Wear a SMILE :)

    Gutman made a remark about Barry Obama saying, "I thought his super power came from his super collar!" There is a lot to say about Gutman's presentation on smiling. I think Gutman captured his audience's attention successfully by using his sense of humor. I also admire his cheerful manner. There were so many techniques I have noticed in his presentation. Instead of boring his audience to death, Gutman got his audience involved by asking the question "Who smiles more than 20 times a day?"Furthermore, he provided a surprising fact such as children smiling 400 times a day. Of course, there are always some people we have hard time convincing...but Gutman stated "One smile can generate the same level of brain stimulation of up to 2000 bars of chocolate." This example is effective in that people will get the idea of how powerful smiling can be. In terms of his presentation itself (slideshow), it was easy to comprehend with few words and clear graphs. In addition, I thought he summed up his presentation very well. Most of all, Gutman knows his stuff. He could tell where he got all his information from and how reliable they are. He has self-confidence and he incorporates personal example about super heroes. You know... I think he would really make a great leader refering back to Shackleton's ten strategies to leadership!

 

From the way I evaluate Gutman, I may sound as if I know everything about making presentations. However, that is not true. I'm in no position to assess him. I actually suck at talking in front of a large group of people... so I hope I can become a good speaker like Gutman :)
     As much as I loved Gutman's presentation, I was not convinced about one thing. Charles Darwin believed the act of smiling itself actually makes us feel good. This raised the important question of what happens to people who is smiling on the outside but really dying in the inside? There are those who live with personal problems (Divorce, Disease and etc.) and they feel uncomfortable confiding in others. They often wear a smile in order to hide their true feelings or avoid causing troubles. They are smiling on the outside but are they really feeling good like Darwin says? It must be stressful keeping things to themselves and not being able to talk to anyone...

Moreover, I still cannot believe smiling contributes to longevity. It seems like a coincidence to me!

     By the way, I really enjoyed the whole negotiation skills and the role playing. Thanks for the orange! I am exceedingly fond of food! I decided to be a little creative here :) haha