Assignment2 ted talk_slideshow_baptiste_travis_1952694

DAPHNE BAVELIER

-Daphne Bavelier is Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the

University of Geneva, Switzerland. She researches how humans learn

and how the brain adapts to changes in experience, either by nature for

example, deafness or by training for example, playing video games.

-In her presentation titled “Your brain on Video games” She brought attention to the

affect video games have on people. She also shed light on the audience that video

games draw in.

BRIEFLY ABOUT HER SPEECH

-She brought to the audiences attention that video games does not

desensitize but it improves your senses. As well as how the majority

of video game players are not children but adults, over 30.

-Although her topic, “Your brain on video games”, was an attention grabber in itself, she made her topic personal to her audience.

-She did this by informing her audience about the relevance video games have in their life such as its positive effect on vision, attention and focus.

-By introducing audience interaction through a few exercises that were relevant to her topic as well as making her science understandable to the audience without teaching the actual science, she was able to maintain the engagement of the audience.

-There are a few things I felt were missing with Daphne’s speech. She seems to lack

passion about what she speaks about. Rather than help her

audience to feel moved about her topic, she seems more

focused on conveying theories and studies to them. She does

however, manage to thoroughly explain her talk. In one word, she

can be described as an informant.

DYNAMISM RATING:

3/5

Resonate

Presence

Passion

Play

Proximity

Craft a visual story that takes the audience on a journey from WHAT to

WHY to HOW.

Pace

- Bavelier’s presentation was clear and focused. Although she lacked the passion, she managed to convey a lot of information to her audience while staying focused on her topic. Her images helped with her delivery and kept the audience entertained. Therefore she managed to follow a few of the slideshow guidelines of Garr Reynolds and Nancy Duarte.

FROM WATCHING BAVELIER’S SPEECH

-I learned the importance of clarity in speaking and execution of ideas as well

as calmness in doing so. As I watched her speak I

noticed that she maintained constant focus

on her goal thus, she spoke fluently and was

able to efficiently relay her information to her

audience.

IN COMPARISON:

-Both Ken Robinson and Daphne Bavelier are clear speakers. They are very well informed about what they speak about. Also they are comfortable with the information they are relaying to their audience. These are evident in their talks.

- Between both speakers, one obvious difference is that Robinson is very passionate about what he speaks about. He also manages to make his audience feel a sense of urgency and the need for awareness about his topics.

DIFFERENCES

- In her talk, Bavelier’s passion for her topic is not appearent. Her approach towards the audience is so direct that it seems that she is merely trying to educate them rather than make them feel the need to be aware of her topic. Although she may lack humor, she is focused on her topic, never straying away from her thesis.

DIFFERENCES(con)

- This assignment made many things clear. For one, clarity and information in a speech is important

however, passion for what is being conveyed, is a big plus in helping your audience to be moved by your

speech. Having these elements, as well as a nice pace, is necessary for a great speech.

FINAL THOUGHTS

-Link to Daphne Bavelier’s talk “Your brain on video games.”:http://www.ted.com/talks/daphne_bavelier_your_brain_on_video_games.html

-Link to Daphne Bavelier’s bio: http://www.womens-forum.com/speaker/global-meeting-2011/daphne-bavelier

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