musings for speech 111

speaking event Mod 6

On Feb 15, I attended a workplace meeting for nursing assistants. The meeting was a mandatory event for employees, the speaker was the director of nursing, the event was attended by about 10 people in a quiet room, with no interference.
Organization: She used notes that organized her thoughts so the flow of her presentation seemed to follow a natural pattern, moving from one thought to the next.
Transitions:The speaker had a number of points that she brought up, some were workplace problems that had arisen, others were situations that were handled well. She used transitions effectively to move from one point to another. For example, she stated a problem about getting patients sufficiently covered while transporting them to a shower from their room, then discussed ideas to alleviate this problem, asked if we had any other ideas, then summarized the solutions, and moved onto the next point.
Language:The speaker expressed her ideas and thoughts effectively, without clutter, at an appropriate level for the audience. For example, being a medical professional, she could have spoke with terms that we would not understand at our level of training.Her language was appropriate for the occasion, (bimonthly CNA staff meeting), the audience (nursing assistants), the topic (patient care and assistance of activities of daily living), and the speaker (director of nursing, very professional and without drama, criticism and compliments were both given).
Delivery:This presentation was mostly impromptu with notes about the points she wanted to bring up. Due to the size of the room and the audience, her voice was at a natural conversation level, she was dressed in professional business attire, she used gestures to emphasize her points, and maintained eye contact with us. She allowed us to ask questions, and asked for input to her points throughout the presentation, listened carefully to our questions and points, and responded appropriately.

posted by kevin @ 11:17 AM