I am going to start with the most prominent issues I had, since they seem to be the foremost thought in my mind. Deciding how to use the mass amount of statistics and charts given during my event was very difficult. I sided with a very minimal approach, looking for themes in statistics to provide a more broad thus easily understandable description of what was discussed. Although I think it may have lacked a bit of "power statements" as I call them (statements that really grab the readers attention, and give them the urge to tell a friend).
Research was fairly easy, there were many places to access info on the Keynote speaker, and the class that was the initial instigator of the event.
Note taking was also difficult because the speaker tended to trail off at the end of each sentence. I found that I had to go through my notes after the event and ask him to elaborate on things I didn't hear well.
For my feedback, I would like help with my organization, and how to set up better for quotes, and their placement. Also I had difficulty finding a good lead for this story, so I may have unintentionally placed a couple in a row. Overall I think it went well, but as with everything there is much room for improvement.
Daniel Acee
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This was obviously not an easy event to cover. That made your task harder. So now what? If you have time and the inclincation, call and/opr email the speaker and get clarification on a few things that yuo know you could use in the story. These points don't even need to be the main point of the lecture, if you think they'd be interesting to readers. Get away from worrying about the format of the speech. At this point, go with something you know you can communicate well. Good luck.
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