ted talk natalie warne by stephanie zinnes

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By Stephanie Zinnes

TED Talk with Natalie Warne

By Stephanie Zinnes


• By Stephanie Zinnes

About the Speaker :

Natalie Warne is a young activist who became

involved with the group Invisible Children when she

was seventeen years old. She helped get a bill passed

to help end a twenty-five year war in Africa and

continues to fight for all of those affected by it.



What is Invisible Children?

Invisible Children is an activist organization that is trying to help the children of the war stricken Uganda escape the fear of being abducted and

being forced to be a child soldier. They raise awareness about their struggles and the

importance of helping to apprehend the man in charge,

Joseph Kony, to end the horrible acts that are

happening there.



Natalie Warne: Being young and making an impact

The thesis of this speech to show the amazing efforts of those involved in Invisible Children and to inspire other young people to help others. She tells

them that no matter what your age is, you are never too young to help.



Natalie Warne began her speech by telling the audience her backstory and roots. She

explains the hardships of her childhood and her struggles, which later led her to become

involved in Invisible Children and be an activist for others who were going through hardships.



Throughout the speech, the engagement of the audience was maintained by showing a video documenting the event she held in Chicago, and used small comedic

elements to lighten up the mood of the speech.



Out of the 10 TED commandments, Natalie best follows commandment number 4, which is to “Connect with people’s emotions”. This is because she centered her speech around the

emotional response that Invisible Children evokes in those who know about it, and also explains her own struggles in order to better connect

with her audience.



Dynamism Scale5

The speaker used personal experiences, a video clip, specific examples, insight

into her life, and related to her audience. Therefore, her speech was very dynamic and came across to the audience clearly.



The tips used from Garr Reynolds was the use of simplicity because the speaker only included what

was needed in her speech to drive her point across to her audience.



The tips used from Nancy Duarte was to spread ideas and move people by talking about a topic

that often pulls an emotional and inspiring response from the

audience and telling them that they can also do the same.



What I have learned about delivery from the speaker is that personal experiences, even if

they are not directly related to the main topic of your speech, can still help draw your audience in

emotionally and keep their attention.



Sir Ken Robinson: “Schools Kill Creativity”

Natalie Warne: “Being young and making an impact”

Focuses on youth

Looking to make a better future

Concerned about children's education

Concerned about children's

safety

Looking to make creativity more

important in school

Looking to inspire young people to be

activists

Uses a video clip

Only uses speech



Sir Ken Robinson: “Changing Education Paradigms”

Natalie Warne: “Being young and making an impact”

Focuses on youth

Trying to change the outcome of

the future for the better

Uses animation Uses video and speech

Explains how creativity is most

important to a successful future

Explains how being inspired

and helping others leads to a

more fulfilling life

Refers to helping those who have

struggled to reach their potential

Refers to educations

systems all around the world



Some tips that I can give my classmates on delivery for their

upcoming speeches are that including personal examples and visuals can help further convey

what you are trying to get across to your audience.



Image Sources:http://blog.lib.umn.edu/raim0007/gwss1001/2007/04/invisiblechildrencom_displace.html

http://www.mykindawoman.com/2011/11/21/natalie-warne/

http://vimeo.com/19684887

http://www.uncollege.org/on-being-young-and-making-an-impact-an-interview-with-natalie-warne/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedxteen/5595562655/

http://www.sabotagetimes.com/life/kony-2012-invisible-children-respond-to-scam-accusations/

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/raim0007/gwss1001/2007/04/invisiblechildrencom_displace.html













