Oral presentation

I attended a lecture given by Mr.Chitra Tiwari, a Washington-based freelance journalist. It was titled about monarchy at the crossroads;maoist insurgency. First of all, the speaker's intended audience was students, faculty members, and people who are interested in Nepali politics. Since he operates actively as a journalist, his purpose for this lecture was not to persuade us but rather inform current political situation of Nepal. Frankly, he did not be the audience involved, as far as I can tell. However, I surely realized that he established our credibility bacause of his conducted extensive research of Nepal politics. The lecturer, when he spole, did not seem confident or comfortable to speak. He kept mumbling and only some of them who was sitting around him understood what he said. In the end of lecture, he partially mentioned about Maoist and concluded the lecture by that. He is not professional speaker but professional journalist. That is why he did not use visual aids and even body language. Lastly, he gave chanece to audience to ask question long enough time. It was very good technique to discuss and share own knowledge. He would have done better, if he would have spoken more clear and try to get the audience attention.