1. Rodney
Mullen
“Godfather
of
Modern
Skateboarding”

2. Rodney
Mullen
is
a
professional
skateboarder.
He
is
o<en
referred
to
as
“ The
Godfather
of
Modern
Skateboarding.”
This
is
due
to
his
innova?ve
abili?es
ska?ng
and
an
unmatched
level
of
passion
and
enthusiasm
for
his
sport.
Rodney
gives
a
TED
Talk
about
the
effects
of
passion
and
enthusiasm
on
crea?vity
and
the
benefits
of
being
able
to
re-­‐invent
yourself.

3. A
collec?on
of
previous
video
parts
opens
the
presenta?on.
Rodney
enters
and
jokes
“This
is
what
I
did
with
my
life.”
During
the
presenta?on,
Rodney
uses
many
different
photos
from
throughout
his
career.
He
also
uses
humor
and
storytelling
to
maintain
the
audience’s
engagement.

4. In
terms
of
enthusiasm
and
passion
for
the
subject,
it
may
be
hard
to
Dynamism
Ra?ng:
4
find
someone
beOer.
He
is
a
bit
scaOer
brained,
however,
going
off
on
tangents
only
mildly
related
to
his
presenta?on.

5. Rodney
makes
liberal
use
of
storytelling
and
humor
and
appears
to
enjoy
giving
the
talk.

6. Rodney
displays
an
enormous
level
of
passion
and
enthusiasm
throughout
his
talk.
He
uses
images
and
videos
as
tools
to
explain
some
of
his
points.

7. VS
Sir
Ken
Robinson
is
hands
down
the
beOer
speaker.
He
is
completely
at
ease
giving
his
presenta?on.
He
uses
humor
and
storytelling
very
effec?vely,
both
in
keeping
his
audience
amused
and
paying
aOen?on
and
making
himself
relatable
to
them.
He
is
also
able
to
sneak
key
points
into
the
storytelling,
geSng
his
message
across
without
really
having
to
say
it.
He
maintains
an
even
flow
throughout,
with
no
lulls
or
periods
of
faster
talking.
He
stays
on
topic
for
the
whole
talk,
as
well.

8. VS
Rodney
Mullen’s
talk
was
not
that
bad
for
someone
who
rarely,
if
ever,
does
this
type
of
thing.
Like
Sir
Ken
Robinson,
Rodney
was
funny
and
used
stories
of
his
own
to
help
his
talk
along.
He
also
showed
a
level
of
enthusiasm
and
passion
I
have
not
seen
before.
I
found
it
to
be
infec?ous.
On
the
other
hand,
he
veered
off
topic
easily,
by
either
distrac?ng
himself
with
some
of
his
stories
or
geSng
almost
too
excited
over
some
of
the
tricks.
He
also
would
start
to
talk
faster
the
more
excited
he
got.
A
lot
of
the
?me
he
appeared
to
be
looking
at
the
floor.
Lastly,
his
appearance
is
a
bit
shabby,
but,
he
is
a
professional
skateboarder,
so
you
probably
shouldn’t
expect
much
more.

9. Things
I
Learned:
Stay
focused-­‐
It
is
hard
for
the
audience
to
follow
when
going
off
topic.
Speak
slowly-­‐
Again,
it
is
easy
for
the
audience
to
become
lost
when
speaking
too
fast.

10. Things
I
Learned:
Be
passionate-­‐
If
you
are
excited
about
your
speech,
chances
are
the
audience
will
be
too.
Use
humor
and
relatable
stories-­‐
People
are
more
likely
to
pay
aOen?on
if
they
like
you/relate
to
you.

11. Things
I
Learned:
Have
fun-­‐
Like
the
humor/stories,
people
will
have
fun
listening
to
you,
if
you
have
fun
talking
to
them.

12. Things
You
Should
Know
Stay
on
Topic
Speak
slowly
and
clearly
Look
at
your
audience
Be
passionate
about
the
topic
Be
knowledgeable
about
the
topic
Use
humor
and
stories
Maintain
a
certain
pace

13. Jonathan
Larson
PSO
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