External Speaker Critique

External Speaker Critique

Part 1- Background Information about the speaking situation

The speaker was David M. Larrick the senior regional director, advisory services at Voyageur assets management inc. The title of his speech is Investment insight and his purpose was to inform on small cap and large cap growth equality with their company. The intended audience was investors, brokers, or finical advisors. The speech took place on November 7th at noon and lasted around 45 minuets. The speech took place at Smith Barney offices in troy. It was a very large conference room with many long tables. The speaker stood at the front using a dry-erase board. It was done over a lunch conference type of setting. The event was sponsored by Voyageur asset management inc. to persuade the audience to invest with them.

Part 2- Evaluation of speech content: Analysis of ideas presented in the speech.

The central idea of this speech was to inform brokers about the company and to