After viewing both of the Ted Talk’s from friday’s class, both the Single Story, given by Adichie, and Talk Nerdy to Me, given by Marshall, I certainly have a better idea of what exactly giving a Ted Talk entails. One thing I noticed in particular that both Ted Talks had in common were their excessive use of humor, whether intentional or not. This sort of took me by surprise, I guess I thought that a Ted Talk would be form
al and very uptight. Neither of these initial ideas were true, on the contrary, the Ted Talks were both very lively, entertaining, and even funny.
I personally liked Adichie’s talk better, for a number of reasons. First off, I believe that she presented her information/ stories much better, because her thoughts were more organized. Marshall’s speech was sort of all over the place, and she was very over excited. Not that being excited about what your talking about is a bad thing, she just talked a little too fast and jumped around the stage a bit too much for my liking, but that’s just one person’s opinion. Secondly, in addition to the presentation of the speech, I also liked the content of Adichie’s talk better. I know it sounds really weird, considering I’m in the science and engineering field, but I feel that the message wasn’t as intriguing in Talk Nerdy to Me. Maybe it’s because I’m one of the closed-minded engineers that Marshall describes in her talk, but I just find trying to explain engineering much harder than she describes it to be. From past experiences, I’ve found that most people, unless they are in the field, often could not care less about science and engineering. Perhaps this is different in college when surrounded by scholars and intellectuals, people who want to soak up all the knowledge around them. On the other hand, it isn’t as simple to explain how science and engineering works in a way that is easy to understand without “dumbing it down.” However, in Adichie’s speech, I found it much more relatable and relevant to life today. 
The “Danger of a Single Story” is such a common thing to see these days, and I know I am certainly guilty of assigning people to just a single aspect of their life. Because of this, Adichie’s talk really kept my attention and made me want to hear what she was saying. All in all, both the talks were very different and unique, but I definitely like one more than the other.