Todays class was funny as hell. We all presented our image and 10 headlines, which everyone seemed to hit right on the mark. But the best part of todays class was the whole body language discussion and exercise; we all went up in front of the class to say three things unique about ourselves, with one of the three being a lie. the audience was to judge the individual on their body language and attempt to guess which statement was a lie. I always find it very interesting how intimidating it is to speak in front of a crowd, even for myself. I typically do fine with public speaking, I dont really get nervous and i have the opportunity to practice it often. I thought i was decent because i have been told so by many people, however i was unaware of some of the things i do with my hands while i speak. In my defense, i feel that i have done it many times and i feel comfortable up there, therefore i move and act as i do when i am speaking casually with friends, family, etc., at least that is how i FEEL. Big difference from what is really going on.
As for gauging others' body language, the speaker's movements, facial expression, and hand gestures are exceedingly impactful toward the audience's level of attention, thus the speaker must be practiced in their public speaking skills to have an effective speech. But this doesnt just apply to giving speeches. as Jimmy explained to us, it is an important part of a designers career for us to be able to demonstrate and effectively explain to people our designs and the backstory to go with them.
I hope that we have more opportunities to practice this in the setting Jimmy has created for us, one that is purposely designed to scrutinize our skills in effort to perfect them.
No comments:
Post a Comment