Mrs. Barlette seemed comfortable speaking to our class. When she talked about how she used to be shy and couldn't even talk to a group of 10 people, I was surprised because she was not shy with our class at all. I thought she connected with the audience well. When I asked her a question, she made eye contact with me the whole time. You could tell that she was trying to communicate with the person who had asked the question, but at the same time directed her answer towards the audience.
Clarity
I think Mrs. Barlette pronounced her words carefully, but she did talk fast at some points, like when her answers started to become lengthily. Sometimes she would stutter when she was trying to think of what to say, but overall I could understand her.
Volume
Mrs. Barlette was a loud speaker. I could hear her perfectly from the back row. She probably could have spoke a little softer and I would have still been able to hear her. Her volume definitely helped keep me engaged in the conversation.
Information
Mrs. Barlette provided a lot of detail when answering a simple question. Sometimes the detail was unnecessary like when she was talking about her blog and all of the anonymous hate she kept receiving, and the story about Billy Fuccillo, but I think that is just my opinion.
Organization
Mrs. Barlette did not make it difficult to follow her thoughts. For the most part, the discussion was well organized and didn't go off topic. I think she started to go off on a bit of a tangent when talking about how people disliked her, and the anonymous hate on her blog.
My Role
I think I did well in the discussion. I asked questions that I was truly curious about. I was trying to think of more interesting questions for her to answer. Not everyone participated in the discussion, and it was mostly the same people asking her the questions. I don't understand why not a lot of people asked questions when we did the blog assignment and brainstormed question ideas. Some people were a little rude during the discussion. Even if they weren't extremely interested in what Mrs. Barlette was saying, they should have at least been more respectful. It was kind of embarrassing because she took the time out of schedule to speak to us about her job.
I think it would be a good idea for a journalist to come in and talk to your class next year, whether it is Mrs. Barlette or someone new. It seemed that Mrs. Barlette was better at talking to college students rather than students in high school.
Mrs. Barlette was a loud speaker. I could hear her perfectly from the back row. She probably could have spoke a little softer and I would have still been able to hear her. Her volume definitely helped keep me engaged in the conversation.
Information
Mrs. Barlette provided a lot of detail when answering a simple question. Sometimes the detail was unnecessary like when she was talking about her blog and all of the anonymous hate she kept receiving, and the story about Billy Fuccillo, but I think that is just my opinion.
Organization
Mrs. Barlette did not make it difficult to follow her thoughts. For the most part, the discussion was well organized and didn't go off topic. I think she started to go off on a bit of a tangent when talking about how people disliked her, and the anonymous hate on her blog.
My Role
I think I did well in the discussion. I asked questions that I was truly curious about. I was trying to think of more interesting questions for her to answer. Not everyone participated in the discussion, and it was mostly the same people asking her the questions. I don't understand why not a lot of people asked questions when we did the blog assignment and brainstormed question ideas. Some people were a little rude during the discussion. Even if they weren't extremely interested in what Mrs. Barlette was saying, they should have at least been more respectful. It was kind of embarrassing because she took the time out of schedule to speak to us about her job.
I think it would be a good idea for a journalist to come in and talk to your class next year, whether it is Mrs. Barlette or someone new. It seemed that Mrs. Barlette was better at talking to college students rather than students in high school.
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