The following video is an informative speech that was delivered by Aaron. Take a moment to listen to his presentation. What did you notice from the very beginning of Aaron’s presentation? He is passionate about his topic and it shows. If you are given the opportunity to choose your own topic, always pick a topic you are passionate about. Why? Because you will always deliver a better presentation on something that you are familiar with or have a genuine interest in. One key reason is because your thoughts will come to you quickly and you won’t find yourself stumbling around for words or using vocal fillers. Notice how Aaron did a pretty good job of avoiding vocal fillers.
I like the fact that Aaron used small cue cards instead of an 8 ½ X 11 piece of paper. It’s really distracting to your audience if your hands are flailing about with a large piece of paper. Remember to keep good eye contact with your audience so that they are engaged in your speech. I think Aaron did a pretty good job in this area.
I’m glad that Aaron also cited his sources especially since he was giving an informative speech. The quote that he used from a personal interview with a friend gave his message some added validity as well. Be careful with transitional statements. I think the use of the word “transpose” was awkward. The word “segue” would have been better.
Did you notice Aaron’s body language? He involved his hands with purposeful gestures and gave us good facial expressions to bring emphasis to his message. Speaking of his message, he organized it well. When you are organizing your message one good rule of them to use is this… Tell them what you are going to tell them, then tell them, then tell them what you told them. Got it? 
Aaron did just that. He started with a good intro and highlighted his main talking points then in the body of his message he gave more details about those points then gave us a brief summary towards the end. Lastly he used Disney’s slogan as a closing thought and a graceful way to end his presentation. Leave a comment and let me know what you thought of Aaron’s presentation.
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