neil harbisson ted evaluation

Amanda Wentzel – Public Speaking - 1211

Thesis:

W e s h o u l d e n c o u r a g e p e o p l e

t o u s e t e c h n o l o g y t o f u r t h e r

e x t e n d a n d e n h a n c e o u r s e n s e s

b y m a k i n g t h e m p a r t o f o u r

b o d i e s .

Neil began with ana s t o u n d i n g f a c t :

“I was born with ar a r e v i s u a lcondition called‘achromatopsia ’w h i c h i s

Neil Harbisson kept his audience’sattention by providing them withinteresting facts about his rarecondit ion, cyborg l i fe, andi n t e r e s t i n g j o u r n e y .

He told them he could

h e a r

C O L O R .

DREAM BIGNeil used the first of the TEDcommandments because heexplained his journey andthe influence it had on howhe perceives the worldaround him. He states thathe believes that in thefuture, everyone should“…stop creating applicationsfor mobile phones and westart creating applicationsf o r o u r o w n b o d y . ”

Neil’s DYNAMISM deserved a

4.5

To improve, he couldhave started his speechappearing less nervousa n d u s e d m o r ee n t h u s i a s m .

Neil Harbisson providesmany audio clips from hisdevice as well as photos ofhim “scanning people” andmaking up a tune for theirface, which emphasizes hisp o i n t s .

Neil Harbisson taughtme that when you’reattached to a subject,y o u ’ l l s p e a k m o r epassionately about itand evoke a greaterreact ion from youra u d i e n c e .

I have also learned thats h a r i n g p e r s o n a l

stories and seemingoptimistic about themca n h e l p e a se yo u rnerves, especially whenthe audience reacts in away that you’d expect.

How They’re

Similar :

Sir Ken Robinson and Neil Harbissonboth have a view of the future thatf u r t he r enhances mank ind ’scapabilities and constant advancement.

They also incorporate humor and

audience relation to improve theirs p e e c h a n d p r e s e n t a t i o n .

How They’re

Different :Neil Harbisson differs from Sir KenRobinson because he relies more onaide such as visual and audios u p p o r t .

Ken Robinson tends to use solelypersonal stories or just speakinga b o u t e x p e r i e n c e sh i m s e l f .

S P E E C H T I P S

Don’t be afraid of thea u d i e n c e !

They ’re there tolisten to you speaka n d g i v e y o uf e e d b a c k .

U S E V I S U A L O R A U D I O A I D E

Neil Harbisson usedb o t h t y p e s o fp r e s e n t a t i o nenhancers during hisspeech. They helpc o n n e c t w i t h t h ea u d i e n c e .

Use HUMOR to brighten your speecha n d ke e p t h e a u d i e n c e i n t e r e s t e d .

Become attached tow h a t y o u s p e a k .

Your passion willshine through.

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