Presentation Analysis

This post will analyze the chapters each group worked on and how they presented.  

I will also explain what I think about each presentation. 

 

Group One (Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4) 

Chapter 1: Getting Started (Jaely, Jessenia, and Rembrant) 

 

This chapter explains how to prepare for presentations the importance of overcoming anxiety or other fears. It would be hard to present when you have trouble standing in front of a crowd. 

 

Chapter 2: Preparing Your First Presentation (Kevin and Matthew) 

 

This one talks about the common types of first presentations. The first type is impromptu presentations, which is one that does not allow for substantial planning and practice before the presentation is given. You may not have a script ready, so focus your words and think about your audience in order to make a meaningful presentation. The chapter also says to use style, as in make your presentations different from others. Light humor and the use of “we” will help connect to your audience. The second type are classmate presentations, a presentation that involves interviewing a classmate and presenting what you know about them. This presentation involves planning interview questions and recording answers beforehand. Always go for what is unique in the student, the presentation would get boring fast if the only thing you know about the student you are presenting is their birthplace and age. The third type are presentations about yourself, which is a presentation in which you describe your background and other meaningful things about you. Try to develop a form of structure so that you are not all over the place and make the content meaningful. The fourth and last type are demonstration presentations, a formal informative speech that teaches the audience how something works or how to perform some task. This one is fairly simple, only needing organization and visuals to keep it interesting. 

 

 

Chapter 3: Selecting a Topic and Purpose (Anabella and Gabriela)

 

This chapter discusses how to find a good topic to present about. Some strategies that can be used is brainstorming, where you think of as many topics as you can. Taking personal inventory, where you consider your values, skills and beliefs is also a viable option. If all else fails, researching the internet is just as fine. The other half of the chapter talks about the purpose of the presentation. The speech to inform seeks to increase the audience's level of understanding or knowledge about a topic. The speech to persuade seeks to influence the audience’s feelings, attitudes, beliefs, values, or behaviors. The special occasion speech is one that highlights an event. They can be a welcoming speech, celebrating anniversaries, or a nomination speech. 

  

Chapter 4: Analyzing The Audience (Darely, Naomi, and Jessica) 

 

This chapter elaborates on the importance of making sure you know your audience. There are things you need to understand within society, conventional wisdom is the customary set of understandings of what is true or right. Knowing the demographics (age, ethnicity, occupation, etc.) of an audience will help determine how they’ll respond to your message. 

 

How They Did:  

 

I did not expect much of anything considering it would be our first presentation that was this large, but the presentation blew my expectations. 

 

Group Two (Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9)

Chapter 5: Finding Information and Supporting Your Ideas (Alexander and Byran) 

 

This chapter discusses the different types of research. Your personal experience can be used as a source of information. The library holds many kinds of resources that can be researched for your topic. The internet has so much information that you’ll probably never find what you need. 

 

Chapter 6: Organizing & Outlining Your Presentation (Mayla and Joel) 

 

This chapter will teach you where your information goes in your presentation. By following the principle of subordination, you will be able to indicate which material is more important and which is not through symbols and indents. The principle of division allows you to determine if a point is to be divided into two. The principle of parallelism states that all points must use the same grammar.  

 

Chapter 7: Delivering Speeches (Kaylie and Tania) 

 

This chapter will tell you how to prepare and deliver a speech. All the methods of delivery are memorized, manuscript, extemporaneous, and impromptus. The use of rate, pause, duration, pitch, volume, enunciation, and fluency are all vocal ways to deliver your speech.  

 

Chapter 8: Choosing Your Words (Bryan and Kenny) 

 

Knowing what you say can be impactful to the audience. Words constantly grow and change and are used symbolically and are a powerful tool in the world.  

 

Chapter 9: Visual Resources & Presentation Technology (Ana and Maria) 

 

Sensory aids along with dual coding (speaking with information displayed) will make it easier for your audience to know what you are talking about. Slides, tables, charts, pictures, and flowcharts are all the different ways you can display information. 

 

How They Did:

They all knew exactly what they were talking about, very little pauses and smooth transitions between each chapter. They all did amazing. 

 

 

Group Three (Chapters 10, 11, 12, and the Appendix)

Chapter 10: Presenting to Inform (Ashley, Amanda, and Stephanie) 

 

Only giving information is a boring and ineffective way for your audience to be able to learn. Making the audience curious, think on a hard question, or perplexed about a confusing issue are all ways you can attract attention. For the audience to learn, you must encourage them 

 

Chapter 11: Presenting Persuasive Messages (Amber and Bethany) 

 

To persuade is to influence an audience’s choices by changing their responses to an idea or belief. The use of ethos, pathos, and logos can help you influence anyone. 

 

Chapter 12: Speaking on Special Occasions (Carlos, Laura, and Javier) 

 

Special occasion presentations bring the people and events together. For every special occasion presentation, they have different purposes, styles, and organization fitted for each event. 

 

The Appendix (Adrian and Marc) 

 

Working in groups is common for creating presentations. Groups allow themselves to be more creative, coordinated, decisive, and communicative. Group members are not burdened by having to do the entire presentation by themselves, only having to do a few small sections out of many. 

 

How They Did: 

While some of the slides were full of words, despite that, they were all able to present smoothly and phenomenally. 

 

Conclusion

Like what the instructor said, public speaking is a form of art, an art that can be improved with experience. I hope we can continue learning to help make our presentations better.