeding policy monthly. By doing so the staff will all understand what is expect of them and it creates an environment where staff can ask for help with breastfeeding skills. Recognizing that they need help and feeling safe to ask for assistance from more knowledgeable staff I feel can help reduce the barrier of nurses not having the skills to fully assist our patients. Another barrier will our staffs attitude. While we are a 10-step hospital and want to help our mother’s breastfeed, we are a BUSY unit as well. I myself am guilty of this, giving a mother formula when breastfeeding becomes too tiring. As nurses we have multiple patients with multiple needs and sometimes we do not have the time to help a patient for an hour with breastfeeding, so we give in to requests and give formula. This barrier I believe will take time to overcome but having our patient population be educated on skills and requirements of breastfeeding before they delivery will reduce time needed with staff and help our mother’s confidence because they know what to do. If they mother did not receive prior education before coming to the hospital, nurses in Labor and Delivery will be expect to direct mother’s to websites that educate on breastfeeding, if labor is not too intense of course. When placing EBP into our daily care we have to be flexible and also try to anticipate potential barriers for our projects. This helps us to be inventive and create ways for staff to expect new practice requirements.
Alatawi, M., Aljuhani, E., Alsufiany, F., Aleid, K., Rawah, R., Aljanabi, S., & Banakhar, M. (2020, February 01). Barriers of Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Profession: A Literature Review. Retrieved from http://www.nursingscience.net/article/152/10.11648.j.ajns.20200901.16