3 minute TED talk comparison

"Philosophy in prison" takes a rather complex and ethical argument of right and wrong and explains it in 3 minutes. Whereas "How to tie your shoes" approaches and explains a fundamental and basic knowledge of all people and takes 3 minutes to explain a 5 second motion of tying a knot. Both of these TED talks use examples to support their point. "Philosophy in prison" uses the real world example of a man by the name Tony; who is locked up in San Quentin prison for shooting a "punk" who had stolen from him and his mom, at 16 years of age. The speaker, Damon Horowitz, is very theatrical throughout his TED talk. He uses the stage and his body to express the dramatic moments of the story he is telling. His clothes are very business casual; he is wearing dark jeans with a blazer paired with a cardigan and button up with no tie. This is pretty much the exact same apparel as Terry Moore in his TED talk on how to tie your shoes. Moore and Horowitz appear similar in their apparel but different in their delivery. But terry also uses an example in the form of a prop. Appropriately enough his prop is a shoe on which he demonstrates the normal way that everyone ties their shoes, that he claims is the wrong way. The difference, from Damon Horowitz, though is that Terry is not theatrical in his delivery of his speech. But one thing that Terry Moore never does is show us the "right" way to tie your shoes. He spent 3 minutes telling us we are wrong without ever telling the audience the right way. Right and wrong are addressed in both of the TED talks just in different contexts. So while they are seemingly talking about completely different topics the deeper meaning in the talks are essentially the same. The ethics of right and wrong is a hard topic to fit into a 30 minute speech none the less a 3 minute one. Damon Horowitz got into the ethics of right and wrong while Terry Moore did not mention any ethics.
       I personally enjoy the TED talks that have a lot of life to them. So I like the theatrical ones where the speaker uses music or props and moves around the stage. This style of speech holds my attention better and keeps me engaged in what they are talking about. I would have to say that I enjoyed Damon Horowitz, "philosophy in prison", more than Terry Moore because of his speech method but also because Moore never finished his explanation. While this was on purpose I am not a fan of the open-ended story.