Have you bothered looking at yourself as if you are watching another person? To be honest, I have not. I've only listened to my voice a few times through voice recording but I barely bother to video record myself when I talk and communicate in front of many people.
Today I finally had a good thorough examination of myself as a third person. Thanks to the video recorded presentation that I participated. I was a bit apprehensive before the whole thing. The weird part was to look at myself talking on TV. Geez, I might have done something stupid or hilarious when I talked. I look horrible on screen. My voice sounds so terrible. The idea just freaked me out utterly.
Anyway, the talk and the recording went well. :) I'm really happy and pleased that my peers and my instructor had given me many constructive suggestions. Most importantly I finally found myself the courage to look at myself and anaylse myself as another person. The feeling is so amazingly great because I spotted my flaws and also acknowledged the good sides of mine. Some of the good sides were things I thought would be a down side of mine but surprisingly been complimented by others and of course vice versa.
I guess same thing applies in other general sides of ourselves too. When we are just ourselves and doing things, we never noticed our other sides, which can only be seen by others. Things we think we are good at may be seen as the opposite to others and vice versa. This is because we are so used to ourselves. We are so adapted to our own thinking and behaviour and sometimes have ignored others and perhaps even hurt others unintentionally without realising. It's always great to listen to others' opinions about us sometimes. We may be surprised to find some hidden insights of ourselves.
After looking at myself with the aid of others this afternoon, I realise I do have plenty room of improvement for better perspicuous presentations in future. I'm also going to apply the same concept in a general way of myself. Ah, one flaw I just noticed from the video recording, which is I definitely need to go for regular workout. NO, I'm not going to elaborate this any further. *lol*
♥ every page of my imagination
