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. g
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.
