These two TED talk are different in style and tone . In Matt
Cutts TED talk, he talks about how he wants to do a 30 day challenge like the
movie “Super Size Me”. He wanted to do something he always wanted to do and
stick with it for 30 days. He presents his list of things he wanted to
challenge himself with such as bike to work, take a picture a day, and write a
novel. He also listed things he wanted to eliminate like no TV, no sugar, no
twitter, and no caffeine. He made the
choice to actually show us pictures of his 30 days challenge. This was
effective because he made it seem like it was possible for people to do a 30
days challenge. I enjoyed his talk becasue I have already accomplished one of
his 30 days challenge which was to write a novel. I like that his talk was light-hearted and how
he made it work by dressing casually and adding some humor.
In comparison, Stacey Kramer begins with a picture of a
wrapped tiffany box. My first thought was, “Oh, it’s a ring.” That of course is
the best gift, although that wasn’t where her talk was leading up to. The first
time I watched this I had no idea where her talk was going until she revealed
her “gift”. She started with the tiffany
box and used it like it was a positive thing. It made her talk very effective because
she goes on to say how the gift was good for her in so many ways. When she
revealed her gift she described her tumor as “a rare gem” to go along with the
tiffany box she began with. It wrapped up her talk up nicely even though we
were just hit with a curve ball with what her gift was. The tone of her talk
was serious and thought provoking. I like her style in that she kept the
audience guessing.
Of the two TED talk, I liked both styles. Both of the Ted talks
were personal and it allowed them to talk easily about their topic. I liked
that they put a spin on it and presented with a bit more life and animation.