3. Shawn opened up with a humorous short story about
playing “war” on his bunk bed with his 5 year old sister
when he was 7 years old.
She fell off the bed and in order to stop her from crying
and waking up his parents, he convinced her she was a
unicorn.
With that in mind, she did not cry and resumed play.

4. The story itself was a start off point into how something
negative could be turned into something positive based
on how we think.

5. Shawn Achord maintained a very well paced, humorous
speech.
He cleverly inserted jokes and puns into his statements
and charts that he claimed had “fake data” on it in order
to get a laugh out of the audience.

6. In the TED universe, there are simple but effective
“commandments” that every speaker follows.
In this case, Mr. Archord mostly followed #4: Thou Shalt
Tell a Story

7. Shawn mentions several stories that signify key points in his
life that led to his degree.
He opened up with the story of his little sister and him.
He also stated his inability to attend a college due to financial
issues until he joined the military and got support from there.
His use of pictures depicting his time in college also added
extra enjoyment to his story.
His last story was about how he was asked to study students
by living with them in college.

8. As for dynamism I would give Shawn Achord a 5 because
of his use of entertaining charts and his ability to make
me laugh.
His voice was also enjoyable to listen to because it
added a comforting yet an intellectual feel to it.

9. As exciting as the speech was, there was room for
improvement.
Shawn could have used more movement during his
presence.
Also, his tone never really changed much. He could have
stressed certain aspects of his speech to show greater
enthusiasm.

10. His delivery was fast and effective.
Because of his speed and word use, his witty remarks
during his presentation was much more funnier.
The eye contact was gave me a sense he was speaking
directly to me.
The use of his hands and the gestures he made were
right on with everything he was saying when it came to
encouraging the audience.

11. The 2 gentlemen both engaged in a humorous yet
intellectual speech.
They also both started their presentation off with a
good laugh from the audience.
Their use of hand gestures and body posture added
extra enthusiasm to their speech.

12. Shawn Achord used more personal stories of his life to
captivate his audience.
Sir Ken Robinson had stronger story details when he
spoke about his life, which generated a greater laugh
from his audience.

13. Shawns speech delivery was faster than Mr. Robinsons
speech.
Sir Ken Robinson had less of a problem speaking with
enthusiasm.
Along with Sir Ken Robinsons accent, his jokes poked
fun of family members, teens and friends.

14. Don’t be afraid to creatively make fun of yourself.
Include funny moments in your life where you were the
center of attention to engage your audience in laughter.
Think of your speech as a movie. It has a strong intro,
action, humor and seriousness.

15. Practice, practice, practice
Say your speech in front of friends and family
Avoid putting your hands in your pockets. If you get
tempted to do that, use them as a gesture.