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Title of T. E.D. Talk:T. E.D. Talk presenters are known as effective public speakers. Describe two things this speaker does well in terms of engaging the audience. Be sure to include the minute:second mark(ex: 8:49) to denote the two specific moments you discuss here. Write two specific things you learned from this presentation.
Ethos
is a speaker’s ability to build credibility, establish himself/herself as an expert, and/or convince the audience members that the speaker has their best interests at heart. How does this speaker build ethos? Feel free to also refer to the speaker’s profile information from the ted. com web page as you build your answer. If you could ask this speaker a question about his/her information or presentation, what would you ask?Give one piece of constructive criticism that would improve the presentation. What group of people would benefit the most from hearing this lecture?
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What was the speaker’s thesis (main point) of thisspeech?
Technology • Entertainment • Design
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is an appeal to emotions (everything from humor to horror) in order to sway an audience, while
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is theuse of data/evidence to prove one’s case. Did this speaker rely more on pathos or logos in his/her presentation?What argument/point in this presentation did you find the most compelling? Why?
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