Do You Believe In Me? Questions

1. Is he a good speaker? Why/why not?

    - I thought he was a good speaker because he kept the audiences attention.

2. What were his good characteristics as a speaker? His bad?

    - He knew how to keep up the energy and keep the audience entertained. But he paused a lot and took very long breaks in his speaking.

3. How did he use his voice (vocal inflection) to make his speech more effective?

    - He emphasized the important words to get his point across, this made his voice strong and made him seem older then he was.

4. How did he use gestures to make his speech more effective?

    - He pointed to the different sections of the audience in which he was referring too. This helped because the audience probably felt like they were more involved and not just being talked to.

5. Why do you think they selected him as their keynote speaker? (Keynote speakers are the main speakers of a meeting, convention, etc.)

    - They made him the main speaker to let the teachers (audience) understand how important they are from a students perspective.

6. What was the main point of his message? Was it an important message? Why/why not?

    - His main message was to get teachers to understand how important they are to children learning and growing. The message was important because teachers need to be assured they are helping out.

7. Do you think the teachers believed his message? Did it inspire them? Why/why not?

    - I think they believed the message because they were really into his speaking. It inspired them by letting them know they are appreciated and they are wanted.

I thought his message was powerful from a teachers perspective. From mine, I was not very interested. I understand that as a student we all want someone to believe in us, but we don't have to ask five times in a short speech if they really believe in me. Yes, he got his point across, but he broke his sentences up too much which just bored me. I want to know the information as quickly as possible and get it over with. If I was a teacher, it may have been different. I probably would've been more interested because I would want to know how the kids feel about me. As a student, I know how I feel about my teachers though.