My first impression of Dr. Vollner was that she is incredibly laid back and easy going. She was extremely fascinating to listen to because she made the material very interesting and relatable. She mentioned that it had been a while since she taught this course. I think it’s awesome that she has taught this course, because it made her lecture more enjoyable. She knew how to present it so that it was easy to understand and digest, and the powerpoint itself was very interesting and detailed. She referenced our textbook, and if I am not mistaken she was the first guest lecturer to mention it. This goes back to her having taught the course before, but it still gave us a place to go if we wanted to find more information on the topic. It just helped tie everything together. I thought it was wonderful that she almost placed herself on our level. She didn’t come across as a professor; she came across as maybe a graduate student. I think it really worked out in her favor. It seemed to help keep people more engaged in her lecture. It made it easier to relate to her and the material when she asked us different questions, such as the example of the spectrums of height and skin color. She used common …show more content…
I was born and raised in Tucson, so frozen dirt isn’t something that would automatically come to mind as an issue during an excavation. It was a very interesting tidbit that helped me open my mind to potential problems that can occur at any time in the process. I found the case study as a whole very fascinating. It took two excavations to retrieve all of the materials, and it was very clear the body has been dismembered. I knew as soon as Dr. Vollner showed the image of the ribcage and sternum; the humerus was cut in an odd place, not somewhere you would normally break a bone. Because I am doing my final research paper on marks on bones, I found the analysis of the saw marks on the bones really
Her transition into her conclusion was not obvious, and it did not reiterate any of the main ideas from the body. Her closing sentence “We should be getting adults to start thinking more like children”, is an ironic and powerful statement. It would have closed the speech very well, if she had slowed down when she was speaking it. It sounded like she was going to tell us more, because of the way she said the last sentence. Because of this, there was a slight awkward pause between her ending and the audiences clapping. Despite the weird ending, I could tell the audience really enjoyed her speech. It was memorable because of the way she delivered her information, her use of visual aids, and it’s relativity to the audience. I feel the primary message was not only to inform about how children think, but also to encourage adults to be more open minded, imaginative, and creative. In other words, be more like a
There are many things to do when you find a dead person's bones and have called the police. According to the text in “Dead men talking: Solving Crimes Through Science” by David Kohn you should “take a look at the crime scene and say, ‘What does this scene tell me?’” Which also means to look around and see if there is any evidence to what how the person's bones got there. It may sound dumb, but when they do this they get a lot of hints to what might have happened. So when I went to look around I saw that the dirt didn't have any grass growing on top of which meant that the bones were buried recently.
From a communication and speech analysis stand point Ms. Alexander kept her self poised, keep her tone of voice smooth and inflecting when she needed to drive certain points home. She kept the audience engaged by moving around telling personal anecdotes that related to her topic to allow the persuasiveness of her speech to drive home about the problem of the criminal justice system and race as a whole. Her first point that really captivates and hooks you in within a matter of minutes of listening to the speech is when she says, “ People of color are the main ones incarcerated…Put in cages and treated worse than animals.” Right their she captivates and audience that otherwise believe she's crazy talking about race in the criminal justice system. Ms. Alexander managed to captivate and all WHITE audience on a topic that most had already made up there minds on. Her speech was effective in that all statistics about her topic she
Otherwise, there seemed to be no significant or obvious distinction amongst members. The attitudinal makeup of the audience was either neutral or positive, as Davis and his work are most known for being lighthearted and joyful. Mr. Davis undoubtedly considered these elements when he planned his lecture, as a large portion of it was centered around the nostalgic feeling the Garfield comics give to the crowd (C3). Regarding the introduction used during the lecture, I felt that it was more than effective in its explanation of Davis by showing what he is primarily known for, what the audience was about to witness, and by creating a favorable atmosphere for the lecture. To gain the audience’s attention, a video demonstrating Mr. Davis’s history and accomplishments was played before he began his lecture. Overall, I thought that it was a moderately effective introduction because it reinforced the interest of the audience, displayed the significance Davis has to the illustration business, and presented his credibility as well-known illustrator. For example, I thought it was interesting that the administrator jokingly announced Davis as a man too important to be talking a public lecture. On the other hand, however, I also thought that the introduction was somewhat ineffective in that it never overviewed what was going to be talked about in the rest of the lecture (C4).
Every speaker was humble even though they have this amazing world changing technology. If they went up there and were prideful there would be this disconnect and your message wouldn’t be heard. Danielle has this high up position and has tons of experience but states she still has more to learn. It put her and the audience on the same level.
According to Gaensslen, Harris, and Lee (2008), the body of a ten-year-old girl was found by an oil field worker, in the morning of July 2nd, 1987 at 9 A.M. (p. 340). The female body was lying “approximately one hundred feet from” (Gaensslen et al., 2008, p. 340) on the old field road when the worker found her. The victim was left on the road facing down and covered with debris from the road. According to Gaensslen et al., (2008), the victim’s body had visible shoe print
While she is up there speaking through her very soul, you can automatically feel a deep connection to her and her writing. No matter what struggles you go through in life, putting yourself into the mind of someone else who might just be dealing with the same exact problems, can help a person more than anyone could think. Even though it was a question and answer with a presentation, it felt like so much more; without even reading an excerpt from one of her books, you can still hear the very same unique tone and emotional depth speak through her very words. After I left the panel, reading her books became so much more of an emotional and heartfelt ride.
Mrs. Arnold was very well spoken throughout the course of her speaking. She was not boring and was able to keep my attention along with the rest of the class. She was very helpful in the sense that she would explain something further if somebody was lost or had questions to ask. She voice was not monotone and it sounded like she wanted to be there. From the tone of her voice, it sounded like she really liked what she was talking about. She did not stutter or pause at any moment. She really understood what she was talking about and that helped with the follow if her presentation. As far as her physical delivery, she just sort of stood in one place the entire time Whenever she would talk, she would use her hands a lot to put emphasis on
She offered several examples herself, and did a fantastic job of furthering the conversation for each example and taking it far deeper than I believe most could have. She is one of the most skilled facilitators I’ve ever had the privilege to experience. Continuing after the discussion, she finished by describing a fantastic metaphor for social control involving mountains, then thanked us all and sent us out with many pages of further reading and
During 1956, a skull was found near River Ouse. It was found near the village of Ricall, Yorkshire. A farmer was happily digging his crops until he felt something solid and hard. He scraped the soil and found a human skeleton! He called the police but the police decided the bones were not modern bones so they decided to call the archaeologists. They found sixty-nine more bones. Some questions to consider is:
She has banned two chemicals that can hurt people’s health. Besides that, she is a killer mountain climber! What I liked about her presentation was how straightforward it was. In addition, when she spoke about statistics, she had proof and showed it. After watching her presentation, I became more aware of how many chemicals there are in things we use in our everyday lives. Never before would I have thought that even just by eating, one could harm their health. She intrigued me to learn more about these chemicals and how I can prevent them from harming me. Although I did like most of her presentation, I thought she could have been more professional. She was very awkward during the whole thing. For me, if you are a public speaker, you should not be as awkward at all. Some parts were confusing and I felt as if it had nothing to do with her topic. However, overall, it was a good presentation. When I looked her up, I found a quote that she always says that I thought was very inspirational; “There are storms and avalanches, but you keep plodding up the mountain to make it to the
On September 9, 1991 a discovery was made that changed scientist’s view on the Neolithic and Copper Era forever. What was found turned out to be the oldest frozen mummy ever in history. Little did scientists know that what they could have on their hands is a murder.
I must admit some of her comments angered me almost to the point that I wanted to leave. Professor Chiara Piovani has a 22 month old baby but feels her time is better spent teaching. I found it interesting that she in many aspects wanted to give up mothering nearly all together to focus on financial gain. I found it amazing how she brought up questions and ideas I just assumed were already unanimously agreed upon. The fact that women’s efforts in unpaid fashions were not compensated. She has many ideas that I believe will stay ideas because
The Excellent Speaker Series is an organized advantageous activity for students currently taking a public speaking class. This series is handled by the college's speech professor, Carolynn Schmies. This activity gives these students the opportunity to see how an excellent speaker performs. The speech professor, Carolynn Schmies, invites past students to perform their speeches in front of her classes. Chosen students exhibit great speaking abilities, interesting topics, as well as excellent leadership abilities. I was chosen among her students and have spoken to her classes various times. Furthermore, as a favor to her students and herself, I would stay after class to offer advice to the students. Overall, I am incredibly honored to have
First I want to apologize for late response but I was absent from work. Of course in this situation the lab or office would be better. We want to shoot the locations that display best the kind of research or work that you do. So please, list location, equipment and props that provide the best photo opportunity. This will be helpful to the photographer. Please, response also according to the convenient dates and time.