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  • Essay / Fantasy Sports Discussion Paper - 1339

    Most of the presentation was delivered in a monotone voice and he rarely changed his tone or showed strong emotions when making critical points. I realize this may not be his personality style, but I didn't get the impression that Nik really cared about the audience absorbing the information he was presenting. There weren't many topics that required extreme emotion to display, but when he defended the Fanduel and Draftking scandal, he didn't show the emotion and didn't seem to really care about knowing if we thought he was telling the truth. Additionally, the presentation lacked public participation and, therefore, public comments. The audience was mostly men aged 19 to 24, but there were a few outliers. Most audience members were most likely interested in sports and business and were very interested in what Nik had to present. However, Nik seemed more interested in his conversation with Sam than what the audience thought of what he was saying. It seemed like he was avoiding using the techniques we use in class to hold the audience's attention. There was no movement on the ground, he just sat in the chair and looked at Sam most of the time. The lack of eye contact with the audience and the movements of the floor did not help the presentation make the audience or, at least me, feel involved in the presentation in any way. Due to lack of movement and