TED Talk Response #8

Terry Moore showed in his TED Talk how small improvements in life can make huge differences in completely other areas. His speaking techniques were just to talk. He had some humor, and was very casual about how he talked. After all it was a three minute speech. His presentation style was interesting, as he demonstrated his example in his talk. He showed a better way to tie a shoe, and said that small improvements make big differences. This is important to society, because the better we do things, the more progress we can make.

Sebastiao Salgado talks about the importance of forests in the world. When he was young he grew up on a beautiful farm, and when he returned as an adult it was completely gone. He rebuilt his forest and encourages others to do the same. His speaking techniques was just simple talking. There was no humor, but feeling. He talked to his audience like they were regular people. His presentation style was mainly using pictures, after all, he was a photographer. He used his photographs of the beauty of the nature he was trying to preserve to make his case on why the forest should be saved. His talk is important because, well, trees are important. They turn CO2 into oxygen, they keep the air cool and moist, and keep the water running and keep the soil in place. They are an irreplaceble, and need to be saved.

TED Talk Response #6

Geoffrey Canada in his TED talk talked about the things that are wrong with education. He talked about how schools aren't designed to benefit the students the most, and because of that are causing children to fail easier. His speaking methods were serious. He got his point across with passion. It was what drove his talk. He was funny at times, and that was to "make friends" with his audience. His presentation style was just a talk. There was no music, no pictures, no models, just his voice. At the end of of his talk, Geoffrey Canada talked about why it mattered. He said that we should be teaching out kids how to replace us in the world. He also said that he thought that we weren't doing that very effectively.