TED Talk Topic

The topic that I want to do for my TED talk is how products that are retro and vintage are trending in pop culture. I will say that it is gaining traction today because the millennial and genZ generation is nostalgic for the past even though it is a time they have never known. Fashion today is mostly plays on what was already popular. For the talk I will include personal experiences that the audience (my classmates) could relate to. For example I would point out how on campus the popular trend is distressed looking clothing, band shirts, and aviator glasses. I will also bring up popular products that they have seen such as vinyl and Polaroid cameras because they all can relate to seeing these products being revived. Another relatable topic that I can speak about is the movie IT. It is a very recent film and it was also highly anticipated. Many people have seen it and it was only a remake. I will point out how excited people were when they pretty much have already seen the movie before. As for ethos I will specify a researcher or institution that I had gotten my information from, so my audience knows that I am getting all of this information from conclusions based on a reputable source. The images I will use are ones that I know that the audience will relate to like old TV shows and popular toys that they probably played with as kids. I will show these right in the beginning and say that the feeling that they are getting while looking at these images is nostalgia. Then I will go on to how this generation is nostalgic for a past that they were never even a part of and I will explain why this generation is like this.

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