Public speaking observation

Public speaking observation

Date of speech : 18th January , 2009

Speaker 's name : Francis D 'Cruz

Speaker 's occupation title : Manager-Operations [AVIVA Global Services]

Nature of speech (conference : Delivering a speech to his team

Purpose of the speech : To speak on process performance

Short summary of speech

To appraise the team on the highs and lows of operational performance for the last quarter (Oct '08-Dec '08 . To bring forth the expectations of the client and how have we delivered

on-time . To recognize and acknowledge the efforts of team members who

have put in their hard work and dedication

The speaker was quite articulate in the usage of grammar and vocabulary One could tell , he had a certain kind of stage presence because he exuded confidence through his body language . The voice was well intonated with the desired pitching at regular intervals , which made the speech audible with a clear flow . However , what I did notice about the speaker and the speech content was that- it appeared as though he underestimated his target audience . It was obvious that the target audience who were younger in age and fresh from college were shifting in their seats and talking in hushed low tones amongst themselves

About half of the audience appeared disinterested , probably because the speaker was used to communicating with people designated at his own level and above

After the speech was over , i walked up to him and mentioned that the speech had a lot of business impact on the leadership team...