Saturday, June 4, 2016

Hyun-jin Cho/Assignment number 2/Friday 1-2

2 comments:

  1. Date : June 11th 2016
    Speaker: Hyunjin Cho
    Evaluator: Shinhee Kim
    Title : Learned Helplessness

    1. What strong points does the speaker have?
    I liked his clear pronunciation and speaking speed. The way he explained the concept was great.

    2. How well did the audience get to know the speech subject?
    The speaker gave the audience enough explanation about the subject.

    3. Did the speech reflect adequate preparation?
    Yes, enough explanation about the concept and visual aids were given.

    4. Did the speaker talk clearly and audibly?
    The voice volume and speed were good and his pronunciation was clear. Also the speaker used some pauses and stress.

    5. Did the speech have a definite opening, body, and conclusion?
    Yes, the speech was well organized. I could notice there were definitely three parts; opening, body and conclusion.

    6. Please comment on the speaker’s use of notes/eye contact.
    There were enough eye contacts with the audience and the speaker was completely prepared for the script.

    7. What could the speaker have done differently that would have improved the speech?
    I really liked the speech but if I have to say something about this question, maybe it would have been much better if he had used some more facial expressions.

    8. What did you like about the presentation?
    First, I liked the way the speaker started his speech with his personal story. I could easily empathize.
    Second, the speaker was calm and the speed was appropriate to follow his speech.
    Third, the speaker gave some examples when he explained so that I could understand well.

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  2. Date: June 13th 2016
    Speaker: Hyunjin Cho
    Evaluator: Matthew Sung
    Title: Learned Helplessness

    1. What strong points does the speaker have?
    He started his speech by telling a personal anecdote about his experience of applying for the internship. In my opinion, it was such a good strategy that he used to grab attention from the audience and later moved on to the topic, learned helplessness.

    2. How well did the audience get to know the speech subject?
    From the get-go, the speaker gave the definition of learned helplessness and explained briefly how it was newly coined. Later he also described the effect of the depression on people’s mental and physical health. Overall, the audience could easily understand the subject.

    3. Did the speech reflect adequate preparation?
    Yes. The subject was well explained and visual aids were also helpful to easily follow the process of the speech.

    4. Did the speaker talk clearly and audibly?
    He talked clearly in a good tone of voice with decent pace. He sometimes paused during the speech to put an emphasis on what he was going to say next.

    5. Did the speech have a definite opening, body, and conclusion?
    Yes, starting the presentation with a narrative, moving on to the main topic of learned helplessness, and lastly ending the speech with warning against prevalent pessimism.

    6. Please comment on the speaker’s use of notes/eye contact.
    He tried to keep eye contact with the audience using hand gestures at the same time.

    7. What could the speaker have done differently that would have improved the speech?
    The presentation was very informative. From my viewpoint, it could have been better if he had given more serious examples of learned helplessness, so that the audience could realize the seriousness of the problem as a social issue.

    8. What did you like about the presentation?
    I personally envy his way of delivering the speech, which is calm and smooth with decent speed. It fosters good atmosphere for the audience to listen to the presentation comfortably.

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