| Participant |
Pre-Conference Survey
(15) |
Post-Conference Survey
(17) |
Because of your
experience at the Student Academic Conference, did your
ability to maintain good eye contact (increase, decrease, no
change) (Post 18) |
Briefly explain how
speaking at the Student Academic Conference either made your
ability to maintain good eye contact increase or decrease
(Post 19) |
| 02 |
7 |
6 |
increase |
People felt like I was talking right to them
if I made eye contact, so I made a point to look at who I was
talking to. |
| 03 |
7 |
5 |
no change |
This actually didn't really apply to my
presentation because copies of my story were handed out and
everyone followed along. I would probably do it differently next
time because no one looked at me and all eyes were on my paper.
|
| 04 |
8 |
8 |
no change |
|
| 05 |
6 |
9 |
increase |
Because I was better prepared for the
presentation, my confidence level was higher, thereby increasing
my comfort level with looking at the audience rather than my
notes. |
| 06 |
10 |
10 |
no change |
|
| 07 |
6 |
7 |
increase |
no change. My presentation was a hindrance
because I had to control it, therefore reducing eye contact with
my audience. However, I tried to at least use a great deal of
eye contact with them, as it's important. |
| 08 |
10 |
6 |
no change |
no change |
| 09 |
5 |
6 |
no change |
more practice |
| 10 |
8 |
10 |
no change |
|
| 11 |
0 |
10 |
increase |
|
| 12 |
5 |
2 |
no change |
AS i said before, my teacher told us just to
read our paper, so I didn't have good eye contact. |
| 13 |
9 |
8 |
no change |
|
| 14 |
9 |
10 |
no change |
I'm good with eye contact already. I don't
feel I need improvement. |
| 15 |
10 |
9 |
no change |
Eye contact was necessary, so I did it as
much as I could. |
| 16 |
9 |
0 |
increase |
|
| 17 |
7 |
10 |
no change |
Eye contact is very importantn in order to
find out if those you are speaking to understand what you are
saying. |
| 18 |
10 |
10 |
no change |
|
| 19 |
8 |
7 |
no change |
none |
| 21 |
10 |
10 |
no change |
I am presenting a memorized speech; I look at
the audience during my entire presentation. That never changes.
|
| 22 |
6 |
6 |
no change |
|
| 23 |
5 |
7 |
increase |
I thought that it made we more aware of the
fact that I should try to maintain eye contact. |
| 24 |
8 |
9 |
no change |
|
| 25 |
8 |
6 |
no change |
|
| 26 |
6 |
8 |
no change |
|
| 28 |
7 |
3 |
decrease |
I have to not read my presentation and not
have the sentence written out for me to look |
| 29 |
8 |
7 |
no change |
|
| 30 |
10 |
10 |
no change |
I don't read from a script. I know the
importance of eye contact. Often, the success of your speech
will be judged on your contact with the audience. |
| 31 |
10 |
9 |
increase |
Because I was able to talk directly and with
confidence about my topic and feeling comfortable about the
topic, I was able to maintain eye contact with those that
stopped by my poster. |
| 32 |
8 |
10 |
no change |
|
| 33 |
7 |
9 |
no change |
|
| 34 |
2 |
9 |
no change |
no change--i feel i have good eye contact
with people |
| 35 |
6 |
9 |
no change |
Eye contact during a presentation has always
been something I focus on, so there was no significant change.
|
| 36 |
5 |
7 |
increase |
I made a very conscious effort to maintain
eye contact with the audience during my presentation.
|
| 37 |
6 |
9 |
no change |
had speech memorized so no need to look down
|
| 38 |
10 |
10 |
increase |
Again, the more opportunities you have to do
this the more comfortable you become. |
| 39 |
9 |
7 |
no change |
I don't belive that this had any bearing on
my comfortability with eye contact |
| 40 |
10 |
9 |
no change |
|
| 41 |
5 |
8 |
no change |
|
| 42 |
7 |
9 |
increase |
Each time a person presents, they are able to
feel more comfortable maintaining eye contact. |