TU Tuesday

Poise: I think that the speaker gave the audience the impression that she was comfortable speaking to the group by talking loudly and clearly so she sounded confident. Also if/when she messed up a word she just continued on without making it a big deal, and if she messed up a sentence she would just go back and fix it, like when someone asked her a question about her "obsession" with cows and she went back and corrected herself. I also think she connected with the audience, like when she talked about how she thought cows were interesting creatures, because she gave the audience eye contact.

Clarity: I think that the speaker talked very clearly and she didn't really use any really big words that were unnecessary. An example would be when she talked about how she wanted to find out who Caroline really was, because you could understand everything she said.

Volume: I think that her volume was loud enough. You could hear and understand every word she said, so when she talked about how she liked her job because she's not always sitting at a desk and how she gets to go to different places to cover stories you could hear it.

Information: I think she did have something useful to say because she talked about the resistance and how it pushed her and how at first all the people that left rude comments and emails made her cry but now it doesn't bother her what other people think of her and her writing as long as they read what she writes.

Organization: I think that her organization was pretty good. I think that she stayed on topic with all the questions she got asked and helped us understand what she was saying, like when she said how she wanted to find out who Caroline was she actually told who she meant.

     I think that I should have talked more and asked more questions, but I did pay attention. I think that other people did good with the questions, like when they asked the speaker what her favorite story she covered was, and what her worst moment was. I also thing they had some really good questions, like the one that asked dwhen she decided she wanted to be a journalist. I also think that I would recommend the speaker to be asked back because I thought her stories were interesting, she answered all the questions well and with some detail without being boring, and she was even funny at times.