Reflection: Speaking and Listening CA

Our Speaking and Listening CA was done in form of a press conference, with Victor Frankenstein and his creature being questioned by several people ( Henry Clerval, a professor, a reverend, a detective, a villager and a reporter). The creature had just burnt down the villager's barn as well as destroyed several houses, releasing terror on the village. However, the creature blames his creator, for abandoning him in the first place.

Overall, I think we did quite well. It wasn't very awkward and we managed to stay in character throughout the press conference. Jacelyn, who was the reverend, did an excellent job of being appalled at Frankenstein's actions. For that matter, everyone represented their character really well, with Bryan (the villager) being horrified and scared, Jamie ( Henry Clerval) defending Frankenstein loyally, Jasmin (the professor) awed at the fact that Frankenstein brought a dead being back to life, Nicole (the reporter) being inquisitive and slightly nosy at time, Maxwell ( the detective) neutral and maintaining peace throughout the press conference and lastly, but not least, Hasmah ( the creature ) who portrayed the sympathetic case of the creature excellently. 

As for myself, I played Victor Frankenstein, who admitted he had created the creature but refused to take responsibility towards the creature and its actions. I was slightly nervous, fidgeted too much and I spoke too fast and soft at times. However, I do think I managed to maintain Victor's calm, irresponsible character throughout the presentation.

Although the press conference was good, I still think that there is room for improvement. We could have overcome the short silence towards the end of the presentation and we could have ended it on a slightly smoother note. Also, we could have worked harder on staying focused as some of us started smiling at some point in the presentation and showed more emotion. Our press conference was meant to be full of emotions, but that didn't really come off that well.

All in all, it was a great performance, though it had room for improvement.