The following video is an informative speech by Nannapat. Overall the presentation was good. However, I felt that the beginning of the speech was a little weak and could have used a stronger opening. Taking a vacation to a hospital is not a compelling idea to most people. Try using a bolder statement that would catch your audience’s attention.
The organization of Nannapat’s speech was good. She began by clearly establishing the four main points of her message and she made it easy for her audience to remember them by using alliteration. I like that she used purposeful gestures to emphasize her speaking points as well. By physically counting on your fingers in front of your audience you create another memory jogger for your audience to remember your main points. If you are going to use a list of words when speaking or writing be careful to use the same word type. For example, use all nouns or all adjectives. Don’t try to mix the two or else the list of words will sound awkward and will not flow together as you speak. I would suggest using the following list of nouns in your speech: certification, choice, cleanliness, and communication.
I thought that Nannapat maintained good eye contact with her audience and also did a good job avoiding vocal fillers. She also created appropriate inflection in her voice to avoid sounding monotone. The use of a PowerPoint slideshow didn’t seem to be necessary, but it may have been a requirement by her professor. Since the subject of delivering PowerPoint presentations can be quite lengthy I will keep my comments brief. I’m glad to see that Nannapat did not read from her slides and did not stare at the slides as she spoke. Too often people forget that they are speaking to an audience and not to a PowerPoint slide.
Lastly, I would like to thank Nannapat for sending me her video. What did you think of Nannapat’s speech? Leave a comment below or grade her yourself. Want to see your video here then send me an email with a link or video file to christopher@grademypresentation.com
