Assignment:
TED Talk Analysis(MUST BE 300 WORDS)
TED talks are organized and highly-vetted public speeches that give normal people-people like you and me-a chance to spread their message to the world. Visit TED.com and watch several TED speakers. Note that you can sort by topic, speaker, and a host of other criteria. You can watch any TED talk you wish except a TED talk where the speaker is not face-to-face with the audience (such as voice overs of a PowerPoint presentation). It's important you're able to view the nonverbal communication signals of the speaker.
If you're looking a more concentrated list, you might also wish to visit this link, which highlights the 25 most popular TED talks of all time.
After watching a TED talk, write a short300 word (1.5 to 2 page) analysis of that talk. Please ensure that you cite the talk you watched in appropriate APA formatting. You should answer the following questions in your analysis:
• What is the topic and who is the speaker?
• How does the speaker get the audience's attention in the introduction?
• What are the main points of the talk? Are they easily identifiable?
• What techniques of delivery does the speaker use effectively (e.g., emotion, vivid language, nonverbals, humor, etc.)? Please be sure to provide examples.
• How does the speaker conclude the speech? Does it echo the themes in the introduction and "tie the knot" or does it go in a different direction?
• Is the speech effective? Did it leave an impact on you? Tell us why or why not.
• What did you learn about speech delivery after listening to this speech?
What did you learn about speech delivery after listening to this speech?