5. How did the speaker grab the
attention of the audience?
How did the speaker
Maintain engagement of
the audience?
6. 65 Million Years ago the dinosaurs had a bad day. .
Oh
Noes !!!
They had a REALLY bad day .
7. Phil Plait used fascinating information and pop
culture references to keep the audience engaged.
8. Which of the TED
commandment did Phil Plait best
follow?
9. Commandment #3: Make the complex plain.
Phil Plait did a great job explaining how
we can stop a asteroid from hitting the
earth. It was simple and easy to
understand. At no point was his
presentation overly complex.
10. Evaluate the speaker dynamism
from a scale to 1 - 5
What could he have
done to increase his
dynamism?
11. 5
Phil Plait was very dynamic. Not much
could have been done to be more
dynamic then he was in this Speech.
17. Phil is very dynamic and has a lot of
humor in his speech. His speech is both
entertaining and informative.
18. Ken is also very dynamic and
makes his speech both entertaining
and interesting. He makes his point
using information and humor.
19. Both Ken and phil have
different styles of presenting
their speeches.
Ken is a little less dynamic and
has a little less energy.
However his humor is a little
more subtle in both execution
and impact.
Phil has a stronger opening
that impacts you and captures
your attention
instantaneously.
His humor is has more punch
and he makes more references
to pop culture. His speech is a
little more impactful and
energetic.
20. What tips can I give you about
delivery for upcoming speeches
based only on my Ted talk?
21. Don’t be afraid to personalize your speeches. Add your own
personality, humor and interest into your work to make it
uniquely yours and to make it more engaging.
22. Citations
Phil Plait image
www.usu.edu/science/unwrapped/htm/april-27-end-of-the-world-series-death-from-the-skie
Asteroid hitting earth/Satellite pulling astroid images
www.universetoday.com/935595/neoshield-a-preemptive-strike-against-asteroids
Dinosaur image
www.student.chula.ac.th/~53370961/Extinction.html
Spock image
Star Trek 1966-1969 created by Gene Roddenberry
1908 Tunguska Explosion image
Earhsci.org/fossils/space/tunguska/tunguska.html
What is inside out image
flickr.com photographed by Eddi Van W
Ghostbusters image
Ghostbusters 1984 written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis
Phil and Ken portraits
www.ted.com
Asteroid slamming into earth image
www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/ciencia_asteroids_comets16.htm