TEDTalk Template analysis worksheet

English

Husnain Khan

October 14, 2021

Purpose of the TEDTalk overall: How to speak so that people want to listen| Julian Treasure

INTRO:

Presenter

• What is the first thing the presenter says? A quote & who said it, an analogy, a detailed description, a question.

The first thing that the presenter says is “Our voice is the most powerful thing in the world where it can either start a war or say I love you”

• What is the first image?

Man and a woman who the presenter states are gossiping

• Main point of the intro.

Our voice is the most powerful voice in the world

BODY:

Images

• What image starts this section? Is it tied to another quote or description or question?

Gossiping. which the presenter states “Speaking ill of someone who isn’t present”.

• Point 1 (personal experience, observation, example)

Judging-“it is very hard to listen to someone when you know your being judged.

• Point 2 (personal experience, observation, example)

Negatively”Complaining is a viral miserly”

• Point 3 (personal experience, observation, example)

Excuses-“Passing on the blame for someone else and don’t take responsibility for their action”

• Other points (personal experience, observation, example)

Embroidery”Something real is awesome but what do I call it?”

CONCLUSION:

How our voice is an instrument

• Image to lead into or start conclusion.

Toolbox

• How does the image relate to the topic?

Julian explains the concept that we each have toolboxes which “we can pull a few tools and play with”

• Final element: suggestion or advice about how to take what you’ve said and use it to their advantage, question for them to think about, quote & who said it, analogy.

Register, Timbre, Prosody, Pace, Pitch, Volume are all the tools that we have in our tool box says Julian treasure and states that “You owe it to yourself to take a look at this toolbox” Also that powerful speaking leads to conscious listening or creating sounds consciously and consuming the sound consciously.