Caroline Casey (Ted Talk 8)

Caroline Casey's ted talk was amazing. After watching it, I learned that there are no limits, just challenges. She described this by explaining the story of how she was blind and didn't know it. Once she found out, she was always the same as before. She thought she was fine, so she was fine. Casey had several speaking techniques that were rather distracting. She used her hand motions constantly. It was annoying because I was focusing more on her hands than what she is saying. She also had presentation techniques. These however, were not distracting. She used a life story to motivate people, which is in my opinion is the best way to motivated people. This video pertains to me because I am very arrow minded. If I am limited from doing something, I give up. What this video showed me, was that every "limit" can be overcome. It is Gods way of challenging people. This video connects to education because it shows that people with disabilities are just as likely to succeed as a regular person. Caroline Casey didn't even know she was legally blind until she was 17, and had already gone through her schooling. This video also connects to the world because everyone should know that there is hope for them. If each person on this planet thought the way that Casey thought, we would be able to work together and accomplish so much more. Caroline Casey's ted talk was my favorite so far. She was inspiring and I really enjoyed it.

Christopher deCharms (Ted Talk 7)

I watched Christopher deCharms ted talk about getting inside the human brain. I took away a lot from this video. The main thing that I took away was that there is now a way to control your brain. This is done through a process similar to an MRI. From there, you can control which parts of your body hurt based on which parts of your brain you use. deCharms had several techniques he used while speaking. One of those was that he was monotone throughout the entire thing, He never changed his voice oncE. I personally did not like that because it got boring and was hard to follow after a while. He also had a couple presentation techniques. The main technique he used was that he show and demonstrated this process. He had the visual of the brain, and a man control which parts of his body hurt. He demonstrated how he got inside the man's head. This video relates to me personally because I have a brain abnormality. So, if this video is true and this process takes off, then I could possibly take away the pain i have in my head. I could also be able to change the reactions of abnormality. This video relates to education a little bit. It relates to education because this process could potentially be able to help students learn, or learn why they have trouble learning. This video also relates to the world because it is a huge accomplishment. This could change the way the world, medical departments, and science work. This video was really really unique and cool. I think that deCharms did an excellent job!

Dan Eggers (Ted Talk 6)

After watching this video, I took away that everyone has different learning styles. A lot of people have a better learning comprehension when they are working one on one. I also learned that if you have a good idea, then you need to follow through with it, because, like Dan Egger, your ideas could change peoples lives.This speaker's techniques were very clear. He uses humor a lot. This was good because it made the very long video more entertaining and easier to follow. I liked how he used humor so frequently, however it was unnessciary is several spots throughout the video. Egger also had several really good presentation techniques. He stayed stationary while he was talking. This was good because the audience did not get distracted by the motions going on, they could just focus in what he is saying. Another thing he did was that he used a lot of visuals. Again, this was very helpful because it allowed the audience to connect to the video more, and it allowed people to stay focused longer. In my opinion, the best presentation skill he used was that he told stories. Which helped tremendously. It helped show that these were facts not just his opinions. This video relates to me because I personally learn a lot better, faster, and easier when I am working with someone one on one. So, I completely agree with Egger's theory. This realtes to the world because all over the country, people are opening and creating things similar to the creation Egger made. They are helping kids all over the contry learn more efficently. This really connects to education because it is about how kids learn differently. It shows that education is a complex thing that needs to be handled gently. Overall, this video was very good. I was intrigued by it because it had a good background. Egger was very motivational and I really liked his thoughts and ideas.

Dean Ornish (Ted Talk 5)

The main point of this video was that  other countries are picking up on America's eating habits. THis is bad because it is leading others to have the same problem as us. Obesity. The speaker had several techniques that lead him to have a meaningful video. These techniques were that he talked quickly and that he used hand gestures. These helped because it was easier to understand where he was going with his conversation. The speaker also had presentation techniques. These techniques were that he used statistics and examples. This helped so that the audience could really relate it to the real world. This relates to me because it affects how my society is being judged. Which is important since it is important to have a good image for our country. This relates to the world because it is affecting everyone who has picked up our habits. This video, does not really relate to education in my opinion. Dean Ornish was very moving and brought this problem to my attention.

Clay Shirky (Ted Talk 4)

Clay Shirky's ted talk taught me several things. The most important thing that I took away was that once a punishment is created, the amount of people doing the crime, increases. This to me was important and also very puzzling. I was not really sure why this was. It makes no sense at all. Shirky's speaking techniques werenn't extremley easy to spot. The only one I picked up was that he was very monotoned and spoke very slow. This was helpful because it was clear what he was saying, however it also made it very difficult. This was difficult because it was hard to tell weather he was happy, sad, etc. about the situation. He aslo had some presentation techniques. These included: examples, visuals, hand gestures, and steady movement. Of all these things, the most helpful to me was the hand gestures because it demonstrated his thoughts and helped me connect to them more. This video is related to education because it showed similarities like how when kids are graded, they are more likely to do worse. This video also relates to me becuase it described my exact personality. When someone tells me I can't do something, I want to do it even more. This video also relates to the world because it shows why we may be comitting crime, etc. This video was kind of boring and it was not my favorite that we've watched. However, it had a good messege.

Dan Pink (Ted Talk 3)

After watching Dan Pink's ted talk, there are several things I took away from this video. The most important thing I learned was that when people are given the oppurtunity to recieve rewards, their creaivity is limited. This is something that is important because in today's society, everything has a reward. If there isn't a reward, most people see no point. However, rewards are actually causing people to loose creativity. Pink's speaking techniques were very clear. He used hand gesturures, moved around the stage, talked slowly, did not use only one tone, and he used hidden humor. These things all helped me understand his messeges more clear. When he used more then one tone, it really helped so that I coould tell what his mode was. IE: if he was being sarcastic, if he was upset/angry, etc. All of his techinques were very helpful. Pink also had a couple of presentation techniques. Those included that he showed many visual  examples and that he connected to the audience a lot. This was a good idea because it showed he was trying to include them instead of just makinf it about him. The visuals were also very helful because some people, including me, are much better at taking things in when they see them. What is most imprtant about this video is the fact that Pinkk stresses how much rewards can take away creativity. This is because it really shows how much a mind can be altered when something is offered. This video doesn't exactly connect to me in any way. This video connects to education severely. This is because students work so much harder because of grades, but if they weren't being graded on everything they would probably be able to be more creative. This aslo relates to the world in the exact same world excpet for not fro grades, but for money. Dan Pink's ted talk was very intense and motivating. He had good points and a lot of detail to stress those points.

Derek Sivers (Ted Talk 2)

I watched a ted talk by Derek Sivers. After watching this ted talk, I can take several things away from it. One of those things being that you are more self motivated rather than peer motivated. When you motivate yourself, you are working for yourself rather than working for the applause of approval from others. It is more meaningful, personal, and exciting when you motivate yourself. Derek Sivers used several techniques while speaking. He talked very slow to make it easier to understand. This was a good idea because it allowed me, the viewer, to follow along without questioning his thoughts and thinking process. Siver also had some good style in which he added to his talk. He stayed still most of the time, while using his hands as gestures to demonstrate his thoughts. Another style he had was that he used a lot of visual examples and pictures. The caught my attention, as well as throughly explaining it better. I think after watching this video, the most important thing to realize is that each person has different motivation techniques. This is important because proves that although Sivers believes people are better self motivators, that they can also be the opposite. This connects to me personally because I am self-motivaed. If I tell someone my goals, I am a lot less likely to actually persue them, which is what Sivers is mainly saying. It connects to education because it shows teachers and students that they may or may not be motivated by the other one. To the world, this shows that people sometimes need to be kept to themselves. If someone is not jumping out at you to tell you their goals, then let them be and do not pester them. This ted talk was short, however it was really inspiring and it made me think about these things.