TU Tuesday Guest Speaker

Pose- I did think he was very comfortable speaking with us. The way he spoke, without studdering, clearly and affectivly got to the point. He also said that he teaches classes at UAlbany also, so I would think he would be comfotable talking to a large group of people. He also connected very well with all the students. When a student asked a question, he directly looked them in the eye and answered the question towards them, but also told the class loud and clear. When I asked my question, he looked directly at me and answered my question.

Clarity- I think his pronounciation was loud and abled all the class to hear him. Although I did notice he was chewing gum, he clearly and affectivly told what he wanted to tell. He often did tell stories about his career, that connected back to the students questions. He often did use "big words," but he used them in a clear and contrusctive way. He didn't use such a large vocabulary that none of us could understand him, but he added descriptive words when necessary. Such as when he was explaining his college carrer, he used desciptive techniques and words that he was taught.

Volume- I was easily able to understand Paul. His voice was clear and loud, and abling the whole class to understand every word he would say. There is no specfic examples for this, because his whole time during the class was easily understable.

Information- He often answered out questions with stories from his career. Most of what he had to say was usful, and gave us information about finding ways to become good writers, by reading. He went in-depth for each question, and took the time to answer it to his full capability. I didn't think that there was much unnecessary information that he told, but maybe his stories sometimes led off topic.

Organization- Paul often did lead off on small tangents, but they always did connect back to the question asked. His "tangents" were very informational and helped answering our questions. For example when he answered my question, he connected it to an author he previously had spoken to, and told me the inforamtion that he recieved. His organization was very well done, and clearly described all the information that was necessary to answer the question.

I think that our class was affective in holding on the hour and a half conversation. Our questions often connected with the previous questions, or something he had to say when answering. I asked questions mainly relating to how and why he writes the stories he writes about. My questions led him to explain his decisions when researching his work. I feel like the questions we asked let us understand Pauls life, and how he became the journalist he is today.

I really liked having a guest speaker join our class. I think that I would like to have another speaker come back in. I think it taught us about "real life writing" and how journalists create their work and their steps in doing so. I do not have a reccomendation for the next writer, I think the decision should be made by the class as a whole, and I do not know many authors names.