Blog #10

One of the EOTO topics that I found especially interesting was "The Spiral of Silence". The spiral of silence is when a persons opinion on an issue is effected on whether that opinion is popular or not. People want to avoid sharing their opinions if it goes against what the majority thinks because they want to avoid being criticized. People do not like being criticized by others and they want to avoid the feeling that their opinion is different from what others are thinking. People constantly seek approval from others and by voicing an opinion that may not be popular it can cause a lot of unwanted confrontation and conflict. 

I found this very interesting because I have actually seen this happen in my own life. Even something as simple as being in a group of friends and they decide that they want to go to the mall. If you are the member of the group that does not want to do this activity then it can be hard to go against the group and voice your opinion on the activity that you would like to do instead. On a much larger scale this is hoe dictators rise to power, people are scared to go against them which leads to silence. 

I not only thought this was a very interesting concept, but I think that the girl presenting did a very good job. First off, she was very captivating with the audience. She had different tones in her voice to keep the audience engaged and was not monotone throughout the presentation. She also explained everything every well on her slides but did not ramble on and loose the attention of the audience. She had very good posture and hand gestures as well as spoke at a good volume for everyone around to hear. The examples she used were very relatable and made it easy to understand this topic.