On Tuesday, November 1st, Pruis Hall filled with people intrigued to hear what renowned journalist, Bob Dotson had to say. Dotson spoke for a little under ninety minutes, until opening the field for question.
Honestly, I was quite disappointed in the speaker. Dotson started his speech off with a chimpanzee story that was supposed to be humorous, but only seemed to be humorous to the people in the first three rows of the auditorium. Bob's projection was horrible. He was difficult to hear and understand. The bits and pieces I could obtain from Bob's stories weren't amusing either. He would tell a story about someone he interviewed and would get too caught up in the "he said, then I said" statements. It started to get confusing, and it made me curious as to how he acquired an honorable journalism label.
Dotson may have a good reputation and a great career, but he is not the greatest public speaker. He struggled in keeping the audiences attention, often bragged about his career, and told his stories in a monotone, unorganized manner. For those reasons, I left the event early.
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