For this exam, I elected to view the video “Why are some people left-handed? – James May's Q&A (Ep 39) - Head Squeeze”. Throughout the speech, I noticed there were both areas of strength as well as areas for improvement. In order to analyze and critique the indicated speech, I tackled it on the basis of different areas where I will address the related strengths and weaknesses. To begin, the speaker himself was quite entertaining. The speaker, roughly in his 50’s, presented himself in a casual manner wearing a black T-shirt with what appears to be some clip art with himself in the center. His shoulder-length grey hair appears to be groomed and matches his grey bushy eyebrows. Regarding the speaker himself, my suggestion would be to wear a …show more content…
The speaker made direct eye contact at all times unless his head was moving to place emphasis on what he was saying. Further, the speaker spoke loud enough to be heard and did not require me to turn my volume up super high while struggling to hear him. Additionally, the speaker utilized a good pace. He moved slow enough for me to comprehend everything he was telling me but fast enough so that I did not get bored and distracted. Finally, the speaker alternated his pitch throughout the speech which kept my attention. Overall, besides the previously addressed issues, the delivery of the speech was great! I would, however, suggest having more time of the speech spent face to face with the speaker for a more powerful speech. Throughout the speech, the speaker used nonverbal communication many of times. To begin, he was constantly using his hands as he spoke to place emphasis on what he was saying and draw the listener in. Further, his entire body moved as he spoke which shows the listener that he is interested and engaged in what he is speaking about. Finally, as stated above, direct eye contact was not lacking in this speech which gives the listener the feeling that not only is the speaker interested in what he is talking about but that they should listen to him because he is powerful and knowledgeable in this area. Overall, nonverbal communication was of quality but I would
Once again his overall posture and confident level was excellent. The speaker shows passion for the subject he is speaking on from the hand movements when he speaks on poverty and domestic abuse as being trivial (a means to an end). The speakers volume was just right he spoke high enough for the back of the room could here, and the speech was easy to understand. When given a speech a speaker should consider his audience in the wording of his speech, is he giving a speech to children for educational purposes or a group of college students, this is call no one left behind so the entire audience is on track.
In McGonigal’s case, she was very well presented. The way she chose to dress was nice but not over the top, which made her feel more personable. There was a certain connection with the audience because she had a wide range of facial expressions and smiled. Yet, her eye contact with the audience was probably the most important piece of her nonverbal communication. Not only did she interact with the audience, but she focused on each section of people. There was a sense of composure, yet passion in her speech. Her body language made me feel her enthusiasm.
Speaker made very good use of participation in his speech, he asked lots of questions and acknowledged all the questions.
John started off the speeches, “Good Evening everyone” from there the rest was smooth sealing. The words fluently came out of his mouth as if he had practiced it 100 times before. His voice was utterly clear as you could hear the pronunciation of each letter in each word he said. He made sure he made eye contact with mostly everyone in the audience, to ensure they felt what he what he what saying. I was up next.
Some aspects of the delivery could have been better in terms of how expressive and animated it was, but overall the thoughtful consideration of the audience and exceptional use of formatting added a lot to the speech. not one, but three different types of visual aids added a lot to the speech. That together with quite conversational dialogue, and immaculate eye-contact hooked the audience and made for one truly fascinating and informational
I decide to write my peer assessment on Eddie Jove’s speech. Eddie spoke of his dad someone he truly admired and respected. At the beginning of his speech Eddie did a great job introducing his dad. He used an old childhood memory of his dad that immediately caused interest. His calm nature was noticeable as you could tell by the smooth flow right from the introduction. Eddie avoided all distractions and although he may have looked at his note cards to much he still was able to create good eye contact. During the introduction Eddie was very clear about his main topics wanting the audience to know just how special his dad is to him. He effectivity engaged the audience, wanting them to hear more.
Throughout the speech, the speaker’s delivery had a varied of things. Some of those things that I found appealing included his hand gestures because that showed that was an important point and along with hand/body gestures, his facial expression showed that he really cared about the topic he was speaking about. This is something I think is very important for a speaker to have because if the audience can tell that you don’t care about your topic then they are not going to care either.
For thousands of years right handed people have made up about 9 out of 10 people. There are correlations between what hand you write with and language. People with who are right handed tend to use have language abilities in the left hemisphere of their brains. People who are left handed also have language abilities in left side of their brains some of them also have these abilities in the right side, or both sides at the same
Before going over the slides and watching the documentary on nonverbal communication I never knew how important it is in our everyday life. I was aware of general signs like eye rolls, smiling, looking down, but I never realized things such as handshakes and back pats had such an impact on the message being portrayed. This chapter had definitely taught me some things that will benefit me immensely in my future career as well as my everyday life from now on.
Xu, staples and Shen define nonverbal communication as “facial expression and body language” and further mentions that communication is a reciprocal process between 2 or more people relaying understanding, ensuring the output is acknowledges and correctly conveyed. Video three’s interview indicates poor non verbal communication between 4:36 and 4:54. The Nurses’ body language is closed, leaning over the interview documents, not facing the patient, nor making eye contact. There are no hand gestures or head nodding to let the patient see visual signs that the communication is being clearly conveyed and comprehended. The Nurse is distracted, twisting her hair in disinterest. While the nurse does use vocal
The speaker had amazing eye contact and was very engaging. She gave the audience an amazing attention grabber, a preview of the main points, and why is her speech important and how it will benefit the audience. The way the speaker projected her voice was very well. Her overall introduction was marvelous and gave the audience and arousing feeling of interest.
This piece is a note to you, Mrs.Cummings, serving as a follow-up/extension on the end of the semester evaluation. I think it will be useful, or at the very least interesting, information to have. I am also aware that my grade is on the border (as I’m sure I’ve made you painfully aware as well), and so if my grade does end up falling short after everything else I hope you will consider making an exception to your policy. I will, however, understand if you do not.
Whether you realize it or not, almost all of what you say doesn 't come out of your mouth. In 1967, the Journal of Consulting Psychology published a study conducted by two researchers, UCLA professor Albert Mehrabian and Susan R. Ferris, that concluded that 93% of communication is considered nonverbal. Nonverbal communication can be anything from tone of voice, body language, and anything that doesn 't come out of your mouth basically. Nonverbal communication varies across cultures and sexes and is an essential part of our world. Knowing the facts about how we communicate and the way we react to communication is important to increase trust, clarity, and add interest to your presentation and appearance. Learning how to become sensitive to body language and nonverbal cues will help you become better at portraying your intention.
“Nonverbal communication has always fascinated human beings. It is omnipresent and influential, but ineffable in many ways. Much of the time, it is hard to describe and hard to study. Nonverbal communication is often hard to be aware of in daily life, and sometimes we become aware only when it goes amiss” (Knapp, & Hall, 2013, p. 3).
It will be established that although arbitrary, ambiguous and abstract, nonverbal communication possesses undeniable importance and proves advantageous to those who know it (Scroggin).