Class Presentations
Starting off with Group 1, I believe they did a great job not reading off the PowerPoint. It showed they had a strong understanding of what they were speaking about and liked their use of the videos in their presentation. Federico did an amazing job tying the art of public speaking into things we do or experience in a day-to-day life, such as watching someone on social media, listening to someone on the radio, or having a phone call with a friend. Angie was extremely informed about what she was speaking about, which made me want to hear her speak more towards the topic. She was very fluent, explained the slide well, and made the audience further understand the art of public speaking. Emmanuela did a fantastic job giving tips on how to not be nervous and also giving tips on how to improve your speech. Such as recording yourself before your speech and planning ahead of time to ease nervousness. Christian touching up on every slide was a nice touch because he also knew a lot about the slides and would add an extra layer of information to help the audience better understand. My favorite point he made was when Fabianna was elaborating on "Fake Attention" and he jumped in and said a common phrase used by Gen Z to make the presentation relatable and grab your attention. The only flaw to the presentation is Fabienne's part of the slide. I did not see relevance to what she was speaking about with the slide that she was presenting. She was elaborating on outdoor versus indoor environments while the slide was supposed to be about credibility with the audience. Overall, it was a great introduction to public speaking.
With group 2, I thought they were very well put together and well structured. Isabela was really good at elaborating on her presentation while also not taking too much time. I thought having a beginning slide on all the topics she will be touching on was very smart. In addition, she was very informative and didn't read off the PowerPoint. Instead, she interpreted things into her own words. She covered the brainstorming techniques as. well as things to consider when giving a speech. Isabel is a great public speaker. Jazmin did a great job on her PowerPoint, and her presentation was good as well. I wished for her to not read so much off her PowerPoint and let her thoughts out more freely, but she still did a nice job with summarizing the chapters in her PowerPoint. Giselle was amazing at using her slide as an outline for what she was saying. She was super informative and collective with her words. I loved how she was able to give details from the book as well as elaborate on her slide. It was very helpful giving out examples and tips on how to research a topic. Jancarlos read the second half of the "how to research a topic" presentation, and he was also very informative and thorough with his part. All in all, it was a wonderful presentation from everyone. The only thing was towards the middle of the presentation, most people from the group only had one slide to speak on, while Jasmin and Isabel had more than one. Their speech ended up going pretty fast, and it was hard to evaluate their presentation as there was not much to say about.
Group 3's presentation was visually pleasing, and I liked how everyone spoke in multiple chapters. Jielianne started off the group strong and confident. She was able to go into detail about her slides for the audience to have a further understanding and concept of what she is presenting about. The way she explained her slides made it easy to digest and easy to remember. Kristen also did a great job with the amount of information she had to present. I do wish she could have gone more in-depth because she did have so much information. She could have given more examples and added more information instead of just reading off the slides. With some of her slides, I felt like I needed more context to fully understand her speech. Jeanpaul used the PowerPoint as a guideline for what he was speaking about, and it was perfect to understand. I loved the way he went into detail in every slide; it showed that he did prepare for his speech. The part of his speech where he explained why having a concise presentation instead of an overbearing one stood out to me. It made me understand that the audience doesn't want to read a PowerPoint, but briefly glance at it while listening to the speaker. Jonathan presented very calmly and organized. I enjoyed his presentation because it was simple to understand for the audience. Even though he did read off the PowerPoint at times, he had examples to share to further understand his knowledge about the chapter. The slides were concise and effortless to comprehend, which helped me and the audience have a stronger grasp of the chapters. Julia read off the slides, but her slides were full of needed information. She did a wonderful job creating her slides, especially "Managing your own voice to create a speech." Lastly, Jielianne closed it off and again, did so well using the PowerPoint as a guideline and was very fluent in what she was speaking about. In conclusion, Group 3 was my favorite in PowerPoint and speech wise; they were all super informed about their slides and enjoyed how everyone presented their work.
To end, Group 4 was the most disorganized and not put together like the other groups but made it work. Mia had a great tone when speaking and explained her slides very well. She was informative and liked the way she said "you guys" because she was speaking to an audience, not just presenting a project. Nikole finished the second half of the same chapter, and I believe she could have not read the slides as much and had the slides as an outline instead, but overall useful information. Sophia gave great examples and used her pictures to her advantage. She was able to go into great detail about her slides and used all of her slides as a guideline for what she was sharing with us, and I loved the use of the effects. Rodachka also read off the PowerPoint and did not elaborate. I wish she wouldn't have so much information on the PowerPoint because it can be overwhelming to the audience. My suggestion is to have smaller sentences on the PowerPoint and write down what you want to say instead. I enjoyed all the pictures and colors used; it really grabbed my attention. Overall, I think we presented the information fairly and wish next time to have one singular PowerPoint instead of two. It can confuse the audience and will make the group look more organized and composed.
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