Scotty's Blog

A critical analysis of Chuck Todd

Chuck Todd was to be the keynote speaker of the WJMC. However I was sorely disappointed by his presentation. Being a White House Correspondent for a media outlet such as NBC, one would expect Todd to be a fairly good public speaker. However, he was not. He used many fillers, to the point in which it drowned out the speech. Over halfway through his speech, being the little investigative journalist that I am, I decided to just get an idea of how many times he used his filler “you know.” By the time he was done presenting, a surprising number of 106 surfaced. This puts into retrospect just how scripted his briefings over the television must be. One would think that being on the television all the time, Todd would be an excellent public speaker. This was not the case. One can respect his accomplishments no doubt, but it is very interesting how much a script can change the perception of one’s public speaking abilities.

Dean Flagel’s Bagels

The Dean of admissions to George Mason also presented today, informing us on the process of admissions into a college. This was a gold mine of information for me. If Dean Flagel was a baker, all this information would be like delicious bagels, and it surely filled me up. Thanks Dean!

Touring of the Capital Building

Today we also visited the Capital Building.