Fast speech but interesting

5 Responses to Fast speech but interesting

1. Allen Katz says:

   February 8, 2011 at 8:38 am

   “I would my horse had the speed of your tongue” – Shakespeare

   Fast Speech and Uninteresting!

   Obviously this speaker has been invited to speak to this audience. He is probably very good in the field but he has certainly failed in passing on the message to the audience.

   Regarding his presentation and speaking skills:
   1. Non-verbals are all over the place – his hands move a great deal while his body remains fixed; almost like a flag blowing in the wind with the post stuck in the ground. There is no correlation between the top and bottom of his body, hands and legs and mouth and feet.. Sometimes he steps back, his kind of break in his words, and changes tone downwards.
   2. Speed – simple: say les to your audience and they’ll absorb more. He’s trying to get too much in in the short time that he has been given and the end result is that people switch off. They don’t have enough time and intervals to take it in; it becomes one long boring message of someone who thinks he knows it all? Not enough questions are asked to get his audience thinking. In fact there is no real interaction with the crowd; he hasn’t succeeded to touch them or noticed their lack of response. He seems to want to get it over with as quick a possible. Nothing he said related to or seems to apply to the audience . He certainly doesn’t call on them for their ideas or opinion or experiences. ”I know it all, so just shut up and listen”.
   3. Dress code. Why wear all-black with the tips of a white a vest sticking out – he is a bunch of contrasts. Not aware of himself at all! I suggest a week with me or alternatively for him to practice while looking in a mirror and recording himself. He may hear the number of times he swears and uses slag – incongruous with the subject and certainly doesn’t have any shock or awakening impact on the audience; simply puts them off. His clothing should be less harsh and more soft on the eye. The black accentuates his size and this too overrides his message.
   4. Location. Too much background stimulation, especially the food and drink. Strong light behind him. No use of visual aids at all; in this kind of presentation it would help to penetrate the concepts covered and perhaps add color.
   5. I actually recognize a deeper sense of lack of confidence super-charged with this know-all confidence impression that he gives. Almost afraid to be stopped and asked or challenged with a question or reaction. We are on an “express train” with no stops on the way – need to get to final destination no mater what. No challenging thought processes at all. ( think about it….., what do you think.., Perhaps someone would like to…etc.).
   Sitting in the audience with a speaker like this I would be too pleased to get to the end as quick as possible and get on with the rest of the agenda or simply go out the room and have a break. “Oh! We’re at the end already? I never heard or saw a thing?”

   Full acceleration, no distance traveled or could we just say, full-gas in neutral?

   Thanks
   Allen
2. rodrigo says:

   February 8, 2011 at 2:19 pm

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3. roller mill says:

   September 26, 2011 at 5:41 am

   Good one
4. Alicia says:

   October 14, 2011 at 6:52 pm

   Thank you so much. Very useful and interesting video.
5. Rem sarin ( BBU STUDEN IN CAMBODIA ) says:

   October 20, 2011 at 4:22 am

   Thank for so much, it is a very good texts and very interesting video and this make me feel better when I do presentation in my class.