The main message
that Dr. Sameh Abdallah wanted to deliver during his seminar was 10 tips you
need to become a journalist. I honestly think he was good overall. The way he
was speaking was understandable, friendly, and carefree and this let people understand
and pay attention to him more. Because of his way of speaking I think he
managed to successfully deliver his message. I don’t really have an interest in
becoming a journalist, so his message didn’t really leave an impact on me.
At the very start
he stated that he does not like sitting down while speaking, got up and started
right away. There was no indication that he will begin talking about tips on
becoming a journalism; which was nice because it made the overall seminar
inviting. He ended on a more serious note while maintaining his friendly
demeanor.
While he was
speaking, he used both Arabic and English. I am used to hearing people speak
with both languages in everyday conversation, my classes, and even in the
movies I watch, so the situation of his use of multiple languages did not
bother me. I thought it was appropriate due to the fact that he was talking to
a group of college students in a way that was friendly. It was as if he was one
of us while directing us towards becoming journalists. His English and his
Arabic were both very good. He did not use any jargon and was able to
communicate successfully with the room. The only expression that stuck with me
was when he kept on repeating “international standards of professionalism or go
home” and continued to use the “or go home” expression at the end of any
example that went against being a good journalist. The use of the expression
was nice, until he started to overuse it. Once he said, “go home”, for the
fiftieth time, it was irritating.
His overall body
language was good because he did not stand stiffly while speaking. His hand
gestures were natural and flowed nicely. I did not notice any excessive overuse
of gestures. His movement was too much. I did not like his need to personally
interact with the audience and get very close to people. In addition to his
excessive interaction, I would have preferred that he maintain his movements
within a certain area that everyone could see him at, instead of circulating
the room. At one point he stood off to the left side of the room, and from
where I was sitting I could no longer see him. His voice was strong, and his
volume was loud, which was great. I was seated in the last row and could hear
him clearly. In both English and Arabic his intonation of the words were clear
and precise.
He had short
presentation with the points written on each slide. There was no information
under the headlines. It was effective because of his use of the visual aids. He
did not have any aids that he relied on, and his explanation of each point made
up for the lack of information on each slide.
Only a few
people asked questions. He did answer all of them, including the girl that
asked several questions at a time. Regarding her, he was more open to answering
he questions directly because her voice was loud. There were others I could not
hear, and he yelled at them to speak loudly because “all journalists need to
have loud voices”. By doing so, I think he scared other people and that is why
not many questions were asked.
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