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I have based my second presentation on a TED talk. The lecturer was David Chalmers and the title of his lecture was ’How do you explain consciousness’. When I was browsing the TED homepage searching for a base for my second presentation, I was really glad to find this particular one, because when I was a little child, I have wondered about consciousness quite a lot. Naturally I was hoping for some exact explanation on consciousness, but I was not disappointed, when I did not get what I expected. In fact, I was glad that the TED talk gave me a lot to think about and I hoped that I would be able to convey the very interesting message of the talk to my classmates. In his lecture, Mr. Chalmers phrased his ideas in a very logical, structured and …show more content…

I have never presented an issue which was even remotely connected to some aspect of science, so naturally, I was a bit nervous at the beginning, and I believe, anyone listening to my presentation could have told that. However, similarly to my first presentation, as I progressed forward with my topic, most of my nervousness went away, and I started to enjoy explaining ideas about the notion of consciousness to my audience. Unfortunately, due to my initial nervousness, similarly to my first presentation at class, I have left out thoughts that might have helped my audience to understand the notion of consciousness I presented, in greater depth. I hoped that the second time I would be able to stand in front of the class without any anxiety, and would be able to give a better presentation than last time. As I have mentioned, I was a bit nervous at the beginning of my presentation, and I believe that this could be the result of the fact that I have never presented scientific ideas, and I was very nervous about whether I would be able to convey Mr. Chalmers’ ideas understandably. I believe, I was able to do so, but I am also aware that my audience’s understanding of the notion of consciousness would have benefitted from the details, which I have left out at the beginning due to my

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