1st week of Persuasive Speech Presentation

Hi all!
Below is the list of first ten presenters this week. I will keep updating this post with comments once presentations are made. To all of you, do not hesitate to leave constructive comments as well! You can also post comments about your own presentations. I look forward to every one's contribution and participation in this post! To all first ten presenters ALL THE BEST OF LUCK!!!!!!!!! :-)


Regards,
ms. angel

1st Presenter-Dou

Strengths
Interestingly, Dou was an interactive presenter with good sense of humour. He reflected deep understanding of the topic "Moon landing" that he presented. Explanation made was thorough, and detailed. He handled Q&A session well, providing convincing answers to audience. Although the video clip shown as an attention getter was in Mandarin, translation provided by him was sufficient.

Areas to improve
There were evident typos on slides. Some words were also mispronounced. Use of fillers such as "um... er..." were rather frequent. He lost eye contact easily when explaining details & arguments.



2nd Presenter-Tong

Strengths
An absent-minded presenter I should say! Haha! Anyway, the whole speech was audible, not as robotic as previous presentations. He handled Q&A session well and could handle massive audience who bombarded him with the same question. Q&A is the strength of his overall presentation. The ending was quite abrupt but later he realised it and corrected himself!

Areas to Improve

Eye contact was limited to me! There were some mispronounced words as well. Tone used was not as persuasive.

3rd Presenter-Siew Ting

Strengths

There were proper in text citations made included in slides. There was also interaction with audience during presentation for feedback. Slides were simple and well-organised. There was good eye contact with the audience. Presenter also provided URL links for further information on the subject addressed.

Areas to improve

Some words were mispronounced. Besides, it was quite obvious that the presented read the notes quite often.

4th Presenter-Lee Kiet

Strengths

A professional presenter, speech was rich and informative. A hilarious and interesting comic strip was shown and explained to the audience. The introduction part of her speech was interactive. Charts and their correlations were clearly explained. Slides were simple and systematic. Conclusion was wrapped up carefully. She was one of the rare presenters with good language command. Q&A session was handled tactfully.

Areas to improve

Too much flat facts dampened the speech key content.

5th Presenter-Adriana

Strengths

She could relate a previous presentation (Dou's) to hers, making spontaneous minimal changes to her speech content. Attention getter was interesting, most audience got the message as she explanation on the comic strip used was provided. The presentation was clear and audible, a bonus that she could project her voice well. She was also a friendly, smiley and warm presenter.

Areas to improve

She was seen sticking out her tongues a few times, and she was not really a resourceful presenter.

6th Presenter-Chen Qian
Strengths

A smiley and friendly presenter. Unfortunately, she was down with fever! Slides were systematic. The video clip shown was in Mandarin but sufficient translation was provided. Q&A session was handled well. However, the video was not about animal testing, but about animal surgery.

Areas to improve

Mispronunciation of words was noticeable. It also hindered the message of her speech. Elaboration of arguments/main points was limited.

7th Presenter- Jolene

Strengths

The best part of her speech was the Q&A session. The speech was audible to all.

Areas to improve

She was rather a monotonous presenter, Opening and Closing were a bit too plain. Some slides were crowded with text. Mispronunciation of "Naked Road". Instead of getting it as "Naked Road" I often heard "Naked Rod"! Some commonly repeated mispronounced words were "pedestrian" and "paraphernalia". Frequent use of speech fillers.

8th Presenter-Ghin Kian
Strength

The presenter tried his best to memorize speech content. Diagram used as supporting material was explained. There was some interaction involved with audience in the Opening and Closing.

Areas to improve

Somehow there was no flow in the speech content. No appropriate use of discourse markers. Some slides were too congested with text. Tone was a bit monotonous and boring ( no rise and fall tone)! Common mispronounced words were "rates", "butterflies", and "unfortunately". Frequent use of speech fillers such as "eh" and "um". Audience lost interest as there was insufficient eye contact.

9th Presenter-Suk Bing

Strengths

An interesting advertisement shown as an attention-getter. Slides organisation was systematic. Visual aids were interesting! The Q&A session was handled properly in a professional manner.

Areas to improve

Her speech was audible but the speech rate was quite fast as they were hardly any pauses! Eye contact was also limited as focal eye contact was on me. Some distinct mispronounced words were "taste" and "consumerism". The whole speech was quite monotonous that the speech lost its momentum.

10th Presenter-Fiona

Strengths

She was indeed a bubbly, reliable and resourceful presenter. The speech was comprehensive and clear. The opening of her speech was interactive and captivating. Visual aids used were appropriate and effective as well. Charts used as supporting materials were explained. The whole presentation was coherent and well organised. She handled the Q&A session in an interactive and fun way.

Areas to improve

Hands were restless!!