To decipher my presentation I'm going to do this as logically as I can...and how everyone else said they were going about it. Also, I'm going about this as what I think I did, so if I grade myself too easily or harshly it's just because I'm sure my perception is kind of foggy.
Requirements:- Four to Five Minutes. - I believe I did this. When I practiced at home it was 4:56 nearly every time, so it should have been for the actual presentation.
o Creative and supplemental. You drive the presentation, not the visual. - I tried to keep my powerpoint as simple as possible without being boring. Some pictures helped drive my message, but I think I did as well.
- Content:o Inspire through your passion- Hard to say as the one speaking, but I was passionate about my subject so...yes
o Show your product- Yes
o Explain your process- Yes
o What is your purpose? What should your audience take away from your project?- This should have been clear, I tried for a distinct message about the idea of hiding and how it can be associated with cowardice but cowardice isn't always a bad thing so...yes
- Organization: hook, transitions, logical order, effective conclusion- Yes
Delivery: refined, poised, and enthusiastic- Yes I hope so :)
The TED Commandments:
- Dream big. Strive to create the best talk you have ever given. Reveal something never seen before. Do something the audience will remember forever. Share an idea that could change the world.This was one of the best talks I have given. I'm not sure the audience will remember it forever, but I think my idea was original and different.
- Show us the real you. Share your passions, your dreams ... and also your fears. Be vulnerable. Speak of failure as well as success.I do think I accomplished this.
- Make the complex plain. Don't try to dazzle intellectually. Don't speak in abstractions. Explain! Give examples. Tell stories. Be specific.Yes
- Connect with people's emotions. Make us laugh! Make us cry!I did hear laughter throughout my talk...not so much sobbing. This is an area I can always improve on.
- Don't flaunt your ego. Don't boast. It's the surest way to switch everyone off.I hope I didn't do this! I do not think I did , yes.
- No selling from the stage! Unless we have specifically asked you to, do not talk about your company or organization. And don't even think about pitching your products or services or asking for funding from stage.This was tricky for me as my whole project was a public service campaign. To discuss my work, the product had to be shown. I did not ask people to be a part of it, so I do not think this was a problem.
- Feel free to comment on other speakers' talks, to praise or to criticize. Controversy energizes! Enthusiastic endorsement is powerful!This I did not think I did enough. I couldn't figure out how to incorporate it so this is an area to improve in.
- Don't read your talk. Notes are fine. But if the choice is between reading or rambling, then read!This I definitely can improve on. I have this nervous habit of looking down at my notes even when I know what comes next.
- End your talk on time. Doing otherwise is to steal time from the people that follow you. We won't allow it.Yes.
- Rehearse your talk in front of a trusted friend ... for timing, for clarity, for impactYes
Overall I would give myself a 27 or 28 out of 30...maybe if I'm feeling extra generous a 29. I worked really hard on this presentation and I hope it showed. I really tried my best to tackle the TED commandments and show my passion through my talk.
Sounds like you learned a lot!
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