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After reviewing the Office episode-Dwight's Speech and the Falling in Love is the Easy Part-TED Talk and having taken into consideration the concepts that we have covered in the course please comment as to whether you think those presentations met the criteria for an effective presentation and why. How does those presentations compare to the rest of the presentations that you have seen and/or delivered? On an optional basis, you can also comment on the key lessons that you are taking with you as a result of completing this course.

The Office' Episode (Dwight's Speech) for this module's discussion (and your reflection on effective public speaking)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aYWvujaT6M
Video: Falling in Love is the Easy Part/Ted Talk
History of TED Talks

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The solution provides information, assistance and advice in tackling the task (see above) on the topic of effective presentations, featuring the Ted Talk of Mandy Len Cranton on 'Falling in Love is the easy part' and 'Dwight's Speech' from The Office US Comedy. Resources are listed for further exploration of the topic. A word version is also attached.

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Hi and thank you for using Brainmass. The solution below should get you started. In this particular task, you are asking for help in putting together a reaction on Catron's ideas and its effectiveness. I suggest doing a Q&A to directly answer the questions:
1. Is it an effective presentation (criteria-based) - 100 words
2. How it compares - 100 words
3. Key Lessons - 100 words
4. Resources
You can add more details on #3 as it is subjective to your experience. Just let me know via the feedback section if you need further clarification. You can also use the listed resource to further explore the topic. All the best with your studies.

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Effective Presentations

In The Office episode 'Dwight's Speech' (IMDB 2006), the character of Dwight Schrute gain tips from the character of Jim Halpert and help from the character of Michael Scott in terms of strategies to make an effective speech as he was named salesman of the year. Jim's tips sadly draws from that of tyrants and famous dictators like Mussolini while Michael is stuck on his glory days when he was also salesman of the year. Eventually Dwight works up the courage to make a speech using Jim's ...

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