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#myTEDtalk
WHAT?
TED
In pairs, prepare a micro-talk
6-8 minutes
Choose a topic related to the theme ADDICTION.
The aim of your TEDtalk is to AFFECT
your audience.
WHAT?
Choose a topic
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Choose a topic you find interesting, something that means something to you, something you can relate to, something that you would like to spread.
Cell phone addiction - is it really a thing?
Why you should break your phone addiction
Selfie addiction is a sign of mental disorder
What does gambling do to your brain?
STEP 1
First of all:
- Greet the audience
- Tell them your name
- Make a pause and make eye contact with some of them
The structure
a 4-piece puzzle
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STEP 2
Further instructions
An explanation...
The fourth piece
The first piece
The third piece
The second piece
Start with repeating the first question (first piece):
Do you know how it feels to...?
Now I want you to use pathos - affect your audience by using your emotions .
Begin your speech with:
- a question; Do you know how it feels to...?
- And then add: I know!
This part, together with the greeting, should be about 60 seconds.
Do not reveal the main idea yet.
Tell the audience three things that strengthen the understanding of your topic - imagine climbing a hill.
Phase 1: Once when... (eye contact)
Phase 2: When we were sitting there... (eye contact)
Phase 3: And then...
End with a "cliffhanger" and then make eye contact.
Time to wrap it up.
Tell the audience something that will make them remember your speech. The last sentence should be a punch line.
Imagine making the final goal in a football game or making someone speechless, eg. answer the question (first piece) or use a quote
DON'T FORGET
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- To practice, practice, practice. Learn your talk by heart.
- Use figures of speech
- Use images or diagrams or other visual aids in a PowerPoint, Prezi or Keynote.
- Only keywords are allowed and should be written on cards, you are not allowed to read from your computer or iPad.
- Use the vocabulary we have worked with
STEP 3
ASSESSMENT
You will be assessed on:
- language - formal register
- structure
- content
Before making your talk make sure that you have handed in your manuscript as well as the sources you have used!
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STEP 4
GOOD LUCK!
Summary
1. Pick one idea - make it the through-line running through your entire talk so that everything you say links back to it in some way
2. Give your listeners a reason to care - stir your audience's curiosity.
3. Build your idea with familiar concepts - use a language your listeners understand, use metaphors if the terms are too difficult.
4. Make your idea worth sharing!