Reflection on Procedural Rhetoric Project

Procedural Rhetoric Project

The Procedural Rhetoric Project was so beneficial for me. Some of the things that I learned from this project were that some of the audience might have no clue about the subject. So, the presenter should be clear and try not use acronyms (example: NIU). I can relate to this, as I was in a presentation and the speaker used many acronyms. I was interested to know what each one stood for.  Therefore, I googled them. A presentation should not over-use acronyms because listeners cannot understand what is being said.  Also, speaker can make the audience engage with the presentation better, by asking questions. When a speaker asks questions, it makes me think about the topic and I become more interested in what the speaker is talking about. Finally, a presentation must be well-organized, with a clear structure. That way, the audience knows what to anticipate and may be able to anticipate the direction of the speaker’s argument. This helps the audience to think as they listen, also. My audiences will benefit more from my presentations if I use clear, understandable language and include interesting questions.