TU Tuesday Guest Speaker.

Kristi Gustafson Barlette


Poise: I think Kristi was very comfortable during her presentation/speech because she made great eye contact with all of us and was a very interesting person to listen to. When Mrs. Barlette swore by accident in front of our class I thought she handled it very well. I know that can be embarrassing but by the way she was sincere about apologizing, I thought that showed a lot of character.
Clarity: I thought by having someone from the Times Union come talk to us as a class that there might be some big words used and maybe I wouldn't understand everything they said, lucky this wasn't the situation. While Kristi was talking I thought her vocabulary was very unique in the way that she never used the same adjective more then once and really made connections to our class. I think she did a great way of clarifying what she said and she really talked in a 10th grade understanding.
Volume: I thought her volume was perfect. Kristi always made sure she was clear on what she was saying and also said everything in way we could all understand. Kristi's volume was great, she was never too loud or too quiet.
Information: The biggest information or suggestion I got out of Kristi's speech was when she was saying how she never thought she would get a job working at the Times Union and now she has proved everyone wrong. I think her information was very useful because, I really got inspired when she was talking about you how you shouldn't give up on something you want to do or something you love. I learned a lot from her past experiences and her mistakes and hopefully one day I'll be able to use those experiences to my advantage
Organization: I think the organization was good but not great. Sometimes she went off on a tangent, but other than that she answered everyone's questions honestly and thoroughly. I believe when she was talking everyone could put themselves in her shoes and feel how she felt when she was going through everything. Kristi's organization was good in a way it kept focus for the most part.


My Role: I think my role wasn't the best because I didn't talk or ask questions. I am the type of person in an audience I'd rather listen then talk because I didn't feel I could add anything at a specific time to the conversation and also almost all of my questions were asked. I think listening is also really important because you learn more by soaking in the information.

Did I like the speaker?
I thought overall Kristi was a very good speaker, she was interesting and funny. I would recommend her to come next year because I learned a lot and hopefully everyone else did. I thought the conversation was very good and overall every seemed to enjoy it.