Report 2 of presentation

            One of the top presentations that I saw was about garbage disposal in the world. It was presented by Hasan Abdulla Al-Hammadi on Tuesday May 24, 2011 in the afternoon.

Their presentation was really interesting. In the beginning of the presentation Hassan Abdulla started listing his topics which were included in the presentation. Then, he gave a small introduction about garbage, with pictures. In addition, he talked about Abu Dhabi garbage which has one of the highest rates globally. Next, he moved in a logical way by listing kinds of garbage such as, remnants of eating, papers, glass, plastic, and that resulting from construction. Furthermore, he also explained for us reasons for the increase, for example, population increase, increased rates of consumption, and urban development. Moreover, he also talked about damage such as environmental pollution and acid rain and consequences of that  harm the animals, spread of insects, foul odors. At the end of the presentation, Hasan gave good solutions for garbage disposal, for instance, writing articles in the official newspapers for public awareness, educating people and clarifying the problem and its impact on public health, re-use of waste rather than burning, donating the old stuff.

Report of Presentation

                One of the best presentations that we saw was about parking congestion in Abu Dhabi city. It was presented by Ibrahim Abdullah and Mohammed Al-Qubaisi on Monday April 18, 2011 in the afternoon.

                It was a very interesting presentation which discussed about parking problems in Abu Dhabi city, which is one of the most important problems nowadays. Ibrahim began the presentation in an attractive way, by introducing the outline of the whole presentation. Then, he discussed the history of parking congestion worldwide, which was in the United States in 1932. Next, he moved on a reasonable way by discussing how the congestion makes drivers frustrated or angry, which will be a consequence of that chaotic parking. Furthermore, he also gave us good pictures about inefficient use of space which will lead to unorganized way of parking due to unorganized parking.

                In the second half of the presentation, Mohammed tried to give good solutions for parking congestion. Robotic Car Parking is one solution to reduce congestion and driver frustration. Moreover, a parking facility also is one good solution that is used in Munich. The third solution is underground parking which is even used in some Abu Dhabi buildings. Finally, the Mawaqif system is a last solution which is also used in Abu Dhabi, but they received some feedback from some students.

                At the end of the presentation, Mohammed recommended the use of Public Transportation which will reduce congestion such as, the Dubai Metro.

Reflection on first meeting:

            In the beginning of the meeting, I opened the meeting as I’m a chairman of the group by introducing and describing the problem of pollution as related to our topic which leads us to use clean sources of energy. Then, we began to discuss the problem and what will be possible solutions. The participant, Hasan A. was suggesting some ideas of solutions that we discussed together. The secretary, Hamdan, played his part really well and wrote everything neatly.

            Overall, the meeting went well and gave usa lot of experience of how the meeting is done.

LSEC N101                  Meeting Assessment             Section: CEK

Date of meeting: 7/3/2011

Time of meeting: 4:10 pm

Venue: Class room W007

Group members:       

Chair: Hasan Jassim Al-Hammadi

Minutes taker: Hamdan Al shamsi

Participants: Hasan Abdulla Al-Hammadi

 Venue preparation:  none

Objectives:

As time passes, the UAE depends more and more on oil as the main supply of energy. Since oil is a non-renewable energy this can lead to the depletion of oil sooner rather than later. Oil as well is one of the main sources of pollution. Continuing depending on oil so much can lead to a harder life for the future generations. To stop the constant use of oil for energy we should turn to a cleaner and a more suitable source for energy. Renewable energies are the solution for a cleaner future.

Venue: Class room W009

Date : 8/3/2011

Time: 2:30pm

Group members:

Chair: Hasan Jassim Al-Hammadi

Minutes: Hamdan Al shamsi

Participants: Hasan Abdulla Al-Hammadi

Agenda:

1-      Introduction. Problem of oil.

2-       Results of using oil as a main supply of energy.

3-      Moving to alternative energy.

4-      Using renewable energy.

5-      Most suitable alternative energy for the UAE.

6-      In conclusion how this will affect the future of the UAE.

The Minutes

We are in the class room W007, having a meeting about the problems of how we get our energy and the problems about the current ways of getting it. Hassan J. called us for the meeting due to the fact that he thinks that oil is a huge problem.

Hassan J. said that oil is a huge problem worldwide; he said that it causes a lot of pollution which will affect our health and the health of our future generations. He said as well that oil is one of the main reasons of damaging the ozone layer due to the pollution that it causes resulting in global warming.

Hassan A. said that this problem mainly just affects our country; the reason is because some countries don’t have enough oil to use for energy. Hamdan A. explained the situation saying that those countries that don’t have enough oil usually import oil from a country that is rich in oil which makes this a global problem. Hassan J. agreed with Hamdan A. that this is a global problem.

Hamdan A. said that oil is a problem but using alternative sources of energy can be really expensive and time consuming; it won’t be as efficient as oil, which in result can cost a lot of money without offering us the necessary amount of energy. Hassan J. disagreed with Hamdan A. and said that if we use geothermal energy as a source of energy, even if it does consume time and it’s expensive, it will greatly reduce the pollution that we have in the UAE.

 Hassan A. said that the best alternative way of getting energy in the UAE is solar power. He said because in the UAE the sun usually shines giving us the advantage of harvesting a lot of energy through solar panels. Hassan J. partially agreed with Hassan A. but Hassan J. said that using a lot of solar panels can be too expensive to use it to supply a lot of areas in the UAE with solar energy. He said that getting energy through geothermal sources was a good idea since the UAE is a country with a really high temperature giving it the possibilities of being a good place for geothermal energy.

Hamdan A. said that we can use all three types of alternative energies which are solar, geothermal and wind energy. He said that since the UAE is a desert country it will have the possibility of having a good amount of wind. He said that using all three will first cut down the costs of just using solar energy and lower the amount of time to build multiple geothermal plants. Hassan A. and Hassan J. agreed with Hamdan’s point of view.

At the end of the meeting we all came to a conclusion. Hassan A. said that using these types of source of energy can dramatically reduce the amount of oil that we use for energy and hopefully in the future we won’t depend much on oil. Hassan J. agreed with Hassan A. and he added that heading towards a cleaner source of energy can allow us to have a healthier future for the next generations. Hamdan A. agreed with both of them and added that this will probably lead to less pollution and the conservation of the amount of oil we have for the next generations.

TIPS FOR PRESENTERS:

1.       Don’t memorize your presentation. Make brief notes to guide you.

2.       Practice many times.

3.       At the beginning, relax, take a deep breath, and wait until the audience is quiet.

4.       Speak loudly and clearly, and use your voice for stress and emphasis.

5.       Use gestures to show meaning. Make them slowly and clearly.

6.       Use simple visual aids that everyone can see.

7.       Most significantly, make eye contact with the audience as you speak.

8.       Don’t say, “Finished” or “That’s all” at the end. Smile and say “Thank you” and ask audience for question.

9.       Think about how you can do better next time and fix the mistake.

I think that seven and eight is most important, which makes presentation more powerful.

Personal introduction

 

Hasan Abdullah Al-Hammadi

I’d like to introduce Hasan Abdullah Al-Hammadi

He was born on 24st February 1990 and so he is now 20 years old. He was born in Dhalma but now lives in Abu Dhabi in Khalifa A City. He has three brothers. In his free time, Hasan likes playing football, meeting new friends, reading books, and swimming. He has visited two other countries, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia.

His ambition is to be a writer and establish his ideas to people, and to be a pacemaker in the future.

His best holiday was when he went to the United Kingdom to visit Madame Tussaud's and Big Ben and take some pictures.

He thinks the best thing about ADMC is the timetable because he likes the afternoon learning.

And the worst thing is the IELTS system which is not helpful for students.

His motto is: When you are in light, everything will follow you. But when you enter dark, even your own shadow will not follow you. That is life. 

Now you know a little bit about Hasan Abdullah, his family and leisure activities.

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