After watching my TED talk, I was surprised at how smoothly it went. I was quite nervous before I went up to give the TED talk, but in the video it looks like I let go of the nervousness. I’m so happy with how the images went along with different parts of the speech. They weren’t too distracting, but they still gave an added aspect to the TED talk. I also feel as if I did an appropriate amount of hand gestures. They made the TED talk more engaging and energetic. I thought my volume and tone were good for the size of the audience. My organization flowed well, I started off introducing the topic and then went into the cause and used statistics to back up the effect. I also concluded with an ultimatum to make the audience feel more connected to the topic. Overall, I was very happy with my performance. I was pleasantly surprised at how well the whole thing went.

I really enjoyed the other TED talks in our group. Each topic was different and interesting. Also every person was very passionate about their topic, which allowed us to become more excited about their subject. Taylor’s presentation on Horror Movies was very interesting because she chose to go through several time periods to compare the subject. She also brought along props pertaining to the subject and shared personal stories of her experiences with horror. David’s TED talk on infitro fertilization was very eye opening, and his confidence in his speech really showed his level of knowledge in the subject. Colin also chose a topic he was very familiar and interested in which allowed us to really get into the details of the topic. Nicole used her images very effectively when relating to us the effects of eating disorders. I thought they really added another level of understanding to her TED talk. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed everyone’s TED talk, and I thought this was a very fun assignment.