Ted Talks
- Due No Due Date
- Points 100
- Submitting a text entry box
If you are finished with ALL of your work, you will choose 1 of the Ted Talks linked below and answer the following questions in the text box and submit it.
If you finish before your class block is over, you may complete another one in Microsoft Word (Office 365) and email it to me.
1. What is the title of the talk?
2. Who is the speaker? What is the speaker’s background?
3. Where and when was the TED talk given?
4. How did the speaker begin the presentation?
5. What is the theme of the talk?
6. Does it match the title? How?
7. What was a memorable part of this TED talk? What made it memorable?
8. How did the speaker connect to his audience? (Humor, visual aids, etc)
9. What did the speaker want to accomplish? Do you think the speaker achieved their goals?
10. Did the speaker convince you? Why?
11. Why did you choose this TED talk?
12. How would you rate this TED talk on a scale of 1-5? Why?
https://www.ted.com/talks/manoush_zomorodi_how_boredom_can_lead_to_your_most_brilliant_ideas
https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_allocca_why_videos_go_viral
https://www.ted.com/talks/mac_barnett_why_a_good_book_is_a_secret_door
https://www.ted.com/talks/george_takei_why_i_love_a_country_that_once_betrayed_me
https://www.ted.com/talks/daphne_bavelier_your_brain_on_video_games
https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_urban_inside_the_mind_of_a_master_procrastinator
https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts
https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story
https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_may_shape_who_you_are
https://www.ted.com/talks/john_green_the_nerd_s_guide_to_learning_everything_online
https://www.ted.com/talks/the_lxd_in_the_internet_age_dance_evolves
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