Assignment task: Watch the following 7 minute, 53-second video of Dananjaya Hettiarachchi during the 2014 World Championship of Public Speaking with Toastmasters International. As you watch the video, please consider the following:
1. What approach does he take to catching his audience's attention? How does he carefully circle back to that introduction at the end?
2. Consider his approach to the organization of his speech. What clues does he give that he is moving on to the next topic? What organizational pattern does he use?
3. How do his movements throughout his speech reinforce what he is saying and support the connection to the audience?
YouTube Video: Dananjaya Hettiarachchi - World Champion of Public Speaking 2014 - Full Speech
Consider the characteristics of Dananjaya Hettiarachchi's winning presentation. In our essay, be sure to discuss the following:
1. Consider Dananjaya's use of a prop to catch his reader's attention in the introduction, and his careful return to the prop in his conclusion. Describe how he used this technique to win his audience over. Explain why this was such an appealing approach to his presentation.
2. Consider his organizational structure and the ways he signals his transitions. Give examples of the most important skills for you to develop during this course. Discuss how he uses verbal and visual cues to indicate that transition.
3. Consider his movements throughout the speech. Discuss how these movements reinforce what he is saying and support the connection to his audience.