Formal Presentations

Monday 23rd May

1620; W007

Salim Mohd H000546673

Generators

Solid introduction; well-organised.

Attitude & eye contact: started quietly but grew in confidence. Looked at the whole audience. Fielded questions well at end.

Slides: colourful, clear,well-labelled. Accurate English; no errors.

1640; W007

Ibrahim Abdulla H00214312

Polar bears facing extinction

Introduction & wrap: clear,well-organised and presented. Confident exposition and fielding of questions. Good eye contact.

Slides: colourful, informative; accurate English with no errors.

Overall:excellent presentation.

1700; W007

Mohd Ahmed Al Qubaisi H00210466

NGVs

Calm, clear introduction;questions at end handled most competently.

Body language & eye contact good. Mohd was composed throughout, exuding much more quiet confidence than in earlier,semi-formal presentation.

Slides: colourful, informative, accurate.

Overall: excellent.

1720; W007

Jassim Mohd 200304942

Black Hawk Helicopters

Introduction & wrap: clear, concise, questions fielded well.

Body language & eye contact: very good.

Slides: colourful, informative, accurate.

Tuesday 24th May

1420; W009

Hasan Abdulla H00131434

Garbage Disposal

Introduction and wrap: clear,well-organised & presented. Questions answered confidently.

Body language and eye contact: very good; Hasan grew in confidence as he progressed.

Slides: visually, excellent. English:not 100% accurate, e.g donation of old staff (which I took personally).

Overall: very good.

Monday 30th May

1420; Woo7

Hasan Jassim H00214055

Deforestation

Intro & wrap: generally well-handled. Question on biodiversity answered well; on desertification adequately.

Slides were colourful and text accurate.

1440; Woo7

Omar Abdul Aziz H00214383

Solar Energy

Effective introduction & fielding of questions.

Text on slides accurate.

Very competent in all aspects; highly technical & persuasive.

1500; Woo7

Mohd Salem H00154822

Smoking

Text on slides mostly accurate: presents (presented) by/way's (ways) to quit.

Slides visually very good; colourful & well-presented.

1520; W007

Jaber Abdi H00154812

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Intro & wrap: very good. Questions, e.g. Swarovski diamonds, very well dealt with.

Loud, confident delivery. Coherent & cohesive.

1540: W007

Omar Abdulla H00214401

Dubai Metro

Effective intro & handling of questions.

Text on slides mostly accurate.

Loud, clear delivery.

1600; W007

Anwar Mutar H00161004

Networks

Intro & wrap: excellent.

Slides: rather a lot of text on early slides; more monochrome than colour.

Fluent & well-paced delivery.

Occasional infelicity in text, e.g. among of them.

Tendency to read from text on slides, but everything explained fully, e.g. LAN (Local Area Network), Wan (Wide Area Network), network components, e.g. cables, switches, modems.

1620; W007

Mohd Ahmed Al Zaabi

Abu Dhabi Ambassador

Early slides contained a lot of text but Mohd did well to draw attention to salient points. Coherent, cohesive, clear, confident. Well-received by audience.

1640;W007

Abdul Aziz H00205269

Ferrari World

Good clear colourful slides but a few grammatical errors.

Rather attenuated.

1700; W007

Ali Saif H002214390

Social Networking

Very fluent, confident, well-paced & smoothly-delivered.

1720; W007

Mohsen Salem H00154767

Plastic Recycling

Text on slides (language): generally accurate. Easy to read. Not too much text.

Well-organised, e.g processes ofplastic recycling clearly presented: sorting, washing, drying, shredding, formation.

1740; W007

Hamdan H00211704

Evolution

A tricky topic which was explained very clearly & coherently.

Slides were uniformly colourful, clear & informative.

Questions dealt with patiently & logically.

Overall: very impressive.

Semi-formal Presentations

Monday 25th April

W007

Abdulaziz, H00205269 & Jaber, H00154812

Electric Cars

Clear Introduction. Well planned & relevant.

Attitude & body language: Jaber good, with loud, clear exposition; Abdulaziz rather quiet, contributed little to oral presentation.

Visuals: graphics good, colourful; animation very good.

Anwar Mutar, H00161004 & Mohd Al Zaabi, 200029993

Satellites

Well planned & relevant.

Attitude & body language: both good, confident presenters; Mohd played relatively minor role in oral presentation.

Visuals: as well as slides, 3 short video clips showing rocket launches & satellite positioning/orbiting in space. Lots of text in early slides. Some spelling errors e.g. satellite lunch.


Tuesday 19th April

W009

Hamdan, H00211704

Nuclear power.

Well planned & relevant.

Attitude & body language: very positive.

Visuals: very good.

Fielding of questions: excellent.


Hasan Jassim, H00214055 & Hasan Abdulla, H 00131434

Expats in the UAE

Generally well planned & organised. Hasan Abdulla dealt with positives, Hasan Jassim with negatives.

Attitude & body language: both good, positive.

Visuals: good. Some spelling & syntactical mistakes, e.g. Contaxt, Employment of Foreign Affairs.

Fielding of questions: very good; a lively discussion followed the presentation.


Mohd Salem, H00154822 & Mohsen, H00154767

Touch Screens

Well planned & relevant.

Attitude & body language: Mohsen good; Mohd satisfactory, but tendency to read from slides.

Visuals: good. More graphic in Mohsen's part of the presentation. Accurate text.

Fielding questions: Mohsen good, Mohd OK.


Monday 18th April

W007

Omar Abdulla, H00214401

I-phones

Content and planning: excellent. Good introduction: size & weight, colours, capacity, display etc.

Loud, clear delivery.

Slides & text on slides: excellent.

Questions handled well.


Omar Abdul Aziz, H00214383 & Ali, H00214390

Earthquakes

Well planned & organised.

Attitude & body language: both excellent.

Visuals: excellent. Text on slides accurate. Both struggled a little with pronunciation of a few words, e.g. occur.


Ibrahim, H00214312 & Mohd Ahmed, H00210466

Parking problems in AD

Content & planning: excellent.

Excellent slides: all very appropriate & relevant. 1 rogue apostrophe was sole grammatical error.

Body language & attitude: Ibrahim very good, Mohd rather quiet.

Fielding questions: excellent.


Salim Mohd, H00054673 & Jassim Mohd, 20030494

Robots

Well planned: definition, history, future of robotics.

Body language & attitude: Jassim excellent & offered good support to partner; Salim good, but tendency to look straight at me, rather than rest of audience.

Visuals & fielding of questions: excellent.

Reflection 1

Reflection on meeting

We dealt with the items on our agenda in a business-like and orderly way.
My 2 fellow committee members were somewhat taciturn and hesitant at the outset but quickly grew in confidence. They expressed their opinions quietly but forcefully.

The minutes were well kept and typed up to give a clear and coherent account of what was said and decided.

Overall, a highly satisfactory exercise.

Minutes of meeting

LSEC N 101 Meeting Assessment Section:CEK



Date of meeting: 7^th March 2011

Time of meeting: 16:10

Venue: W007

Group members:

• Chair: Abdul-Aziz.
• Minute taker: Jaber.
• Participant: Hedley.

Venue preparation:

Grouping of chairs round tables

Agenda:

• Underground parking.
• Paid parking/short term – long term.
• Congestion charge / taxes / restrictions.
• Public transport.
• Increase age of driver (i.e. licences only at a later age than the present system allows).

The chairman Abdul Aziz opened the meeting at 16:32

1. Underground parking.

Jaber said it is a good idea

Hedley worried about the price.

Abdul Aziz said the cost of underground parking should be limited. Hedley asked if new buildings were required to have sufficient parking space. Were the regulations enforced? Jaber said no.

2. Paid parking ( short term & long term )

This is now quite common in Abu Dhabi and it has reduced congestion.

Hedley pointed out that some residents who have bought 1 or 2 permits still can’t find space to park. Abdul Aziz suggested designated areas for short-term parking. People who buy permits should have designated spaces. Hedley suggested and Jaber and Abdul Aziz agreed.

3. Congestion charge /taxes/restrictions.

Hedley asked if a Salik-type system as in Dubai would work in Abu Dhabi. Jaber pointed out it would be more difficult as there is no metro for people to use instead of their cars. The extra workload on the police of enforcing extra restrictions, and the cost + delay of implementing such schemes was mentioned by Jaber + Abdul Aziz.

4. Public transport

Abdul Aziz suggested a new metro. Hedley asked if there was enough space in the town for a metro. Jaber said there is room if construction is carefully planned. He also suggested free parking 08:00-15:00 so all workers could leave their cars at home. Abdul Aziz highlighted the need for a number of stations in all areas.

5. Increased age of driver?

Jaber thought this is a bad idea- many younger drivers are needed in families where older members have died or cannot drive. Abdul Aziz pointed out that 18 year olds need to get to college. If you live in Shahama a car is the only way.

• In conclusion we thought that

1. Underground parking is a good idea. Rules about new buildings having adequate parking must be strictly enforced.

2. Paid parking has made the situation better but more thought is needed, e.g. on permits and designating special time +space.

3. We were in favor of more restrictions like the Salik card.

4. We liked the idea of building public transport especially a metro.

Present yourself

1. Don’t memorize your presentation . If necessary make brief notes to guide you.

2. Practice many times.

3. Relax, take a deep breath, and wait until the audience is quiet.

4. Speak loudly and clearly , and use your voice for stress and emphasis.

5. Use gestures to show meaning. Make them slowly and clearly.

6. Use simple visual aids that everyone can see.

7. Make eye contact with the audience as you speak.

8. Don’t say “Finished” .or ”That’s all.” Smile and say ‘Thank you’ & ask if there are any questions.

9. Think about how you can do better next time.

Point number 7 is most important ; it’s necessary to check on audience reaction and to maintain the interest of the audience.

Point 6 is also important; don’t use too much text on your visuals.

Point 4 is obviously vital.

Personal introduction

Mohamed Saleh

I’d like to introduce Mohamed Saleh.

He was born on 21st July 1990 and so he is now 20 years old. He was born in Sharjah but now lives in Abu Dhabi. He has six brothers and seven sisters. His father used to be a soldier but is now retired. In his free time, Mohamed likes computer games and watching movies. He has visited two other countries, Oman and China. He went to Beijing last year with his classmate, Abdulla Khaled. They went to see a martial arts demonstration. They stayed about five days and also visited museums and the Great Wall of China.

His ambition is to be a successful businessman, perhaps in the building trade.

His best holiday was when he went to Muscat, Oman, last year with his family. He has been to Oman several times and he likes it because he has so many friends there.

He thinks the best thing about ADMC is the teaching which is so much better than in secondary school. His English teachers, for example, speak English all the time and so he has to do the same in his English classes.

And the worst thing is the attendance policy: 5%, 10%, etc. He thinks this is too tough.

His motto is: failure is just one step on the road to success. I told him we have an English expression which ties in with this: we learn more from our failures than from our successes.

Now you know a little bit about Mohamed Saleh, his family and leisure activities.