Interview 17: Using an Anecdote to Make Your Talk Memorable
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March 10th, 2007 at 7:52 am
A very nice accent and pronunciation, making for a very comfortable listening.
October 21st, 2007 at 10:02 pm
that was wonderful . She made a great job by the subjact . flaunt and very confident makes it easy to listen and realy memorable.
Thanks alot to her
good luck
October 24th, 2007 at 5:44 am
I really liked to listen to your talk because your English is very good and easy to understand
April 17th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Thank you very much, Pete, once again, on behalf of all EFL teachers who, like me, can have free access to authentic material for students of English living in non-English-speaking countries.
My very best wishes from Argentina,
Rita
April 20th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
In my opinion she has talked nicely using lots of linguistics expressions which enrich the talking. I also thing the personal experience makes it more interesting for the listener. You speak fluently and use a wide range of vocabulary.
Thanks so much.
October 27th, 2008 at 12:20 am
Thanks, Pete and the Splendid Speaking team!
I am a teacher of English and am currently using these podcasts as further input in my classes. They prove to be quite useful and enjoyable.
Keep it up!
All the best!
Laura
November 2nd, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Thanks Pete, for this material. In my opinion, Victoria speaks very well and naturally. The personal anecdote makes the purpose for listening interesting. It is also an excellent source to encourage EFL students to make similar presentations
AS a teacher of English, my heartfelt congratulations!
All the best, and thanks again from Argentina.
Carina.
November 2nd, 2008 at 12:54 pm
First of all Victoria you were excellent and I have to admitt that I was truly amazed by the speed and fluency of your presentation. It made it easy to follow and pleasent to listen.
As for using the personal anecdote to catch listeners’ attention I think it works, it makes a presentation the whole lot more interesting and memorable.
Well done!
Best wishes from Poland.
Natalia
May 2nd, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Ok it was very good, but so many hesitations…