The worst speaker I have ever heard wasn’t directly a public
speaker. Instead, he was a tour guide, but that still holds a level of “public
speaking” nonetheless. What made him such a bad speaker was that he was very
monotonous and unentertaining. In addition, he was very static and unmoving,
making paying attention to him even more difficult. I barely remember what his
message was about the tour we were on because of how boring his speaking
happened to be.
On the opposite end, the best speaker I have ever heard was
Chris Davenport, an instructor at a United Spirit Association Drum Major Camp.
What made him such a good speaker was because he was very into what he said: He’d
move and have emotion in everything he said. He was dynamic and also used humor
to maintain attention. Why it was so memorable was because he played on being “goofy”
while also getting any points he needed to get across.
Wow! What a small and crazy world. I have heard Chris speak because I've been to USA Drum Major camp back a few years ago. I would definitely agree with you that he was a very good speaker. His words of advice to all of the Drum Majors have helped me and definitely other Drum Majors that took his classes. He also told me similar advice when demonstrating moves with the baton or even conducting. I would also say his credibility was high because he had been a drum major for years and he also had been an instructor for quite some time now with USA Drum Major camp. He also connected with us drum majors when speaking because of him staying on our level and by not seeming superior than us, even though he really was. I would say that's what made it with me and I started to truly listen to him because he always seemed one of us yet still got his point across.
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