The following video is from Chris Brons at Amarillo College. Chris gives an informative speech about Trinity Fellowship Church. I think Chris did a great job delivering his speech. In the beginning of his speech Chris used a quote that was interesting and helped gain the attention of his audience. He used this quote with a good transitional statement that led him into his presentation. He later used another quote from Albert Einstein to bring closure to his presentation. Quotes are not necessary in every speech, but the use of quotes is quite common to open or close a speech because most of the time the chosen quote has a profound statement that is thought provoking to your audience and will help them to remember your message.
Chris’ speech also had a good conversational style by using a varied tone and rate during his delivery. In other words, he did not sound monotone and his words did not run together. Check out my post on how to sound delicious if you want to learn more.
Chris maintained excellent eye contact with his audience and had few vocal fillers. He did a great job using purposeful hand gestures that helped emphasize his speaking points. I was impressed that he didn’t use cue cards while delivering his speech which is a sign that he spent time to practice his speech before recording himself. All good speakers spend time to practice their presentation so that they are comfortable with their speech and appear polished. Chris’ presentation is an example of good preparation. Choosing a topic that you are very familiar with or passionate about also makes it easier to speak about because it doesn’t require a whole lot of memorization.
The only obvious mistake that Chris made was during the transition to the last slide titled “Intercontinental”. In the beginning Chris told us that there were four levels of missions which were Local, Border, International, and Intercontinental. However, when Chris described the 4th level he used the term “International” although the slide indicated “Intercontinental”. Just remember to say the right word for the appropriate slide during your final delivery.
Good job Chris and thanks for sending me your video! What did you think of Chris’ speech? Leave a comment below or grade him yourself. Want to see your video here then send me an email with a link or video file to christopher@grademypresentation.com
