"Every Presentation Ever: Communication FAIL" by Habitudes for Communicators

The video “Every Presentation Ever: Communication FAIL” by Habitudes for Communicators focuses on common mistakes that most people fall into when presenting material to an audience. The authors of this video intended to show its audience the mistakes people do as presenters when they probably think those mistakes go unaware.

The video does not specify of study or researched done for this video but the content gives the idea that the authors have some experience with communication. By the author’s examples and real-life mistakes displayed in the video, the audience can deduce that their experience and other people’s experience have given them enough information to come to the video’s ideas and concepts. No limitations are seen in the video, the ideas and structures are well developed and the organization’s website at the end of the video gives credibility to the authors.

The authors of this video want the audience to be aware of the common mistakes that are made when trying to communicate with others whether in a presentation or through writing. Also, a major concept of the video is to be prepared. To avoid awkward moments in a presentation, the presenter must be prepared and familiarized with the material to keep audience engaged and make presentation interesting. The power point should only be a support in case the presenter forgets something. Also, the structure of the video has to be adequate and relatable to the presenter’s idea. If the structure of the presentation does not reflect the content (ideas) of the presentation then the presenter will fail to communicate its point to the audience.

I agree with the authors’ point of view. Many presenters are unaware of their obvious gestures when they are not familiar with their material. This unpreparedness creates a wall and blocks any kind of communication between the audience and the presenter. In order to communicate effectively in the documentary, every aspect of the presentation has to be connected and have a purpose that helps explain the ideas of the video. If we fail to create a connection of ideas to the visuals in the video, then we fail to communicate.