Week 4 Reading Response
This final week I chose to read the article “Talking Head to Rock Star.” Not gonna lie, I only chose it because the title seemed cool and would probably be an interesting read. I was definitely right on this one. This article talks about the overall aspect of presentation and how to conquer presentations and be a rock star when speaking and performing such presentation.
I chose the above gif because it represents the rockstar you want to be like. It shows that you need to be confident when leading or speaking in front of an audience. Presentations are a clear way to understand how to effectively convey your message through certain types of communication. This topic mainly ties back to my Engineering major as I have many Engineering classes where I have to effectively communicate with my peers to resolve problems and maintain a close relation so no future problems arise. I plan to be making presentations later down my career and reading this article about being prepared, knowing who is going to be there beforehand can all help you to communicate to your audience better.
The gif above shows a person presenting a certain material and use effective communication channels through body language to convey their message. This article made me have a more robust understanding in my major courses as it helps me understand that we need to speak around the presentation. Use the visuals as supporting material and not the other way around. The reading actually helped me immensely when it came to doing our final presentations for the class as I grabbed all the knowledge I could from this post to help me speak better during the final presentation. Finally, the questions I still wonder is why does this type of communication get a better response to the audience? Hopefully someone can answer that below! Thank You!
