TED Talks A howto Technology Enterta Inment and

TED Talks: A how-to Technology, Enterta. Inment, and Des. Ign By: Ann C. Dorsey Quest Chapter of the National Honor Society, March 1, 2017

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What you as a speaker must give to every member of your 1. An idea audience is a gift. Change their brain Create a new, shared idea

1. Idea 2. Foundation a throughline words length

1. Idea 2. Foundation 3. Tools

Connection 1. Idea 2. Foundation 3. Tools Make eye contact, smile Make them you friend Show your vulnerability Park you ego Make them laugh

1. Idea 2. Foundation 3. Tools Connection Narration tell a story it has to be true the power of a parable

1. Idea 2. Foundation 3. Tools Connection Narration Explanation Correct vocabulary Introduce concepts one by one Give examples USE TRANSITIONAL PHRASES

1. Idea 2. Foundation 3. Tools Connection Narration Explanation Persuasion Reason Logic, Socratic seminar

1. Idea 2. Foundation 3. Tools Connection Narration Explanation Persuasion Take my breathe away!

Visuals Reveal, explain, delight 1. Idea 2. Foundation 3. Tools 4. Preparation Fonts (one, 24 pt+, sans serif) Color ( B&W, or one color/PPt) Big enough to read on your computer screen from 6 -12 feet away No animations

1. Idea 2. Foundation 3. Tools 4. Preparation Visuals Script Memorize? Write it ALL out • Rehearse, yes

1. Idea 2. Foundation 3. Tools 4. Preparation Visuals Script • Rehearse • End with power

• End with power 1. Idea 2. Foundation 3. Tools 4. Preparation • Camera pull-back • Call to action • Personal commitment • Satisfying encapsulation • Values and vision • Narrative symmetry • Lyrical inspiration

1. Idea 2. Foundation 3. Tools 4. Preparation 5. On stage What to wear, Anderson Note cards? Voice and presence

1. Idea 2. Foundation 3. Tools 4. Preparation 5. On stage When I was a young man, I spent S I X years of When I was a young man, I spent six years of wild adventure in the tropics, working as an investigative journalist…. And when I came home I found the scope of my existence gradually diminishing…. wild adventure tropics in the working as an investigative journalist…. And when I came HOME, I found the scope of my existence gradually diminishing….

1. Idea 2. Foundation 3. Tools 4. Preparation 5. On stage What to wear, Anderson Note cards? Voice and presence Your body

TED Talks Technology, Entertainment, and Design In closing… Presentational literacy should be taught in every school. Before the era of books, it was considered an absolutely core part of education.

Presentation literacy is not an optional extra skill TED Talks Technology, Entertainment, and Design to be used by only a few of us who walk the earth. It’s a core skill for the twenty-first century. It is the most impactful way to share WHO YOU ARE and WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT. How others think of us matters hugely. We are profoundly social animals. We crave each other’s affection, respect, and support.