TED John Wooden

I chose to watch a video presentation of John Wooden: the difference between winning and succeeding.  I chose this because in the video he talks about succeeding in the classroom and in the field of sports.  I too am a teacher and coach, so it was evident that this video related to my real life.  

I feel this presentation could be viewed as an effective presentation, but I could see why some may feel it is not an effective presentation.  John Wooden was a well known sports player and coach, which appeals to many people.  He is very inspirational and speaks from true experience.  During the presentation, Mr. Wooden did not move nor did the camera.  The picture ran from his head to chest like it was zoomed in  He seemed very aged in this video clip, which could be why it was at the same angle the entire time.  Mr. Wooden knew his subject matter very well and you could tell, as most of it was stories from his past.  He was very confident in his speaking abilities as if he had spoken a million times before.  He knew the type of audience he was attending to because you could hear the audience laugh as if they were enjoying his speech.  I could tell he had prepared a script and rehearsed because majority of the time he looked at his audience when he was speaking, only to look down a few times like he was reviewing an outline or something.  His words flowed most of time, with no stumbles or stutters at all.  It seemed as if he had given that speech before or in fact he was just really good at speeches in general from being in the public eye. 

There was one part early one when Mr. Wooden stated a definition from the dictionary and I could not understand what he was even talking about until I went back and listened to it again.  I did not know some of the words and what they meant.  He also said the entire sentence, which was very long, rather quickly in one big breathe.  That made it hard to understand the words as well.  In the beginning, Mr Wooden's voice was very clear and loud.  Then, something messed up with the audio because and his voice grew shallower as if he was further away.  It came back to being clear and loud again, but the audience could may have been thrown off depending on how far back people were sitting.  I didn't notice because the camera was on Mr. Wooden the entire time.  There were also no visuals, but in this instance he may not have needed any.  Does one have to have all the steps to have an effective presentation or does majority rule?  However, I would recommend visuals of some kind because it can get boring quickly when you are just looking at the same picture for an extended amount of time.  I also recommend that the camera move around a bit rather than just park it on zoom for the face.  I also would have liked a view of the audience to see some of their reactions verses just hearing them.