INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION ANALYSIS

Part 1: Original response of group members to the individual task.

 Tran Phuoc Minh Hieu 

Presentation: Three Minute Thesis (3MT) 2013 QUT winner - Megan Pozzi

What is the central idea of this presentation?

 The central idea of this presentation was about the impact of Facebook status updates on
grade 8 girls’ identity. 
What is the organization pattern of this presentation (chronological, topical, spatial)?
 The organization of this presentation followed the topical order. For example, the
presenter provided the background information of Facebook after introducing the topics
related to Facebook status updates. 
What main points does the presentation develop? State them in complete sentences in
parallel form.
 Megan Pozzi, the presenter, developed two main points throughout the presentation. This
included the strategies year 8 girls are using in their status updates and the reason why
year 8 girls use their status updates more broadly.
What type of attention-grabber does the speaker use? How effective is it? How does the
speaker create the need for the information?
 Megan Pozzi coded status updates according to the strategies year 8 girls were using to
present themselves. By doing this, she was able to collect hilarious survey answers that
support her research as well as grabbing attention from making jokes. Therefore, the
audience not only understands about the presentation research, but also empathy on grade
8 girls’ thoughts.
What types of visual and verbal support does the speaker use to reinforce the main points?
 The speaker used body language during the presentation to express her thoughts on the
main points. For example, Megan pretended to be grade 8 girls by using facial expression
and body gesture when she talked about why they updated their own statuses. Moreover,
her tone also changed in order to make sure that the audience could understand what
grade 8 girls replied to the speaker’s question.
What are your reactions to this presentation (benefits and objections)?
 Throughout this presentation, I have learned more knowledge about presentation skills
such as catching audience attention by using tones, body language, etc. Furthermore,  I
 could understand the status updates will be interpreted differently by every audience
member. The indities are in a constant state of flux. 
 
 Van Nguyen Hoang Tran
Video presentation: The secret habits that control your life | Wendy Wood
What is the central idea of this presentation?
The central idea of this presentation is to learn how to master our habits. 
What is the organization pattern of this presentation (chronological, topical, spatial)?
The organization of this presentation follows the original pattern. She talks about some
background information related to the habits and behavior of humans. After introducing
this information, she presents more details about the research that proves habits can’t
change and it controls our life. 
What main points does the presentation develop? State them in complete sentences in
parallel form.
The main point that the presentation develops is that bad habits can be challenging to
change due to friction and the only way to change the bad habit is through repetitive good
behaviors. 
Bad habits can be challenging to change due to friction — that is, the time and effort it
takes to overcome them. 
It is widely believed that through better self-control, our habits will change. But it doesn't
work like that. 
The only way to change a bad habit is through repetitive good behavior. Good behavior
leads to better outcomes, which leads to our brain releasing dopamine. This "reward" is
what helps us form good habits.
 
What type of attention-grabber does the speaker use? How effective is it? How does the
speaker create the need for the information?
Wendy Wood - the behavior psychologist also the presenter of the presentation uses the
voice and the colorful image to attract the attention. For example, during the presentation,
she always uses some images proportional to the research and evidence that she adds in
her presentation. Those things make the audience like me can easily catch and imagine
her main points. The present creates detailed information by using much research and
study. Because she is a science psychologist, she knows how to grab the audience, how to
make them believe what she's talking about based on the precise information. 
What types of visual and verbal support does the speaker use to reinforce the main points?
The speaker always emphasizes and adjusts in voice at each presentation time. She also
uses many pictures and videos that fit her presentation. She gives the evidence and
 information that is very normal and close to human life so it is easy for the audience to
understand and catch the correct information and messages in the presentation. 
What are your reactions to this presentation (benefits and objections)?
After watching the presentation, I learned how to present effectively and how to attract
the audience’s attention. By using body language, the voice and the thesis can make our
presentation more effective and interesting. But besides the benefits of this presentation,
some points of this video make the audience like me feel a little bit of struggle. For
example, some specialize words like Dopamine and scientist words.. 
 
 Nguyen Cao Thanh Huyen
Video presentation: Informative Speech: "The Causes of Homelessness"

What is the central idea of this presentation?

The main idea of this presentation is to talk about the causes and effects of homelessness
in the USA.

What is the organization pattern of this presentation (chronological, topical, spatial)?

The organizational model of the presentation is casual speech. He talks about the state of
homelessness in America and then leads from causes to effect of homeless people to
society.

What main points does the presentation develop? State them in complete sentences in
parallel form.
The presentation main point developed towards analyzing the causes of homelessness in
the US such as poverty (work, health), personal problems (domestic violence, addiction,
and mental illness), and the impact of homelessness in the USA like dehumanization. 

What type of attention-grabber does the speaker use? How effective is it? How does the
speaker create the need for the information?
The attention-grabbing tool that speakers use is a reference to current events. The effect
of this tool is attention-grabbing as it instantly makes the audience aware of how relevant
the topic is in today's world. The speaker has generated this information through
searching and analyzing data on the internet. 

What types of visual and verbal support does the speaker use to reinforce the main points?
Speakers use verbal and visual aids such as definitions, examples, photographs, and
pictograms to reinforce key points. For example, he makes presentation slides with
several images and makes strong arguments related to homelessness in the USA.

What are your reactions to this presentation (benefits and objections)?

 Through this presentation, I have learned a lot of presentation skills for my future
presentations such as dividing the presentation layout properly, adjusting the tone of
voice to suit the context, and attention-grabbing tools. However, the presentation slide
layout is not very attractive because the slide show of the presentation has too much text
and few illustrations for the presentation topic. 

 Nguyen Minh Tri

Video presentation: Global Warming Presentation
What is the central idea of this presentation?
The central idea of this presentation is global warming and how it relates to Earth.
What is the organization pattern of this presentation (chronological, topical, spatial)?
The video is about global warming and it is an online presentation.
What main points does the presentation develop? State them in complete sentences in
parallel form.
She presents the definition of global warming, its causes and effects on us, and proposes
some measures to reduce the effects of global warming.
 
What type of attention-grabber does the speaker use? How effective is it? How does the
speaker create the need for the information?
The speaker uses mutual understanding. People feel more connected to topics that
directly affect their lives, in this case global warming. By sharing a story that you're
comfortable with other people knowing, you can create an emotional connection between
yourself and your audience and keep them interested in your speech. 
What types of visual and verbal support does the speaker use to reinforce the main points?
She uses a variety of images to animate the presentation; the powerpoint is concise and
informative; and her voice is clear and easy to listen to.
What are your reactions to this presentation (benefits and objections)?
My first impression was that the video presentation was quite brief, after I watched it, it
was quite full of basic information about the topic. But also because of the brevity, the
speech does not have data, statistics, or comparisons.

 Nguyen Le Minh Nhat

 Video presentation: Informative speech: Procrastination

What is the central idea of this presentation?

  -The central idea of this presentation is about procrastination and measures to tackle it.
What is the organization pattern of this presentation (chronological, topical, spatial)?
  The organization of this presentation followed the topical order.
What main points does the presentation develop? State them in complete sentences in
parallel form.
He presents the definition of procrastination, which is the volunteer Lea delaying an
intended course of action despite expecting to be worse off for the delay. Then, drawing
the focus to why do people procrastinate; and finally, he gives remedies to tackle the
issue.

What type of attention-grabber does the speaker use? How effective is it? How does the
speaker create the need for the information?
 He used the Q&A hook to catch the audience's attention about themselves toward
procrastination, as well as performing realistic information and explanations which are
easy to understand. He successfully interacted with the audience through a survey during
the speech.  
What types of visual and verbal support does the speaker use to reinforce the main
points?
 In this speech there was no visual support but he tried to use body language to
show his confidence and fluency.
 
 What are your reactions to this presentation (benefits and objections)?
 I have learned the Q&A hook to catch the audience's attention. How to give a thorough
presentation including realistic information as in order for the audience easy to follow.
Especially, I learned which tone of voice to use to suit the context.
 
Part 2: A paragraph of group reflection on what made the presentations successful/effective. 
After analyzing and answering questions about the presentations, our team members have drawn
valuable experiences to be able to have the most complete and effective presentation. In each
presentation, we need to focus on what the audience wants to achieve. Always smile and make
eye contact with the audience. We need to make adjustments in voice and body language to suit
each stage and content of the presentation. In addition, the presentation of slides is also very
important. We need to include short, easy-to-grasp content. Moreover, the images and
illustrations help the audience and listeners easily understand and grasp the content of the
presentation.