Jun 12th Art, Dance, Food and Animalssss

So today was our session DOS for presentations!
Boy, are the people in 1A good with presentations. My high school had a returnee program and were, I guess you could say enthusiastic in giving presentations, speeches and all of those public speaking opportunities so we did have a fair amount of times where we actually had to speak in front of a crowd. However, with all do respect towards my high school, the standards are completely different from the kids in 1A. The huge element that sets the line between the 1A kids and my high school is CONFIDENCE. Everyone is so confident when giving presentations. I mean, they could be hiding their nerves but even if they were, they are doing a heck of a good job on it.

I reallyreally liked the way Megumi talked with such poise and confidence. She seemed so sure of what she was saying that it drew the audience's attention to her. It would be great to have dancing in education but as Megumi said, a lot of the teachers would indeed get intimidated by children who are actually learning dancing. It's like the Japanese teachers who teach English in front of returnees.
Hitomi,,,wow Hitomi. They way she presented was so professional. Her presentation was based on so much data that I was actually convinced of her argument to make arts a compulsory education. However, I do not know if the government are willing to change anything.
I loved Yuca's topic. I think the way Yuca presented the topic made it much more relevant to the audience with her use of words and pictures to put on the slide. I personally hate the ordinary zoos that have animals locked up in cages. It just seems so wrong and 'unnatural.' Her point about how we were only seeing one aspect of the wild really spoke to me.
Moeka, I loved the first slide pic she had. hehe
I really do think the services in Japan are better than the ones in America but as Moeka pointed out, the difference in culture may reflect this result a lot. The thing I feel when I go to fast food restaurants in America is that I feel like every service is for a tip. I know I am completely biased but I just feel that way somehow. Then you have services in Japan where you get to see lovely  employees like this,,,

Haru,,I really liked the video she had. It was very thought provoking and convincing. She had so much control of what she wanted to say that I could tell that she was well prepared!
Anyways, I totally agree with her point that everyone is responsible for the accelerating obesity rates. This made me recall the time when a girl sued Mcdonalds for her obesity. It seems ludicrous but then again, you can't blame her for feeling that way...


The one important thing I realized today when delivering a speech is that you cannot forget to make your main point. Sometimes, you get caught up in the content of the argument that you forget the premise and the point because in the end, you're giving a speech in order to make a point.
I can't wait to hear others' speeches on Friday!