COMS 105 San Diego City College Ted Talk Speech Analytical Review TEDtalks are non-profit conference events, TED is a platform for ideas worth spreading.
COMS 105 San Diego City College Ted Talk Speech Analytical Review TEDtalks are non-profit conference events, TED is a platform for ideas worth spreading. Started in 1984 as a conference where technology, entertainment and design converged, TED today shares ideas from a broad spectrum from science to business to global issues in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independent TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world (ted.com).
Please select a TEDtalk speech that is at least 10 minutes long and is not a musical performance nor an animation. While watching the video, evaluate the structure, organization, and content of the presentation. Your speech should address a few of the following:
In your 4 page outline, address each of the following:
1. the speaker (name, title, what they do, the qualifications to speak at TedTalk)
2. the content (summarize the main message, i.e., perhaps it was research work, or a narrative, or nonprofit)
3. the analysis (as if you were in the audience, criticizing the speaker. What would you do differently? What specific techniques did the speaker connect to the main audience?)
4. the reason you chose this Tedtalk (i.e., topic choice, familiarity of nonprofit, person). This is the most important part of the speech Example Outline & Speech
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Name:
Section:
Date:
Assignment:
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: (is it descriptive? Does it give the audience a reason to listen?)
B. Expansion Statement: (Give audience reason to listen and/or statement that links
attention getter to topic).
C. Listener Relevance/Speaker Credibility: (why should we listen, how do you know
what you are talking about?)
D. THESIS: (In one complete sentence, what is the central idea of your speech? Note:
this part is very important! Summarize your speech in one sentence).
E. PREVIEW OF MAIN POINTS: (short points using transitional phrases:)
1. (First, I will talk about
)
2. (Second, I will explain
)
3. (Third
)
Transition: (a sentence to lead into first main point).
II. (First main point: NOTE, the following structure depends on your chosen questions)
A. (This is a complete sentence supporting the first main point. Hint: it should be the
same idea as your first preview sentence).
1. (This is a complete sentence supporting A).
2.
(This is a complete sentence supporting A).
B. (This is a complete sentence supporting the first main point).
C. (This is a complete sentence supporting the first main point).
Example Outline & Speech
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Transition: (This is a sentence that helps your audience transition from first main point to the
second main point).
III. (Second main point: again, this section might look different).
A. (This is a complete sentence supporting the second main point).
B. (This is a complete sentence supporting the second main point).
C. (This is a complete sentence supporting the second main point).
1. (This is a complete sentence supporting C).
2.
(This is a complete sentence supporting C).
Transition: (This is a sentence to transition from the second to the third main point).
IV. (Third main point is stated here in a complete sentence).
A. (This is a complete sentence supporting the third main point).
B. (This is a complete sentence supporting the third main point).
1. (This is a complete sentence supporting B).
2. (This is a complete sentence supporting B).
Transition: (This is a sentence that transitions from the third to the fourth point).
V. Conclusion
A. RESTATE THESIS: (Remind the audience of your key message).
B. REVIEW MAIN POINTS
1. (Restate first main point in slightly different words than before).
2. (Restate second main point in slightly different words than before).
3. (Restate third main point in slightly different words than before).
C. FINAL APPEAL. (End a final sentence topic and audience. This point will relate to
the attention getter and recap the speechs idea).
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