Today, it was the day for the meeting. Therefore I had to start the day earlier than usual and needed to take time for the presentation practice. I turned on the computer and opened the presentation file. But I could not make the presentation perfect, I made many mistakes and frequent pause during the practice. I was not so sure why my brain was blanked. So I just gave up the practice and just prepared to go to the office. Before the meeting, I just tried to make me calm down and briefly checked the presentation file not to forget the important issues to mention in the meeting. Anyway, I finished the presentation and answer some questions. But I could not be happy at all because my results were not successful and my English was not that fluent. I only can tell them, I can show more nice results in the next meeting.
After the meeting, my boss came to my office and encouraged me a lot.
He complimented me on my work and efforts and made me feel better.
Also, he suggeted me to work on another project as a backup. He also mentioned about the risk of my project and advise me not to depress on the results. In fact, I have worried about my future a lot for quite long because I know that without any good results, my future could not be successful and hopeful. But his encourgements brought me strong motivation and energy to struggle to work with the project. It was not a best day at all, but it will be my turning point on my career in the lab.
Every three months, I’m attending a company meeting and presenting the progress of a certain project.
Today, I had a meeting. That’s why I had to start the day earlier than usual and needed to allot time for practicing for the presentation. I turned on the computer and opened the presentation file, but I couldn’t make it perfect. I was having a lot of mistakes and frequently pause during the practice. I didn’t know why I am being mentally blocked. So, I just gave up from practicing and just prepared to go to the office. Before the meeting, I just tried to make myself calm and checked the file briefly so I won’t forget those important issues to mention in the meeting. Anyway, I finished the presentation well and able to answer some questions raised in the meeting. However, I couldn’t feel happy at all because the result wasn’t that successful and I couldn’t speak in English fluently. I just told them that I could show more results on the next meeting.
After the meeting, my boss came to my office and gave me a lot of courage.
He complimented me on my work and efforts and made me feel better.
Also, he suggested me to work on another project as a back-up. He also mentioned about the risk of my project and advise me not to feel depress by the result. Actually, I’ve been worrying about my future a lot for quite a long time now, because I know that if I couldn’t get good results from my projects, my future could not be successful. But with my boss’ encouragement, it brought me strong motivation and energy to strive to work hard for the project. It wasn’t the best day, but I will be more serious on my career.
