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Ib recentlyb watchedb ab Tedb Talkb titledb Howb Languageb Shapesb theb Wayb Web Think,b byb Lerab
Boroditsky.b Duringb theb presentation,b Laurab highlightedb languagesb acrossb variousb countriesb
thatb wereb spokenb differentlyb inb thoseb sameb situations.b Fromb theb wayb thatb web sayb “hello”b tob
theb wayb thatb web countb penguins,b languageb hasb ab differentb standardb thatb isb determinedb byb
whereb itb isb spoken.b Theb presentationb wasb effectiveb becauseb itb accomplishedb theb missionb ofb
explainingb howb languageb shapesb ourb thinking.b Theb presenterb wasb successfulb atb connectingb
withb herb audience.b Inb theb beginning,b sheb displayedb anb openingb stance.b Throughoutb theb
presentation,b sheb madeb eyeb contact,b usedb visualb aids,b andb engagedb theb audience.b Ib enjoyedb
theb wayb sheb allowedb theb audienceb tob participateb inb provingb herb point.b Forb ab momentb sheb
askedb everyoneb tob closeb theirb eyesb andb gaveb themb ab task.b Theb wasb ab creativeb wayb tob
reengageb theb audienceb andb getb theirb input.b Laurab usedb humorb andb pausesb throughoutb herb
speechb thatb effectivelyb focusedb theb audienceb andb keptb theirb attention.b Ib noticedb thatb sheb usedb
theb techniquesb thatb wereb mentionedb inb theb textbook.b Myb workb hasb meb loanedb outb tob ab
locationb inb Northeastb Nevadab thatb isb knownb tob haveb ab hardb timeb keepingb employeesb dueb tob
otherb workb inb theb areab thatb paysb betterb withb theb sameb qualifications.b Thoseb thatb liveb andb
workb thereb startedb tob formb ab union,b andb nowb everyoneb isb sittingb throughb atb leastb oneb anti-
unionb presentationb ab week.b Whileb Ib haveb nob sayb inb whatb happens,b theyb stillb haveb usb sitb
throughb andb listen,b hopingb thatb web willb notb formb oneb atb ourb homeb base.b Theb presentersb haveb
allb beenb extremelyb charismatic.b Mostb ofb theb informationb theyb presentb isb extremelyb cherryb
pickedb exactlyb forb theb causeb theyb areb tryingb tob getb across,b withoutb presentingb theb otherb side.b
Unlessb youb areb lookingb forb theb otherb sideb ofb theb argumentb itb soundsb extremelyb appealing,b
aboutb whatb theb companyb willb do,b andb whatb theyb willb offer,b butb thereb isb nob wayb tob makeb sureb
thatb theb companyb followsb throughb withb whatb theyb areb offering.b Theyb tendb tob connectb withb
theb audienceb byb givingb generalb scenariosb inb howb theb companyb helpsb them,b andb askingb
peopleb whatb theirb problemsb are,b andb showingb themb whatb theyb canb dob tob attemptb tob alleviateb
them.b Anotherb presentationb Ib watchedb recentlyb wasb onb Howb tob motivateb yourselfb tob changeb
yourb behavior”b byb Talib Sharotb fromb ab TEDXb Cambridgeb videob (Sharot,b n.d.).b b Theb presenterb
openedb withb ab warmb welcomingb tob theb presentation.b Sheb toldb storiesb onb issuesb sheb
encountered.b Inb theb presentationb Talib talksb aboutb howb tob motivateb yourselfb tob changeb yourb
behavior.b Sheb talksb aboutb positiveb andb negativeb issuesb thatb affectb ourb behavior.b Sheb sharedb ab
scenariob onb whatb changesb behavior,b thatb includedb awarenessb ofb theb negativeb sideb effectsb ofb
ab productb onb ourb health.b b Whenb web areb givenb positiveb information,b itb makesb youb feelb goodb
andb initiatesb beneficialb changes.b Negativeb factorsb oftenb pushb usb backb tob theb wrongb
behaviors.b Theb moreb ab personb isb givenb positiveb information,b itb helpsb themb sustainb theirb
positiveb behavior.b Talib discussedb howb socialb incentivesb changeb behavior.b Immediateb rewardsb
giveb smilesb andb fosterb progressb thatb allowsb youb tob controlb yourb behavior.
Duringb theb presentationb Tailb stayedb connectedb withb theb audienceb byb showingb slidesb ofb
picturesb thatb wereb funnyb andb illustratedb herb message.b Thereb wasb laughterb whenb sheb
presentedb ab personalb behaviorb changeb sheb workedb onb tob lowerb herb utilityb bill.b Sheb engagedb
herb audienceb withb suggestionsb andb ideasb tob helpb themb focusb onb self-motivation.
Ib haveb actuallyb justb listenedb tob ab businessb presentationb atb myb job.b Itb wasb aboutb theb newb
computerb systemsb thatb web areb tob startb usingb asb soonb asb possible.b Ib workb inb insideb sales,b andb
myb jobb isb tob takeb customer'sb ordersb andb inputb themb intob theb system.b Theb newb systemb isb
confusingb andb willb takeb timeb tob understand.b However,b theb presentationb thatb wasb presentedb tob
usb wasb veryb nice.b Theb ITb teamb andb ourb bossb tookb theirb timeb tob createb thisb presentationb sob
thatb everyoneb wasb ableb tob understand.b Web wereb ableb tob askb asb manyb questionsb asb web
wanted.b Theyb madeb sureb tob beb thoroughb aboutb everything.b Itb wasb excitingb tob learnb howb thisb
willb cutb ourb timeb inb halfb andb makeb thingsb easierb tob input.b Theb presenterb wasb veryb clearb withb
hisb words.b Heb knewb exactlyb whatb heb wasb talkingb about.b Heb wasb alwaysb veryb kindb tob
everyoneb andb wouldb tryb tob makeb usb chuckle.b Itb wasb ab reallyb greatb experience.b Ib wouldb sayb
thisb wasb ab goodb presentation,b andb theb presenterb couldb connectb withb everyoneb inb theb
audience.b Ib recentlyb watchedb ab Tedb Talkb presentationb byb Amaneb Dannounib titled,b “Howb
Onlineb Marketplacesb Canb Helpb Localb Economies,b Notb Hurtb Them.”b Theb presentationb wasb
effective.b Theb presenter,b Amaneb Dannouni,b wasb closelyb followingb whatb web learnedb inb
chaptersb 14b andb 15b ofb ourb readingb assignmentsb thisb week.b Heb hadb ab goodb visual-aid-to-textb
ratiob onb theb bigb screen;b however,b theb mainb focalb pointb wasb onb him.b Heb hadb ab spotlightb
followingb himb aroundb onb stageb duringb hisb presentation.b Heb maintainedb ab positiveb andb upbeatb
energyb andb closeb eyeb contactb withb theb audience.b Heb alsob toldb successb storiesb ofb peopleb andb
howb theyb wentb fromb ragsb tob riches.b Amaneb talkedb aboutb howb companiesb likeb Amazon,b
Airbnbb andb Uberb sometimesb poseb ab threatb tob localb businessesb suchb asb hotels,b retailb shopsb
andb taxisb byb reducingb theb incomeb tob theb communityb orb takingb awayb jobs.b Heb alsob pointedb
outb howb otherb countriesb haveb madeb ab collaborativeb effortb tob helpb theb localb communities.b
Companiesb likeb Gojek,b Jumia,b andb Grabb haveb madeb anb effortb tob workb withinb theb existingb
membersb inb theirb localb economies,b insteadb ofb replacingb themb allb together.b Accordingb tob him,b
,b thatb benefitsb everyoneb overallb .Amaneb didb everythingb accordingb tob theb guidelinesb ofb theb
book,b butb Ib didb notb seeb himb interactingb withb theb audienceb byb askingb anyb questions,b otherb
thanb ab rhetoricalb one.b Heb engagedb theb audienceb moreb byb answeringb questionsb orb concerns,b
heb wouldb beb ableb tob connectb withb theb audienceb better.b Overall,b heb didb ab greatb jobb presentingb
hisb topics,b butb hisb endingb wasb ab bitb strange,b withoutb muchb ofb ab call-to-actionb orb conclusion.b
Ab presentationb shouldb provideb informationb andb insightb tob thoseb itb isb intendedb for.b
Presentationsb shouldb catchb andb keepb theb audience’sb attentionb howeverb whenb usingb visualsb
duringb yourb presentationb youb shouldb useb keepb topicsb andb graphicsb forb yourb presentationb andb
theb speakerb shouldb elaborateb onb thoseb topics,b notb justb “readb fromb theb presentation”.b Theb
presentationb thatb Ib watchedb wasb neitherb thoughtfullyb preparedb norb engaging.b Theb presenterb
shouldb alsob beb knowledgeableb aboutb notb onlyb theb informationb theb presentationb isb onb butb howb
tob utilizeb theb softwareb thatb isb beingb usedb forb theb presentation.b Theb presenterb shouldb engageb
theb audience,b makeb eyeb contact,b andb beb confidentb inb theirb knowledgeb ofb theb materialb theyb
areb presenting.b
Ib haveb givenb manyb presentationsb inb myb careerb andb Ib willb beb theb firstb tob tellb youb thatb itb isb
difficult,b atb leastb forb me.b Althoughb Ib haveb beenb toldb thatb Ib amb ab goodb presenter,b Ib stillb
extensivelyb prepareb myb materialb andb rehearseb myb presentationb multipleb timesb priorb tob myb
actualb presentationb inb frontb ofb myb audience.b Ib tryb tob prepareb forb anyb questionsb Ib assumeb mayb
resultb fromb myb presentationb andb eitherb beb preparedb tob answerb thoseb questionsb orb ifb Ib feelb
theyb areb extremelyb likelyb tob beb askedb thenb Ib willb tryb tob makeb sureb myb materialb coversb themb
inb advance.b b
Ab presentationb canb beb ab wayb ofb givingb informationb aboutb certainb subjectsb tob theb audience,b inb
thisb presentationb Ib haveb seenb thatb thisb presentationb wasb notb engagingb theb audienceb inb theb
beginningb ofb theb presentationb andb alsob theb presentationb Didb notb knowb howb tob useb deliveryb
technologiesb orb notb beingb preparedb forb theb technologyb available.b Someb wayb ab speakerb mustb
connectb withb theb audienceb duringb ab presentationb isb by,b lookingb inb theb eyeb ofb theb audienceb
andb movingb andb speakingb confidently,b anotherb wayb thatb thisb canb happenb isb byb owningb theb
stageb tob connectb andb interactb withb theb audienceb withoutb forgettingb theb manuscript.b Theb
speakb canb alsob haveb facialb expressionsb andb pausesb tob haveb timeb rethinkingb theb nextb script.b
Lastlyb theyb shouldb Referb tob whatb theyb alreadyb knowb tob helpb catchb theb audience’sb attention.b
Ab businessb presentationb Ib recentlyb watchedb wasb overb ab platformb thatb isb attemptingb tob replaceb
email.b Theb appb isb actuallyb calledb Mondayb Boardb andb isb somethingb theb placeb Ib workb atb hasb
beenb attemptingb tob integrateb intob ourb system.b Ib believeb thisb presentationb isb effectiveb becauseb
theyb bringb upb ab lotb ofb validb pointsb regardingb email.b Forb instance,b anb emailb typicallyb isb ab one-
on-oneb backb andb forthb exchange.b Thisb canb beb extremelyb tediousb whenb involvingb multipleb
people.b Evenb inb theb caseb ofb ab groupb emailb theb messagesb canb becomeb overwhelming.b Mondayb
Boardb onb theb otherb handb feelsb ab lotb moreb professionalb andb organized.b Theyb haveb multipleb
differentb categoriesb forb theb workers.b Suchb asb ab managerb categoryb orb reallyb anyb categoryb theb
particularb userb wantsb tob add.b Theyb canb haveb ab categoryb forb eachb specificb partb ofb theb
business.b Thisb allowsb forb thatb entireb groupb ofb individualsb tob easilyb accessb andb sendb
messages.b Ultimatelyb itb seemedb tob beb ab lotb moreb neatb andb accessibleb thanb ab typicalb email.b
Theb wayb thisb presentationb stoodb outb tob meb wasb theb creator’sb ideab ofb connectingb peopleb moreb
efficiently.b Hisb mainb goalb wasb tob makeb businessb orb reallyb anyb kindb ofb settingb feelb moreb
responsive.b Ab businessb presentationb thatb caughtb myb interestb wasb ab videob Ib recentlyb watchedb
onb YouTubeb called,b "Theb topb eightb businessb presentationb skills."b Ib believeb itb wasb ab veryb
effectiveb presentationb althoughb itb wasb onlyb sixb minutesb longb thereb wasb ab fewb greatb keyb skillsb
thatb Ib knowb Ib couldb applyb inb theb futureb whenb itb comesb tob puttingb togetherb ab successfulb
businessb presentation.Ab fewb skillsb Ib pickedb upb fromb theb videob thatb wouldb makeb itb ab lotb easierb
forb ab presenterb tob connectb withb his/herb audience.b Oneb ofb theb skillsb wasb tob tryb andb makeb
boringb topicsb interesting,b theb pointb ofb thisb skillb isb tob notb makeb itb longb whereb you'llb loseb yourb
audienceb attentionb andb tob alsob makeb thingsb relatableb sob thatb peopleb canb understandb theb pointb
youb areb tryingb tob make.b Anotherb skillb is,b makeb sureb tob beb comfortableb withb yourb audienceb
youb wantb tob connectb tob yourb audience,b notb stiff,b orb shy.b Theb moreb comfortableb youb areb withb
yourb audienceb theb moreb theyb feelb likeb theyb cameb tob theb rightb place.b Myb industryb isb
construction,b andb Ib amb ab projectb managerb forb ab generalb ab contractor.b Theb constructionb
industryb isb changingb everyb day.b Oneb ofb theb newestb technologiesb inb constructionb isb theb virtualb
realityb world.b Thatb isb theb reasonb Ib watchedb ab businessb presentationb onb whatb sb calledb BIMb orb
Buildingb Informationb Modeling.b BIMb modelingb canb beb usedb tob constructb theb entireb projectb
andb beb ableb tob lookb forb possibleb issues,b waste,b orb hazardsb thatb areb goingb tob beb presentb duringb
theb constructionb process.b Thisb modelingb isb ensuringb allb areasb ofb theb projectb areb properlyb
plannedb outb tob eliminateb futureb changes.Theb presentationb wasb veryb effective.b Theb presenterb
wasb veryb engagingb andb hadb theb targetb audienceb answeringb questions,b someb answersb wereb
onlyb answeredb tob themselves.b Noneb theb lessb itb wasb veryb engagingb andb interesting.b Theb
presenterb coveredb allb ofb theb hotb topicb ticketb itemsb andb thenb wentb backb tob breakb everythingb
downb intob furtherb detailb withb ab niceb recapb atb theb end.b Heb didb dob hisb bestb tob interjectb someb
humorb intob hisb presentationb thatb usuallyb missedb theb markb withb meb atb least.b Ib believeb itb isb
importantb tob summarizeb theb keyb pointsb ofb yourb presentation.b Theb trueb purposeb andb benefitb ofb
summarizingb theb keyb pointsb isb tob reinforceb allb theb pointsb youb haveb made.b Thisb willb helpb
emphasizeb yourb pointsb andb givesb theb audienceb anb opportunityb tob askb anyb questionsb theyb mayb
haveb intendedb tob askb earlier.b Thisb willb alsob makeb theb presentationb appearb moreb professional.b
However,b itb isb importantb tob keepb theb “recap”b shortb sinceb theb audienceb mayb feelb asb thoughb
youb areb repeatingb yourself.b Youb shouldb alsob tryb tob stayb inb yourb comfortb zoneb (theb styleb ofb
speakingb youb feelb mostb naturalb in)b sob youb thatb youb haveb ab betterb flowb throughoutb yourb
presentation.b Ib watchedb ab businessb presentationb onb ab businessb calledb Bumble.b Theb companyb
sellsb productsb withb honey.b Theyb focusb onb ensuringb theb beesb areb takenb careb ofb thatb wayb theyb
canb ensureb theyb areb sellingb qualityb products.b Theb presentationb wasb effectiveb becauseb thereb
wereb multipleb presenters.b Everyoneb spokeb withb knowledgeb andb ab voiceb thatb didn'tb putb peopleb
tob sleep.b Theb presentersb hadb screensb whereb theyb wereb ableb tob haveb theb audienceb viewb theirb
points.b Theyb alsob involvedb theb audienceb inb withb theirb presentation.b Ib thinkb theb presentationb
wasb goodb andb ifb Ib wereb thereb Ib wouldb probablyb purchaseb theirb products.b Ib justb watchedb ab
businessb presentationb viab zoomb aboutb startingb ab business,b registeringb yourb businessb withb theb
IRS,b taxb documentsb dealingb withb yourb businessb andb ab fewb moreb detailsb aboutb beginningb
yourb ownb businessb andb becomingb self-employed.b Ib believeb thatb theb presentsb isb definitelyb
effectiveb forb peopleb whob don’tb knowb howb tob getb theirb EIN,b manageb theirb businessb banking,b
andb keepb moneyb flowingb throughb theirb businessb bankingb account.b Ab lotb ofb peopleb becomeb
confusedb whenb dealingb withb paperworkb andb thingsb ofb thatb natureb whenb startedb ab businessb
andb theyb becomeb overwhelmedb onb reallyb knowingb whereb tob startb withb it.Connectingb withb anb
audienceb byb answeringb briefb questionsb butb forb limitedb amountsb ofb timeb isb helpful.b Sendingb
emailsb withb valuedb informationb asb wellb asb linksb forb theb audienceb tob beb ableb tob accessb theseb
pagesb whereb theyb wouldb needb tob applyb forb EINb andb certainb information.b Ib alsob feelb thatb
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waitingb daysb forb information.b Ib actuallyb justb hadb tob watchb ab businessb presentationb forb workb
lastb weekb dueb tob usb notb onlyb switchingb buildingsb butb ourb programsb areb becomeb completelyb
differentb forb ourb clientsb becauseb theyb wannab gob awayb withb shelteredb workshops.b Asb ourb
managerb wasb givingb theb presentationb itb wasb veryb easyb tob understandb theb newb changesb andb
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answer.b Practicingb yourb speechb overb andb overb sob youb knowb exactlyb whatb youb areb goingb tob
sayb andb howb youb areb goingb tob sayb it.b Practicingb yourb speechb overb andb overb canb alsob helpb youb
findb mistakesb withb howb youb mayb haveb writtenb yourb speechb andb orb presentationb sob yourb guestb
canb fullyb understandb andb connectb withb yourb presentationb youb areb goingb tob give.b Ib amb
currentlyb anb Affiliateb Ownerb withb CrossFitb andb priorb tob makingb thisb decisionb Ib hadb talkedb tob
otherb affiliateb ownersb butb alsob watchb ab presentationb onb whatb allb CrossFitb hadb tob offerb andb
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presentationb andb itb helpedb meb makeb theb decisionb tob Affiliateb withb them.b Theyb gaveb ab lotb ofb
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nowb peopleb alreadyb haveb ab basicb understandingb ofb whatb tob expectb ifb theyb comeb intob myb box.b
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