public speaking online, TED Talk Presentation.

1. Week 2 Public
Speaking

2. George Smoot
• “Astrophysicist, cosmologist and Nobel Prize winner George
Smoot studies the cosmic microwave background radiation -
the afterglow of the Big Bang. His pioneering research into
deep space and time is uncovering the structure of the
universe itself.”
• “At Serious Play 2008, astrophysicist George Smoot shows
stunning new images from deep-space surveys, and prods us
to ponder how the cosmos - with its giant webs of dark matter
and mysterious gaping voids - got built this way.”

3. 1
George Smoot
The Design of The Universe

4. 2a
Questions:
When you look around you,
what do you see? What was
the process that lead to what
we see around us?

5. 2b
Engagement:
Smoot used a slide show with many photographs,
diagrams, and video simulations to maintain attention with the
audience.

6. 3
The TED
Commandmen
ts
• III. Thou Shalt
Reveal Thy
Curiosity and Thy
Passion.
• It was clear
Smoot was
passionate about
his work and he
was extremely
knowledgeable.
One must be
curious to search
for meaning in the
cosmos.

7. 4
I feel the speaker could have told more stories to
tie his speech together with some laughs. He also
constantly said “right” which made the speech
rather bothersome.

8. 5
Tips:
• Nancy Duarte:
- Help them see what you’re
saying
• Smoot’s presentation was
mostly visual. This helped me to
fully comprehend his speech.

9. 6
Learned:
• Visuals enhance your audiences experience and help to get
the point across.
• It’s important to completely understand what you’re talking
about. You come across more confident and the audience will
be more likely to be engaged in what you have to say.

10. 7a
“School Kills Creativity” was
a wonderful speech, I wish I could
have attended. Sir Ken Robinson
is a very dynamic speaker. He
uses stories to get his point
across. I found him quite funny
with great energy. George Smoot
was a good speaker although he
lacked in utilizing stories to get
his point across. His visuals
however were great. “School Kills
Creativity” could have used some
visuals but Robinson as a
speaker was better than Smoot.

11. 7b
Compare &
Contrast
“Changing Education
Paradigms” was a wonderful speech.
I really support Sir Ken Robinson
ideas. The visuals in the speech
were perfect. The time lapse was
extremely interesting and I was
engaged in the speech. George
Smoot’s speech had wonderful
visuals also. All his images were
computer generated and super crisp.
It didn’t mesh as well with his speech
as “Changing Education Paradigms”
did. I just like the human touch in
Robinsons speech and it was all part
of a bigger picture.

12. 8
Advice:
• In this digital age Visual aid is key to
keeping your audience engaged and
ensuring full saturation of the speech.
• Know your information well. If you throw
your speech together at the last minute, it
most likely won’t be a crowd pleaser.

13. Public Speaking
Online
Instructor: Heather Halter
TED Talk Evaluation Presentation

14. Thanks For Your Time
I Look Forward To Critiques

15. References
look around you: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/01/education-spoof/
big bang expansion: http://matthiasbreimann.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/der-blick-zum-urknall/
dark matter: http://www.formspring.me/r/what-is-your-opinion-of-dark-matter-purple-is-the-proposed-dark-
matter-the-bright-blobs-are-clusters-of-galaxies/324991643155453363/top
Plank: http://bccp.berkeley.edu/planck.html
TED Commandments: FS online, Public Speaking class
Visual learner: http://whoamiasalearnerandateacher.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html
The Thinker: http://bigthink.com/big-think-top-5/the-biggest-thinking-of-summer-2011
PowerPoint: http://powerpointpresentationwriting.com/
George Smoot bio:http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/george_smoot_on_the_design_of_the_universe.html
George pic: http://www.lbl.gov/Publications/Nobel/