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Blog 1.2 - Presentations + vocab is the death of me (Hanis Grade 12)

 


Presentations

A hectic week it has been. Just finished my dance lessons for an event. Now it's time for me to officially reset my routine. Don't even get me started with my sleeping schedule. It is utter disaster. Sleeping at 3 in the morning then waking up at 5. I'm still surprise that I haven't dose off in class yet. Even I can see that I look like a panda with those dark circles under the eyes. Not only that, if you see me stressing out, it's probably due to my anxiety levels increasing. Now don't get me wrong. I'm someone who enjoys making presentations but absolutely HATE presenting them. I don't know how I came to hate it because I don't particularly hate the idea of presenting but I get the shivers when I'm about to speak in front of anyone- and I mean anyone.

Just did my presentation the other day and I can tell you that I absolutely flunked it. I practiced like A LOT when I was alone but the moment I stood in front of the class and all those eyes are looking at me, I don't know where to look at. If you watch me intently, you can see my eyes wander around awkwardly. I think speaking in front of anyone in general, especially in a huge audience, requires a skill. If you have that skill or succeeded in developing it, it will do you wonders in life because I know that no matter where we go, what school or university you go too, there's gonna be a moment where you have to make your own presentation and present it to the whole class.

My other classmates did very good. I absolutely respect them for that because I know that I can never be like them. I also really enjoyed Ms. Disa's presentation. It was 'short' and 'simple'. I love how someone can be so sure of what they like to do and invest their whole life into it. One thing that I learned from Ms. Disa's presentation is to just do it. In this modern era, we are more compounded and constrict with our gadgets and electronics that it simply strips away our freedom in life. We lose the essence of being outside and connecting with people. Even I am a victim of this because of my weakness in social interactions due to the hiding behind a phone screen.

Presenting is definitely a skill that I should start sharpening even though I hate it. Hiding behind the fear of people judging me is not gonna get me anywhere. I'm sure that it's gonna be difficult but I think that I should give myself a chance to improve and be better.

Vocabulary Test

For the first time in forever, I actually enjoyed learning new vocab. Well mainly because of the website Ms. Disa gave us. I think it really helped me remember and apply certain words. Some words were relatively easy to remember, while some took some effort to be recognized. Despite years being in AEP, spinning the wheel never gets old. I just love how we have to say the 'magic' phrase in order to spin the wheel. 

The problem with me is that I know what the words mean but I don't know how to explain it in a proper sentence. Either this or I confused the words meaning to each other. Anyhow, I think I know how to use the word but not in context. For example, I got the word 'ramify' which means to branch, or branching out. The thing with this is that I don't know if there's action verb to this like 'cook' to 'cooking'. I doesn't exactly work with 'ramify' to 'ramifying'. Even the spelling looks weird. While waiting for the others to complete their turns, I also tried to answer their vocabs too- in my head. This so I could prepare for what's to come during my turn of the 'quiz'.

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