My topic for the ten-minute seminar was about mainstream schools and how they cope with children who have learning disabilities like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, touching very quickly on the Special Education and Disability act of May 2001.

The first acetate I used was a picture from the Sunday telegraph which showed a young boy facing a brick wall, The headline of the article was that there are two million children who have special education needs, and the law says the authorities must provide for them but all they get is a wall of silence.

It did give quite an impact, even though I had put it on the overhead projector back to front.

I had spent quite along time preparing for the seminar in order that I explained the main points correctly. I have a lot of information on ADHD, but I do feel that I had the right amount with me for the time that was allocated.

The delivery of my presentation from the feedback I received from the audience appeared to be very well done, however I did not feel very confident, and my nerves and dry mouth made it quite difficult.

I used acetates on the overhead projector, which I found to be very effective although, the tutor did note some spelling mistakes, I felt they were an appropriate type of visual aid for this presentation.

It is always expected of me within the Access group to be lively and enthusiastic as this is my personality as a whole. I am very enthusiastic about this subject, probably due to being quite involved in a personal way, however I am not sure how effective this was during the ten minutes, as again, my nerves played a big part.

I feel the interest of the audience was maintained well throughout. Our group is supportive of each other, which made it easy to maintain the necessary eye contact. The subject is also very interesting and I was sure most of the group could relate to the impact of having a special needs child and what that entailed

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Once the presentation was over, I enjoyed answering the questions; it gave me a lot of confidence in that I had sustained their attention very well. The feedback I received was fantastic, every sheet was complimentary, and overall the comments said that it was very well structured, interesting, informative, and well paced.

In reflection, I feel that all my objectives were achieved.

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List of contents

1. Evaluation Essay

2. Copies of feedback assessment sheets

3. Acetates used in presentation

4. Notes used in presentation

5. Copy of case study

6. Research material