Kristi Gustafson Barlette is a good public speaker because of her poise, her clarity, her volume, information, and organization. I enjoyed listening to her speak, and the time seemed to go by fast. The time usually never seems to go by fast in school; except for lunch!
Mrs. Barlette gave the audience the impression that she was comfortable speaking to the group. I know this because she didn't stumble on words, and her posture was standing straight up and tall. She had mentioned a few times that because of her job, she has gained so much confidence with public speaking. She has spoke at many different places, including colleges. Mrs. Barlette was able to connect with the audience. She made eye contact with the whole room, and asked people if they had any questions. When someone did ask a question she made sure to thoroughly listen and form an answer to the question within seconds. She would also bring up the question that someone else had said if it connected to another question. For example, when I asked a question she answered it, and then rambled on for a bit. After she was talking and someone asked a new question in her answer she referred back to my question and said something along the lines of, [someone from this row].
Mrs. Barlette was clear while speaking. I felt she spoke so clearly, as if it was just me and her in a room. She sometimes would answer questions and jump to parts and then go back to it. She seemed to ramble on a bit, which is understandable. She pronounced words carefully so everyone could hear. She used words that clearly expressed what she meant when she was answering some of the questions. For example when someone asked her what got her started with her obsession with cows. Her response was clear. She didn't use unnecessarily big words, but there was a time when she was a little bit distracted. It was funny when she accidentally swore and her face got red and she really didn't mean to. That was pretty much the only distraction the whole time.
The volume of Mrs. Barlette was good. I was in the 2nd row to the front and I could hear everything she said perfectly fine. From the time she was talking about cows to the time where she was talking about how she goes on Fly 92.3 she did not once seem too quiet.
The information Mrs. Barlette shared was useful and interesting. When she talked about what her work life is like it was inspiring to see that there are some jobs, such as hers, with creative freedom; even if it is just on a blog. She supported enough details to support her key points. I learned so much from her; like you should think about what you're publishing to the public before you accidentally publish something wrong, or not meaning to be hurtful. I don't think she was clouding her key points with too many uncessary details, because everything she said got to the point and was interesting. Such as how she got her job at the Times Union.
Starting off Mrs. Barlette had spoke about what her job was, and a few of the articles we read. I could tell she put it all together before coming. It was a concise introduction, followed by if anyone had any questions. This was what she told she was coming to do. She didn't get off targert, because with every question came a thoughtful answer. If one question was really good, she pondered to figure out what she would say next.
During the presentation I had asked a question. I had asked what her favorite story that she covered was. Being shy, I thought I wasn't going to ask one. But when no one raised their hand I decided to just ask. Other classmates participated the whole time. Marcus asked three questions, while Lauren asked two or three. Some people didn't raise their hand at all, and I'm glad I participated. I regret that I could have thought of another question that hasn't already been covered to ask.
I would recommend Mrs. Barlette to be asked back to participate in a classroom conversation with your students next year. I believe it was a very interesting presentation and very interactive, with all the questions being asked. I would like for you to invite someone else in, to see how it compares to Mrs. Barlette. I thoroughly enjoyed class today.
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