The fall and rise of Ellen Degeneres

FALL

The

andRISEof

• Speaker Profile

• Journey of the Speech

• Humor-Motivation Rating Analysis

• Key Learnings from the Speech

Contents

Speaker Profile

Ellen DeGeneresTalk Show Host, Animal Rights Activist, Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer

• One of America’s most well-known comedians

• Prominent lesbian/gay role model

• Named special envoy for Global AIDS awareness by Hillary Clinton

• Has won 63 awards, including 27 Emmy Awards

• Speaker Profile

• Journey of the Speech

• Humor-Motivation Rating Analysis

• Key Learnings from the Speech

l . Early Life

Journey of the Speech

Early Life

Didn’t Go To College

Took Multiple Jobs

Unaware Of Life Goals

l . Early Life

2 . Turning Point

Journey of the Speech

Turning Point

Difficult Times

Difficult Times

Tragedy

Death Of Girlfriend (Accident she ignored

on road)

Had no money and was living in poor conditions

l . Early Life

2 . Turning Point

3 . Steps to Success

Journey of the Speech

Steps To Success

Hypothetical Phone Conversation With God

Understood Aim of life

l . Early Life

2 . Turning Point

4 . Liberation

3 . Steps to Success

Journey of the Speech

Liberation

EffectsTold The Truth Of

Being Gay

Show Got Cancelled

Lost Friends

Lived With Fear

Realized That Life Had Purpose

l . Early Life

2 . Turning Point

4 . Liberation

3 . Steps to Success

5 . Triumph

Journey of the Speech

Triumph

Be Honest With Yourself

Live Life Without Fear

Live With Integrity

Don’t Give In To Peer Pressure

Follow Your Passion

Wouldn’t Want To Change A Thing, Because When You Lose Everything, You Realize The Most Important Thing Is To Be True

To Yourself

• Speaker Profile

• Journey of the Speech

• Humor-Motivation Rating Analysis

• Key Learnings from the Speech

Ellen’s unique way of motivation-through humour!

Perception analysis undertaken to identify the trend and correlation between humor and motivation ratings during the speech shows:

Humor - Motivation Rating

Analysis

Min 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 4 Min 5 Min 6 Min 7 Min 8 Min 9 Min 10

Humor Meter Motivation Level

Hig

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Had No Idea Of

What To Do In Life

Tragic Event

Changed Everythin

gDecide

d to Follow Heart

Have A Life Of Purpos

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Live Life With

Integrity

• Speaker Profile

• Journey of the Speech

• Humor-Motivation Rating Analysis

• Key Learnings from the Speech

The path to goal setting

Denial Introspection

Understanding one’s

aim

Live in theMoment

Set PrioritiesFeel Conte

nt

FollowYour

Passion

Make a

difference

Adapted from Follow Your Conscience: Make a Difference in Your Life & in the Lives of Others By Frank Sonnenberg

Follow your PASSION

Live with INTEGRITY

Dual pillars of happiness

Take setbacks in your stride

I just want mykids to be happy

I need to deliverthis project

I want to win this game

Definition of success changes with

time…

…embrace the change!

Don’t be too fixated on things

Believe in yourself, and that everything will be okay!

And as Ellen says

Key learning from the speech

Path to goal setting – deny, introspect, understand

Live with purpose

Pillars of happiness – passion & integrity

Definition of success changes with time

Live your own life

Recap

Catch the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e8ToRVOtRo

Submitted by Swati Thakur

IIM Lucknow-PGP 2014-16

as a part of course on: Personal Branding

by

Prof. Sameer MathurPh.D. & M.S. (Marketing)

Carnegie Mellon(www.MBASkills.in)