#1- Sir Ken Robinson

Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk Response:

1.  What are your take-aways from this video?

      When I listened to Sir Ken Robinson's talk, I noticed his ideas and the style in which he presented his information.  I noticed many things that I could use for my own TED talk.  For example, a casual presentation with stories that could make it more personal and easy for the audience to connect to.  He also talked about his ideas in depth but easy to understand and this is what I hope to use for my TED talk as well.

2.  What are the speaker's effective speaking techniques?

       Sir Ken Robinson uses humor to connect with the audience and draw their attention.  He is very comfortable in the way he is speaking, almost like he is having a conversation with the audience and he speaks with them casually and personally.

3.  What is his/her presentation style?

       Sir Ken Robinson presents his ideas using humor and stories in order to connect with the audience.  He is very relaxed and tries to keep the audience's attention using his relaxed approach.

4.  What matters from this video?  How does it connect to you personally?  To education?  To the world?

       Sir Ken Robinson talks about the importance of education yet how it seems to undermine and kill the creativity of students.  I find this interesting because it parallels Daniel Pink's idea of a right-brained future.  I agree and disagree with Robinson's statement because school uses the student's creativity for projects in english, the occasional art class, or math when problem solving to find the answer.  However, I don't think the school challenges students to use their creativity to its full potential.  His idea matters because it may change education for the future, especially since right-brained directed thinking will be dominant, according to Daniel Pink.