My Presentation At The Fight Against Climate Change

One possible problem regarding organization was that I had too many sub points, and that caused me to go over the time limit. My speech might have been more memorable if I had chosen two points for each side and gone in more

Finally, one of the main aspects that could have used improvement would be the introduction. The attention getter was not as effective as I had hoped it would be. It didn’t seem to grab anybody’s attention so the speech was already off to a not so great start. While the main topics were introduced it could have been done more effectively instead of just listing of the three main topics. Also the thesis statement could have been more thought out with more information about my

Describe five significant points (in detail and complete sentences) that you absorbed from this presentation that is related to what

3. Was the speech well-organized? Did it have a robust introduction, a solid body with specific main points, and a conclusion? How was the time allotment for each section (too long, too short?) Were the times dedicated to each section appropriate? (Introduction and Conclusion: between 45 seconds to1 minute; Body: main points each 1:15 – 1:30)

I went into detail how by listening to my speech, they could possibly help a family member or friend in the future. Finally, my preview of the main points did a great job of giving a roadmap into the rest of my speech. I went into each of my three main ideas and talked about what I would be examining within each of them. I made sure not to use any evidence too early or give too much away in the preview. I simply discussed what would be later covered in the coming minutes. An example, one of my points was government involvement. I previewed that I would be discussing the difference between how government at the local and national level affected access and how they differed.

During the presentation, I was nervous and was jumping around a lot (according to other classmates). I think I spoke loud enough and I memorized the proceure and materials, but not all of the conclusion

I made all of my slides and reported on all of them. In addition to that, I did the conclusion of our report. Mark did the overview. Mark and I both volunteered for the extra roles. I don’t want to give the impression that no one else was willing; we simply volunteered first. Our group was very good overall. We started early, mostly individually. I think most people, myself included, made the slides on their own computers then transferred the information over to the google doc the day before the presentation. It worked out very nicely. There were minor issues with disagreements on formatting, where the person who had issues with our bright pink background did not check with the group before changing the entire layout the night before the presentation. But we changed it back, and it was no big deal. We tried our best to organize the flow of information from broad to narrow, but it was difficult because we all had such widely different topics. In the end, however, I felt the presentation flowed well. This group of people was really fun to work

The feedback I received was varied. The planning, structure and content of the presentation was good and well structured. Based on this feedback I was happy with the flow and how the presentation came across from this perspective. As a result I don’t think I would change how I went about creating the presentation. I do a lot of planning and project work as part of my day to day job so structuring it I found quite

After re-watching your speech, do you think you clearly explained a complex idea so that a non-expert audience could understand it? Was this a topic that will help your audience in some way? Why or why not? How could you have done this even more effectively?

To analyse the presentation and teamwork I need to be able to understand everyone has different experiences and different ways of working and had their own view on teamwork. My confidence grew as I got to know the team. Giving the presentation has helped me with my confidence, which I will need when I am working in the health care. I have also learned to speak up more and encourage others to take part when they where being quiet and not pulling their weight. It was good to do research using the appropriate methods, looking at journals and professional sites. I managed to hold it together during the presentation in front of everyone. I knew the presentation was not going to go as well has it could due to the lack of practice. The reason I was so nervous was

We structured the presentation well by stating the three main points in the introduction and conclusions, and the visuals before each new point. We worked well during the presentation because we practiced how to transition (although I think we need more work as it seemed sloppy) and to cue each other when to move on. Each person also got to speech on each point, so it was less skewed toward one person speaking more (although this problem was still present). Our presentation was clear because we stated explicitily what our goals were for the presentation, what our service was, the points we addresses, and how it related to the audience. We stated all of these components in the introduction, but also kept reminding people throughout the presentation. For example, the last sub point for the second and third point tied our points to the service and goals. We engaged the audience throughout the presentation too. We started off with asking the audience their opinions on some outfits. We asked a question in the middle of the speech about a TV show to make sure everyone was on the same page and to relate our service to their lives. We also kept explaining (especially at the end) how our service would work for our audience (like when Taylar mentioned college fair attire in the

What were the strengths and weaknesses of the introduction? How did you gain the audience’s attention?

My introduction was quite low. Like they always say the beginning of everything is always the hardest. Later on when I continued with my speech I started to gain my audience’s attention since I became more confidence in my self than when I first started my presentation. I had my note card with me that really helped me a lot with all my points, hence I could have forgotten everything that I had prepared on the table for the day. It helped me in reviewing all my points one by one. I used the power point method as part of the requirement for the presentation. Which also helped in supporting my speech, since it gave a better understanding on what I was talking about.

I think that for the most part I did pretty well on this speech, but of course there are areas to improve upon such as more eye contact and slowing down my speech. My speech was very thoroughly researched, spending a week on the research and then a week working on my delivery. Another thing I did well on was I had absolutely no anxiety on this speech which is a huge improvement from my last speech when I was so concerned about forgetting a word or two and forgot most of my speech, resulting in me getting so nervous it was hard to deliver a speech! For this speech I wrote it, and then I read it, summarized it and wrote down notes on my summary so it was a lot easier for me to remember. It also helped tying the persuasive speech into my informative speech because I had extra information on the subject from my research from the previous speech.

I got very good comments and they all appreciate my presentation, the way I started and they way I conclude and the most important I did not took more than the schedule time and I was well prepared with my message and my key words as George Torok says in his book “Know your message and identified your key words that support that”.[1]