If you ever have to brief people on a topic and bring them up to speed… speedily.. then I think it’s worth watching Tom Chatfield’s TED talk.
The content of his talk is about lessons about engagement we can learn from online gaming (interesting in itself).
His structure serves to:
~ introduce a topic
~ establish its importance
~ establish his credibility as an ‘expert’
~ keep people’s attention as he shares his observations.
Well worth a look, I think. [click to continue…]
Before watching your first presentation analysis videos, have a glance at this short intro.
One of the pitfalls of giving a technical presentation is boring the pants off of people.
The fourth most favourite talk on TED.com is a talk on statistics.
A fact like that gets my interest…
Hans Rosling is a statistician demonstrating a new (in 2006) piece of software that displays complex data in visually interesting ways. He is passionate about data on economics/health/etc in countries being free to access.
He does a fantastic product demo, a great introduction, and is particularly strong at setting the context for his visual aids.
Here is my analysis of his presentation, giving you some hints as to what you can learn from his structure and his style.
Ken Robinson’s TED talk about schools and creativity is immensely popular. I think the style and structure of his presentation holds one of the keys to making material interesting. Of particular note is how he illustrates each point he makes and how he uses contrast, as well as his relaxed style.
Here’s my analysis of his presentation.