TED Evaluation

Presentation

By: Charles R. King

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_what_makes_us_feel_good_about_our_work.html

DAN ARIELY

• Gave a TED speech entitled “What Makes Us Feel Good about Our Work

• Works at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina

• He is a professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics

What Motivates Us

»Mr. Ariely explored, during his presentation, what motivates people to work harder, longer.

»He asked if money, joy, reward motivated people to work harder.

He found that :

MOTIVATION ≠ MONEY

MOTIVATION ≠ JOY

MOTIVATION = PURPOSE

Technique

• Dan attracted my attention with his very introduction

“Let’s discuss LABOR and WORK”

• Followed immediately by Rats in a Maze

Technique Continued• He maintained my attention because he scattered

relatable examples throughout the presentation

• Including: The idea that mountain climbing is painful but we do it over and over again.

ALSOPowerPoint Presentation was well designed and interjected into the presentation at the right moments

Dynamism

3(he engaged the audience but he did not work

overtime to keep them involved.)

• Dan had GOOD EYE CONTACT that touched each of the audience members but he never moved from his spot.

• At times I felt like he was forcing himself to stand still when moving a little closer or to the other side of the room would have been effective.

1. Start strong (be interesting)2. Keep it short3. Have good eye contact4. Ensure effective communication5. Tell a good Story (let me tell you about something that happened to my student ….)

Reynolds and Darte impact on the presentation

I learned that delivery is like telling a GOOD story.

When I am comfortable and familiar with the topic I appear as a knowledgeable presenter.

KenRobinson

Ken was a different presenter from Dan in a number of ways. Most importantly, Ken opened with a JOKE to capture the audience instead of with a thought provoking concept.

• His ability to insert humor captured the audience as well as kept them engaged throughout the presentation.

• The topic seemed so commonsense and almost like, “why didn’t I think of that sooner”

KEN v. DAN*Communicator

*Lecturer

*Joker*Serious

*Slow eye contact * *Strong visualThroughout the room contact with

audience

NO. 1 PRESENTATION TIP

KEEP IT SHORT

NO. 2 PRESENTATION TIP

TELL A STORY

NO. 3 PRESENTATION TIP

HAVE A GOOD VISUAL AID (POWERPOINT/ PICTURES/ EXHIBIT)

Watching Dan and Ken demonstrated two different styles. I was able to take strategies from both to improve my presentation presence.

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