Critique the Professionals
The purpose of this project is to provide clarity and application in a world for which communication is of monumental importance and value. Visit the TED website at Ted Talks Website (https://www.ted.com/talks.) and listen to any presentation that interests you. Compare the speaker’s delivery and visual support materials with the concepts presented in your textbook. What works? What doesn’t work?
Critique/analyze presentation related elements found in the textbook and your own thoughts.
- Was the speaker overly animated, were gestures or hand movements distracting or vice-versa?
- Did the speaker speak too slowly, fast, or evenly?
- Was terminology easy to understand?
- Was sense of humor appropriate?
- Did the audience appear to be interested?
- If visuals such as Power Points or props were used, were they helpful?
- Were they too busy or simple to follow?
- Think of times when you watched a presentation that you either enjoyed or did not. What elements contributed to that?
