What makes a good presentation II

We've been discussing what makes a good presentation in class and now it's your turn to explore it further. For our final blog post of Q3 I want you to re-visit TED and choose a video on a topic you are interested in. There are thousands of fascinating presentations that are designed to inspire and motivate. For this post you must:

1. Summarize the talk in 4-5 sentences. Who, what, and why did you choose it.
2. What about it made for a good presentation. Discuss which of the four aspects of giving a good presentation stuck out most to you. (good story, good delivery, stage presence, multimedia)
3. Include a link to the presentation in the post. 

How to give a killer presentation.

Giving presentations is hard. Many of us are extremely uncomfortable speaking in front of an audience. It takes practice and skill. Here are some helpful tips. Excerpts from: https://hbr.org/2013/06/how-to-give-a-killer-presentation

Frame your story

We all know that humans are wired to listen to stories, and metaphors abound for the narrative structures that work best to engage people. When I think about compelling presentations, I think about taking an audience on a journey. A successful talk is a little miracle—people see the world differently afterward.

Plan Your Delivery

There are three main ways to deliver a talk. You can read it directly off a script or a teleprompter. You can develop a set of bullet points that map out what you’re going to say in each section rather than scripting the whole thing word for word. Or you can memorize your talk, which entails rehearsing it to the point where you internalize every word—verbatim.

Develop Stage Presence

The biggest mistake we see in early rehearsals is that people move their bodies too much. They sway from side to side, or shift their weight from one leg to the other. People do this naturally when they’re nervous, but it’s distracting and makes the speaker seem weak. Simply getting a person to keep his or her lower body motionless can dramatically improve stage presence.

Plan the Multimedia

Keep it simple; don’t use a slide deck as a substitute for notes (by, say, listing the bullet points you’ll discuss—those are best put on note cards); and don’t repeat out loud words that are on the slide. Not only is reciting slides a variation of the teleprompter problem—“Oh, no, she’s reading to us, too!”—but information is interesting only once, and hearing and seeing the same words feels repetitive.

Watch the following video and write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) critique about Richard's presentation. How did he follow the strategies identified above?  

https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_turere_a_peace_treaty_with_the_lions?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tedspread