Sunday, September 16, 2012

Rookies


I decided to compare between the most influential speaker and the least influential speakers in chemistry class. I must note that for most of the students in this class, it was the first experience in public speaking.  So, I will start with the least influential speaker, because it is easy; I simply don’t remember him or her. Actually, after calculating how many presentations I watched and how many I can't remember, I figured out that there must be three of four presentations that I can't even remember the subject. As for the most inflectional one, it is one student that was very enthusiastic about the chemical process taking place when one developing pictures in a dark room. Although the process was way too difficult to understand at this level of chemistry, he was still able to deliver the main idea. I think that the reason I remember it so well, is because he was so excited to share his knowledge.

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  1. Sunshine,
    What a great example! To bring it into perspective on a level we all know, was a great idea. I think we have all been in a class with a bunch of "rookie" speakers, and yes we have all heard the bad speeches that within less than 5 minutes after the class we don't remember the topic, or the main points. You are correct about the better speakers. When I hear a good speech, and I haven’t seen the person in a while, I can still remember the speech say hi, and have an ice-breaking moment to start a conversation. We all have the capability of being great; it just depends on our confidence. Just like Bob the Builder says… “Can we do it, Yes we can!”

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    1. What a great statement to end your post with, you sure made me laugh… Bob the Builder is awesome!

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