Naomi Klein's Lecture: Addicted to Risk

Naomi Klein was effective as a speaker through her appeals to emotion.  The graphic images of the Gulf oil spill and the tearing up of the tar sands were effective means shocking the audience at what people have done to our planet.  In the end I did feel a call to action in changing the current practices and mindsets that people do not have to change their current ways.  She was able to shed light on how despite society has become to maintain its current structure; however there were some things that hindered her presentation.  Although she was at Woman’s seminar there was no need for her to blame the problem on males.  It seemed as if she was pointing her finger at everyone that was doing the world wrong.  As a male I was deeply offended at her points against how it was our fault in ruining nature for it was large generalization of all men.  Another problem I noticed was that she never referenced as to where the information she was presenting came from.   To be a credible speaker one would think that sourcing the place the information was coming from would be essential.  As I mentioned the images she showed of the destruction of nature were relevant and did well at backing up her main point.  However, there were many images that I felt were unnecessary.  The one word slides can be very beneficial in getting a main point across to the audience, but it becomes redundant when overused.  Also the images of the research boat she traveled on, the dice on the craps table and of a typical sign on a men’s bathroom door were distracting, taking away from the main point she was trying to convey.  In fixing these few negatives I believe that her would improve tremendously and make her seem to be a much more credible speaker.