I recently watched a Ted Talk titled How Language Shapes the Way We Think, by Lera
Boroditsky. During the presentation, Laura highlighted languages across various countries
that were spoken differently in those same situations. From the way that we say “hello” to
the way that we count penguins, language has a different standard that is determined by
where it is spoken. The presentation was effective because it accomplished the mission of
explaining how language shapes our thinking. The presenter was successful at connecting
with her audience. In the beginning, she displayed an opening stance. Throughout the
presentation, she made eye contact, used visual aids, and engaged the audience. I enjoyed
the way she allowed the audience to participate in proving her point. For a moment she
asked everyone to close their eyes and gave them a task. The was a creative way to reengage
the audience and get their input. Laura used humor and pauses throughout her speech that
effectively focused the audience and kept their attention. I noticed that she used the
techniques that were mentioned in the textbook. My work has me loaned out to a location
in Northeast Nevada that is known to have a hard time keeping employees due to other work
in the area that pays better with the same qualifications. Those that live and work there
started to form a union, and now everyone is sitting through at least one anti-union
presentation a week. While I have no say in what happens, they still have us sit through and
listen, hoping that we will not form one at our home base. The presenters have all been
extremely charismatic. Most of the information they present is extremely cherry picked
exactly for the cause they are trying to get across, without presenting the other side. Unless
you are looking for the other side of the argument it sounds extremely appealing, about what
the company will do, and what they will offer, but there is no way to make sure that the
company follows through with what they are offering. They tend to connect with the
audience by giving general scenarios in how the company helps them, and asking people
what their problems are, and showing them what they can do to attempt to alleviate them.
Another presentation I watched recently was on “How to motivate yourself to change your
behavior” by Tali Sharot from a TEDX Cambridge video (Sharot, n.d.). The presenter
opened with a warm welcoming to the presentation. She told stories on issues she
encountered. In the presentation Tali talks about how to motivate yourself to change your
behavior. She talks about positive and negative issues that affect our behavior. She shared a
scenario on what changes behavior, that included awareness of the negative side effects of
a product on our health. When we are given positive information, it makes you feel good
and initiates beneficial changes. Negative factors often push us back to the wrong behaviors.
The more a person is given positive information, it helps them sustain their positive
behavior. Tali discussed how social incentives change behavior. Immediate rewards give
smiles and foster progress that allows you to control your behavior.
During the presentation Tail stayed connected with the audience by showing slides of
pictures that were funny and illustrated her message. There was laughter when she presented
a personal behavior change she worked on to lower her utility bill. She engaged her
audience with suggestions and ideas to help them focus on self-motivation.
I have actually just listened to a business presentation at my job. It was about the new
computer systems that we are to start using as soon as possible. I work in inside sales, and
my job is to take customer's orders and input them into the system. The new system is
confusing and will take time to understand. However, the presentation that was presented to
us was very nice. The IT team and our boss took their time to create this presentation so
that everyone was able to understand. We were able to ask as many questions as we wanted.
They made sure to be thorough about everything. It was exciting to learn how this will cut
our time in half and make things easier to input. The presenter was very clear with his
words. He knew exactly what he was talking about. He was always very kind to everyone
and would try to make us chuckle. It was a really great experience. I would say this was a
good presentation, and the presenter could connect with everyone in the audience. I recently
watched a Ted Talk presentation by Amane Dannouni titled, “How Online Marketplaces
Can Help Local Economies, Not Hurt Them.” The presentation was effective. The presenter,
Amane Dannouni, was closely following what we learned in chapters 14 and 15 of our
reading assignments this week. He had a good visual-aid-to-text ratio on the big screen;
however, the main focal point was on him. He had a spotlight following him around on
stage during his presentation. He maintained a positive and upbeat energy and close eye
contact with the audience. He also told success stories of people and how they went from
rags to riches. Amane talked about how companies like Amazon, Airbnb and Uber
sometimes pose a threat to local businesses such as hotels, retail shops and taxis by reducing
the income to the community or taking away jobs. He also pointed out how other countries
have made a collaborative effort to help the local communities. Companies like Gojek,
Jumia, and Grab have made an effort to work within the existing members in their local
economies, instead of replacing them all together. According to him, , that benefits everyone
overall .Amane did everything according to the guidelines of the book, but I did not see him
interacting with the audience by asking any questions, other than a rhetorical one. He
engaged the audience more by answering questions or concerns, he would be able to connect
with the audience better. Overall, he did a great job presenting his topics, but his ending
was a bit strange, without much of a call-to-action or conclusion. A presentation should
provide information and insight to those it is intended for. Presentations should catch and
keep the audience’s attention however when using visuals during your presentation you
should use keep topics and graphics for your presentation and the speaker should elaborate
on those topics, not just “read from the presentation”. The presentation that I watched was
neither thoughtfully prepared nor engaging. The presenter should also be knowledgeable
about not only the information the presentation is on but how to utilize the software that is
being used for the presentation. The presenter should engage the audience, make eye
contact, and be confident in their knowledge of the material they are presenting.
I have given many presentations in my career and I will be the first to tell you that it is
difficult, at least for me. Although I have been told that I am a good presenter, I still
extensively prepare my material and rehearse my presentation multiple times prior to my
actual presentation in front of my audience. I try to prepare for any questions I assume may
result from my presentation and either be prepared to answer those questions or if I feel they
are extremely likely to be asked then I will try to make sure my material covers them in
advance. i
A presentation can be a way of giving information about certain subjects to the audience, in
this presentation I have seen that this presentation was not engaging the audience in the
beginning of the presentation and also the presentation Did not know how to use delivery
technologies or not being prepared for the technology available. Some way a speaker must
connect with the audience during a presentation is by, looking in the eye of the audience
and moving and speaking confidently, another way that this can happen is by owning the
stage to connect and interact with the audience without forgetting the manuscript. The speak
can also have facial expressions and pauses to have time rethinking the next script. Lastly
they should Refer to what they already know to help catch the audience’s attention. A
business presentation I recently watched was over a platform that is attempting to replace
email. The app is actually called Monday Board and is something the place I work at has
been attempting to integrate into our system. I believe this presentation is effective because
they bring up a lot of valid points regarding email. For instance, an email typically is a one-
on-one back and forth exchange. This can be extremely tedious when involving multiple
people. Even in the case of a group email the messages can become overwhelming. Monday
Board on the other hand feels a lot more professional and organized. They have multiple
different categories for the workers. Such as a manager category or really any category the
particular user wants to add. They can have a category for each specific part of the business.
This allows for that entire group of individuals to easily access and send messages.
Ultimately it seemed to be a lot more neat and accessible than a typical email. The way this
presentation stood out to me was the creator’s idea of connecting people more efficiently.
His main goal was to make business or really any kind of setting feel more responsive. A
business presentation that caught my interest was a video I recently watched on YouTube
called, "The top eight business presentation skills." I believe it was a very effective
presentation although it was only six minutes long there was a few great key skills that I
know I could apply in the future when it comes to putting together a successful business
presentation.A few skills I picked up from the video that would make it a lot easier for a
presenter to connect with his/her audience. One of the skills was to try and make boring
topics interesting, the point of this skill is to not make it long where you'll lose your
audience attention and to also make things relatable so that people can understand the point
you are trying to make. Another skill is, make sure to be comfortable with your audience
you want to connect to your audience, not stiff, or shy. The more comfortable you are with
your audience the more they feel like they came to the right place. My industry is
construction, and I am a project manager for a general a contractor. The construction
industry is changing every day. One of the newest technologies in construction is the virtual
reality world. That is the reason I watched a business presentation on what s called BIM or
Building Information Modeling. BIM modeling can be used to construct the entire project
and be able to look for possible issues, waste, or hazards that are going to be present during
the construction process. This modeling is ensuring all areas of the project are properly
planned out to eliminate future changes.The presentation was very effective. The presenter
was very engaging and had the target audience answering questions, some answers were
only answered to themselves. None the less it was very engaging and interesting. The
presenter covered all of the hot topic ticket items and then went back to break everything
down into further detail with a nice recap at the end. He did do his best to interject some
humor into his presentation that usually missed the mark with me at least. I believe it is
important to summarize the key points of your presentation. The true purpose and benefit of
summarizing the key points is to reinforce all the points you have made. This will help
emphasize your points and gives the audience an opportunity to ask any questions they may
have intended to ask earlier. This will also make the presentation appear more professional.
However, it is important to keep the “recap” short since the audience may feel as though
you are repeating yourself. You should also try to stay in your comfort zone (the style of
speaking you feel most natural in) so you that you have a better flow throughout your
presentation. I watched a business presentation on a business called Bumble. The company
sells products with honey. They focus on ensuring the bees are taken care of that way they
can ensure they are selling quality products. The presentation was effective because there
were multiple presenters. Everyone spoke with knowledge and a voice that didn't put people
to sleep. The presenters had screens where they were able to have the audience view their
points. They also involved the audience in with their presentation. I think the presentation
was good and if I were there I would probably purchase their products. I just watched a
business presentation via zoom about starting a business, registering your business with the
IRS, tax documents dealing with your business and a few more details about beginning your
own business and becoming self-employed. I believe that the presents is definitely effective
for people who don’t know how to get their EIN, manage their business banking, and keep
money flowing through their business banking account. A lot of people become confused
when dealing with paperwork and things of that nature when started a business and they
become overwhelmed on really knowing where to start with it.Connecting with an audience
by answering brief questions but for limited amounts of time is helpful. Sending emails with
valued information as well as links for the audience to be able to access these pages where
they would need to apply for EIN and certain information. I also feel that having multiple
people to help people in the audience is beneficial as well so people aren’t waiting days for
information. I actually just had to watch a business presentation for work last week due to
us not only switching buildings but our programs are become completely different for our
clients because they wanna go away with sheltered workshops. As our manager was giving
the presentation it was very easy to understand the new changes and our manager was
confident in what she was saying and was not stumbling on her words. Her presentation was
simple with little detail so it made it easier to understand.I think some ways a presenter can
connect with the audience during a presentation can be eye contact and also including the
guest of your presentation in the conversation by asking them to answer. Practicing your
speech over and over so you know exactly what you are going to say and how you are going
to say it. Practicing your speech over and over can also help you find mistakes with how
you may have written your speech and or presentation so your guest can fully understand
and connect with your presentation you are going to give. I am currently an Affiliate Owner
with CrossFit and prior to making this decision I had talked to other affiliate owners but
also watch a presentation on what all CrossFit had to offer and what benefits could come
with it if I did affiliate with them. prior to watching this the first thing that came up was the
cost it is pretty expensive to affiliate with them so I wanted to make sure I am getting my
money's worth. In my opinion it was a very effective presentation and it helped me make
the decision to Affiliate with them. They gave a lot of information in what to expect and
what would happen if I did affiliate they offer a lot of courses to help you become a better
coach ( some people might say they aren't good but in my opinion they are) It also helped
with marketing since I can just say the name " CrossFit" now people already have a basic
understanding of what to expect if they come into my box. Everything that they had
mentioned to me that was going to happen in the first 2-3 months of becoming an affiliate
owner has happened so I am definitely happy with the decision I made.
