Tuesday, 26 January 2016

Exercise #2 + Video link




1.      Speaker – Who? 

Clay Shirky

 
2.       Title -  

How social media can make history


3.      Main Topic – What? (big idea) 
      How that social media can effect in our life
 
4.      Subpoints – What? (smaller details)

1- "video vote" website to prevent voter suppression
2- sending videos and photos of an earthquake happend in china 

https://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_how_cellphones_twitter_facebook_can_make_history?language=en#t-23560
Exercise #1

Directions:
View the TED Talk and complete the following grid.
Title of TED Talk:
The beauty and diversity of muslim life

Name of Speaker: Bassam Tariq

Date of TED Talk and Number of views: 
october 2014
1,233,774

What was the speaker’s thesis (main point) of this speech?

Change the perception towards Muslims


Write 2-3 different things  you learned from this presentation.

1- do your effort to show people how they incorrectly understand your efforts
2- do not give up if you want to achieve your dreams


What group of people would benefit the most from hearing this lecture?

Muslims people whom living in non-Muslim country


If you could ask this speaker a question about his/her information or
Presentation, what would you ask?

what are the difficulties that faced you before you complete this presentation?


TED Talk presenters are known as effective public speakers. Describe two things this speaker does well in terms of engaging the audience.

1- He brought his idea to them
2- he make them laugh

Sunday, 24 January 2016


Exercise #1.5 – Practice Note taking post

Watch the video and take notes in the below listed format:
Keith Barry - Brain Magic / Ted Talks Top 20
First, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies 



Brain Magic:

1.      Speaker – Who? Keith Perry
 
2.       Title -  Brain Magic

3.      Main Topic – What? (big idea) Manipulation of the mind
 
4.      Subpoints – What? (smaller details)
  1- the hands trick
  2- see by other's eyes
  3- sense by other's body