Tuesday, December 2, 2008

What can I do better in my next Presentation?

For my next presentation I decided to improve:

1. Work on my body language. This will bring more enthusiasm into the presentation.

2. Work on the language: The language which I was used was okay, but due to me being nervous, I used the word "like" a lot. This makes the presentation seem unprepared, even though I was very prepared.

3. Make the students contribute, meaning make them ask questions.

4. (Maybe) write on the board, and show a mind map at the beginning

5. Better transitions

In this presentation I did well:

1. PowerPoint. It was well structured, had 10 slides, font 3o and I didn't go over the limit for time. :-)

2. I was well prepared and had all my information on note cards and the PowerPoint

3. Eye contact

4. (I think) that I didn't speak too fast (which normally happens)

5. The connection to the question, with facts and then how people see the specific organization

Water!!

Who owns fresh water resources? Who should?

Fresh water is owned by different governments depending on the situation. For example in Switzerland, there is a lot of fresh water, and this water is cleaned and then given to us through the tap. However, in a lot of countries you cannot drink the water out of the tap, or there is no tap at all. In this case, the government owns a resource with fresh water, and fills it up in bottles, which is then given to the citizens. The problem with this is that it costs money. The countries that are very dry and don't have a lot of money have a bigger problem. Most of their resources are dried up or the government doesn't have the will or money to provide fresh water for them. Due to this the fresh water resources should be taken care of an organization, like the UN. This organization, would take control over the water resources which "don't have a name". Meaning, water resources like Evian will still have control over their territory. However, all the resources that don't have a name should be given to the countries that need it, for example Africa.