Dave Eggar's TED Talk

I like how Eggar admitted him being nervous and yet he seems as though he gets calmer when he starts to talk. I think that really helps me because it proves that just because you're nervous, doesn't mean that you don't do well in your talk. He is flailing his arms around quite often and it was a little distracting because it was almost too much. Ok, he kind of lost me when he was talking about the pirate stuff. I feel like he went  a little off topic when he started talking about buying and renovating the building. I am kinda confused about exactly what he is talking about. He started talking about one thing, but he changed the topic way too quickly. He is not lookin at the audience that much. He is looking at his slides way to often. Also, he is showing the same picture for too long. I'm kind of losing interest because you stare at the screen and see the same picture for about thirty seconds. I do like how he shows pictures of the kids learning and with their families though. I think it got better later in the talk because he started to stay on topic and explain a little more on how their school works, and about the kids and volunteers. I like when he was explaining how the kids work so hard to write books and have them published because he sounded like he really cared about them and their feelings and it made it a little more relatable. He is going back to the pirate thing and then he switched to a superhero store? Personally, I prefer the superhero store over the pirate one. Ok, so it seems that he is just showing random shops now. Oh, I get it! Why did he just mention how they relate now? I think that he has an awesome topic because it shows me and the world that people need to get involved with their community and education. I feel like he could have delivered it better, but it was a good topic. I think it makes me feel happy to be able to have an education like I do.

Edith Widder TED Talk

I like the first sentence of her TED Talk because it helps the audience become intrigued in the subject and anxious to see what happens next. I thought the idea was a good idea because it helps the audience understand what was going on because as she said, it is hard to explain in words. I also like her idea of bringing a sample to show the bioluminescence of plankton because the audience could experience a little bit of what she did. Even though it did not work as planned because they only glowed for a few seconds, she did not make her speech awkward because she messed up, rather she handled it well and made it flow by making it comical. I love how she used so many different examples and did not stick with just plankton. I could tell that she really knew a lot about her topic and did not stumble or sound like she was running out of things to talk about. I like how she has arrows in her pictures that are pointing to the things she wants us to see because we can quickly look for it and then start paying attention to her again. The different cameras showing how animals respond to light was really interesting and it helps explain what she is talking about. I really liked how Widder presented her TED Talk and explained everything that she was talking about in more depth. Her presentation style was a little different because she did not focus on stories the entire time, but it was still enticing enough for me to continue watching. I think that her topic was something that people never think about much and it was fun to learn  new facts by listening to her talk and watching the videos. I think that this talk affected me because it was about something that I rarely ever hear about, so it was awesome to learn more about bioluminescence. I think it could affect schools because students can expand their learning, and even though it might not be the most important thing, I think that it is a topic that most students would be excited to learn about. This could affect the world because it could change the behavior in the environment or possibly the ecosystem.

Pattie Maes TED Talk

The first thing that I noticed in her TED talk was her clothes. Her pants were way too short. I think she should have changed it because it helps you look more presentable to the audience and more professional. I like the demo video that she shows because it helps me visualize just how extraordinary this technology is. The only thing bad about the product is that you have to buy the item itself, and you have to have a smartphone with a data plan. Funny how people never mention the extra cost. The thing that bothers me is about how  word cloud shows up on a person based on their blogs and everything else. I wonder how the long the instruction manual would be... This technology scares the living daylights of me though. It astounds me that technology has evolved so quickly. How will the world be like in a few years? It definitely affects every human that can afford technology because they are taking the next step in the electronic world. The world today is bounding towards more amazing technology everyday. It's scary to think that in maybe ten years, that everyone will be able to have the "Sixth Sense". What would happen then? How quickly would we adjust to even more technology ruling our lives?

Clay Shirky TED Talk

I think that it's kind of odd that he started his story talking not of himself, but of a different person. I do not like how he stuck one of his hands in his pockets. I like how he started explaining his TED talk topic and not just having the audience inferring it. He started talking about LOL cats but it took me a while to see how it connects to his topic. He is using much more visual methods than the other TED talks. The one graph that he used was kind of pathetic because it only really took up about 1/8 of the screen. But, it made more sense when he showed the rest of it. I don't think that I particularly like the technique he used for showing the graph. Shirky confused me a little when he started changing topics so quickly. How does the graph relate to his talk? I don't think that Shirky made the talk interesting enough. I felt myself zone out a few times. This did not affect me because he didn't make the topic that relatable. This topic was confusing. I actually could not tell what the talk was about any more. I don't think that the school or the world can really act on anything because he did not make his point clear. All he did was jump around different topics.

Arthur Benjamin TED Talk

I like how Benjamin starts out his TED Talk by mentioning his topic because with the other two TED talks, I did not know exactly what their topic was until near the end. In the beginning of the others I had to trust my inferences. I also like how he involves the crowd. I guess it seems more motivating and interesting when speakers involve their audience. Benjamin was a great sport when the woman messed up, and instead of being rude about it, he was a good sport, and tried to not further embarrass her. I like how he explains what he is planning to do, so the audience is prepared. When he was racing the calculators, I feel like writing it down on paper was kind of insignificant unless there was a camera there that allowed the audience to be able to see what he was writing. He made one mistake in leaving out onee of his solutions when reading out his answers. I feel like the repetition of phrases such as "Thank you very much.", makes it almost humorous. I also like how Benjamin keeps on stepping it up. It makes his presentation even more entertaining and amazing. I did not like how you could not hear what any of the people on the stage are thinking. His mathemagic leaves me speechless as it is extraordinary. I like how he throws some humor into his speech. It is definitely more laid back than any of the other ones that I have watched. I like the feeling that this is more like a magic show than sitting through a boring speech. I was intrigued about how he was eager to share with everyone how he thought. I was excited to see how he solves problems. Unfortunately, I got really lost because his brain is so much more advanced. All of the random words were so confusing. The ending was mind blowing! It was amazing how he could do all of that in his head! I just admire how his brain works and it makes me wonder how many other people can do what Benjamin can. I think that it matters to education because it shows children what their brain capacity could become. It also gives them hope to strive to embrace their passion in math or any other subject. I think it does the same to the world, and if anyone was like me, they would be in awe at the power of the human brain. Who knew that someone would be able to accomplish such complicated problems.

Daniel Pink TED Talk

I really like how he started his TED talk. I think he built up a little bit of suspension that allowed people to look forward to what he was going to say next. I like how he showed a visual and not just explained it in his own words. It was also nice that he showed the solution to the puzzle a little after people were able to think about it, but soon enough so that they didn't focus on just the puzzle, rather his speech. I like how he is using his hands and not just having them staying still. He emphasizes a lot of words, and I think that it helps people pay attention to what he is talking about and not just sit there. I also like that he is giving more than just one example and explaining his understanding of the experiments. I like how he is trying to involve the crowd with a couple of his questions. I think that Pink uses visuals to help explain his speech, and I enjoy it because I think that people pay more attention when they have another thing to look at. I also think that it helps people understand what they are hearing. I also like how he relates some of his material to people that younger people would know, but also people that the older generation can relate to. Pink was talking about carrots vs. sticks, and how you have to kind of find a balance because scientific studies show that people do not succeed with too much of one or the other. I think that it was an interesting topic to learn about because I am one of the people who thought that the carrot technique works well. I think that it is important to education because it  helps teachers and the schools understand what happens when you use the carrot or stick technique. I think that it is important to know because then they can find a median between the two that help the students learn easier. Pink said that we could change the world with this knowledge, but I don't really see how.

Ken Robinson TED Talk Response

I like how he can keep the audience's attention by telling comical stories. He starts to prove his point by saying that schools put arts at the bottom of every school system. He does not overload the audience with facts, rather stories that relate to his topic. I like that he is not standing up there awkwardly, but instead, he has a lot of hand gestures. I realized that he was not just looking at one point in the audience. He started looking around the room and addressing everybody. I feel like he was telling more stories than getting to the point. He started mentioning what his TED talk was about but he kept on telling one story after another. I did not like the fact that I had to look at the title to figure out what his talk subject was about because he rarely mentioned it directly. I wish he would have cut down on the stories and expand a little more on his topic. I did like how he ended his talk with a food for thought type statement.