Background:
The purpose of my presentation was to persuade the
Executives of T-mobile to let their employees telecommute. In order to
persuade I had my presentation organized into three parts: introduction, body
and the conclusion. I started my presentation explaining the Executives what
telecommute means, and also provided with the examples of some companies who
are currently letting their employees telecommute. I choose the indirect
approach to persuade my audiences. It is because I thought my audience might be
resistant or skeptical. In order to reduce any skepticism and to establish
creditability I decided to produce the facts in the beginning from some trusted
sources. I had two different data sets
to start my presentation with. One of the data was from United States Bureau of
Labor and the other was form Fortune Magazine. After introducing my topic I
explained my audiences the benefits of telecommuting. At the end I summarized
the benefits again.
Findings:
I watched the recording of my
presentation three times. First, I watched the recording with the sound muted,
to see how my gestures are. Secondly, I just listened the recording with my
eyes closed. I did this to analyze my pace, pronunciation, clarity and the
confidence in voice. Lastly, I watched
the recording with the audio on. When I was watching the recording for the
third time, I was focusing on whether my nonverbal elements are consistent with my message or not. Most Importantly, while
was watching the recording each time, I was also comparing it with my previous
presentations to see if there has been any improvement made.
·
In my previous presentation I was touching my
belt buckle a lot while speaking and I was touching my chin whenever I had to
think of a specific word. Also, I failed
utilize my space. I was working on these three things. I found out that there
have been improvements made. In my recent presentation I was not confined to
one place. I was walking and I did not touch my belt buckle or my chin.
·
I was also working to maintain my pace. I found
that there was only little improvement made. The presentation still seemed
rushed like the previous one. I also found that some words could be hard for my
audiences to understand if I do not maintain my pace. The presentation did not
seem to be evenly distributed. For
example: I spent most of my time introducing the topic and there was very
little time left for explaining the main points. I found that I should spend
more time explaining the main points to make the presentation effective.
·
Watching the recording I found that my nonverbal
elements were consistent with my message. The presentation did not sound like
it was memorized or canned. It sounded completely conversational. Depending upon what I was saying there was
variance in pitch, inflection and projection.
·
Citing data form trusted sources made the
presentation more credible.
Opportunities for improvement:
- To ensure the message is delivered as desired, I have to maintain my pace in future.
- In future while presenting, I have to prioritize my ideas and spend more time on the most important points.
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