So, my TED talk. The culmination of this entire project. Now I'm actually finished. I do hope to continue doing my own translation of Le Petit Prince eventually though, and I plan to read the published English version. Anyway, an analysis of my talk today:
This was the first time I had ever used Prezi for a presentation and I got pretty excited because they had a world map template that I used and it tied in with my whole language and culture thing. I think the Prezi worked well for the talk, but there were a few times that I forgot to go to the next slide. Then I had to click ahead fast to catch up with myself. It could have been more effective that way.
In my actual TED talk I thought I had a pretty good balance of content. I tried to incorporate part of my process and also the presentation of my product (hey alliteration). Also I was trying to inspire people, through displaying my own passion, to pursue something they love no matter what their level of ability or the challenges they face. For the most part, I think it was organized logically and made sense. I actually had a hard time getting started writing my talk because I had so many scattered ideas that I couldn't keep track of. I think had I worked on it longer it would have been more refined.
Though I felt more confident than usual with this presentation, my delivery was not perfect. I stumbled on words and hesitated on transitions. I wanted to walk around the stage like real TED speakers do but I didn't want to cross in front of the screen. I stayed in my spot and felt like I was fidgeting a little. Also, I didn't really make eye contact with my audience very much. When I'm on stage, I look above peoples' heads, not at them. I do believe though that I was generally deliberate in my speaking and that I communicated my enthusiasm for my project.
In terms of the time, I think my talk was over five minutes. While I was practicing it usually took about 6:30. I tried to cut out a little to slim it down but I didn't want to sacrifice any of the content. Since I'm fairly sure I didn't go over my total ten minute slot (I'm not a good judge of time) I don't think it was a big deal.
TED Commandments: None that I seriously violated. I do think this was the best TED talk I have ever given. (I've only done one other so I don't know if that counts for much.)
Overall, despite the imperfections, I was satisfied with how this presentation went.
Grade: 27.5/30
Ooh, maybe this'll help motivate you: I need summer reading and I'd love to read your translation of Le Petit Prince. Could you send it my way once you're done translating it? Do you think that that'll get you to carry through with it? Should I be more demanding? "It's simple, you MUST complete that translation so I can read it."
ReplyDeleteThe World Map theme was a really good one for your presentation. Now that I think about it, O'Neill should've gone for it, too. Did you notice the similarities between your and O'Neill's projects?
Remember, when remembering anything that you messed up with during a presentation, know that the mess-up impacts the speaker about 100X more than it does the audience. As a member of your audience, I don't remember any stutters, hesitations, or the like.