TED Talk Presentation

By: Zachary Mills

Andrew Stanton’s “The Clues to a Great Story”

Andrew began with a joke…

Andrew’s thesis is using what you know to express and carry you through a good story; using story-telling techniques that aren’t even necessarily the

norm, and that all build up to the “punch-line”.

Andrew engages the audience by giving examples of his work…

…and by explaining the paradigms of stories don’t have to follow a specific hierarchy or structure.

He also expresses that telling a story about what you know – through life experiences – is the best way to tell a story and to

capture an audience.

I’d rate Andrew Stanton a “5” in dynamism; He was capable of changing up his intensity, his approach, and his point in different ways – like a wave.

I’ve learned, in watching these speakers, that they seem much more effective by not using “uh” or “um”; they didn’t stumble along, and they never brought

light to a mistake.

In comparing Andrew Stanton and Sir Ken Robinson, Andrew’s speech was very on point, and didn’t stray too greatly from the main topic.

Whereas Sir Ken seemed to meander into smaller stories and jokes, which kept the audience entertained, but carried on the main point for longer than

it could’ve been, I think.

His speech on creativity expressed ADHD as a problem vs. a different method of learning. The latter being his main priority

and view of his speech.

However, both of Sir Ken’s speeches were based on education.

Creativity is the premise for both speakers. Creativity in schools and creativity in story-telling…

…and both speakers came to the conclusion that perhaps the predetermined mindset of each topic is “wrong” in a sense.

A tip I can attempt to give to my classmates in delivery is to refrain from using “um” and “uh” during a speech, and to collect your thoughts. Good luck all.

Thank you!