Bill Gates speaks at Harvard

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AP5VIhbJwFs

This speech is by Bill Gates at a Harvard convention. Harvard gave him a degree after his success thirty years after he had dropped out of the pretigous university.

In this speech, Bill Gates definitely knows his audience. He is constantly interacting with the audience with jokes as attention getters in the beginning [1:05-3:00]. The audience responds by laughter as a form of feedback. He also seems calm and collect while giving his speech. He never uses any forms of hesitation like "uhs" or ums." He just seems to be relaxed. His deliver of the speech flows well. He delivers the speech at a steady pace. He also remain a connection with the audience through his constant eye contact throughout the entire speech. I like how he uses examples of buildings names such as the dorm hall he stayed to show that he on the same level as every other alumni in the building.

I believe that this speech is well presented by one of the richest men in the world. His deliver of the speech made the speech go very well on his part. The only thing that I would criticize about this speech is the fact that it sounded like he kind of reading the words off the paper instead of directly coming from him. Overall, the speech was well presented and effective.