Ted Talk

http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_cutts_try_something_new_for_30_days.html

The “Ted Talk” I watched was about a man who wanted to try something new for 30 days. He took the challenge and shared how it ultimately changed his life. Also, he encouraged the viewers to give it a shot, because it just might change our lives too.  An area of his speech that I thought the speaker did a good job at was his tone and volume. He kept me interested in the speech by altering his tone, especially when he talked about how bad the novel he wrote was. Another part of his speech that I found effective was that he took short pauses after certain pieces of information. This really emphasized the important parts of the speech for the viewer. Another area that was a strong point of Matt Cutt’s speech was his body language. He used many hand gestures and walked back and forth to keep the audience interested. This gave the speech a more relaxed tone, as if he was having a typical conversation with you instead of standing in front of a large audience. One area that I felt was ineffective in Matt’s speech was his introduction. He immediately started in on his topic, when I felt like he should have addressed the audience to start off the speech. However, he did have a very effective conclusion as he summed everything up and challenged the audience to take a 30 day challenge. After watching this “Ted Talk”, I now know the importance of body language, tone, volume, and an effective introduction. These can all be used in my upcoming speech.