TED talk comparisons

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.