Choose a TED Talk that you like, and prepare a report to deliver to the class about it.
You can choose from the list below, or find a video that you like yourself (at ted.com).
List of TED Talks
Video | Notes | Student |
Keith Chen: Could your language affect your ability to save money? | Relates linguistics and economics. Not too difficult, but a few big words. | |
Jack Andraka: 15 year-old develops a cancer test | A teenager finds a new, extremely cheap, extremely reliable test for a common type of deadly cancer. Simple idea, but many medical terms. | |
Cesar Kuriyama: One second every day | An artist discusses his daily life video project. Interesting and easy to follow. | Zee |
Wade Davis: Gorgeous photos of a backyard wilderness worth saving | An anthropologist talks about an area of Canadian wilderness and protecting it and its native inhabitants from serious environmental threats. Some big words relating to environment and culture. | Ali |
Amand Palmer: The art of asking | A well-known singer and performance artist discusses music piracy and how musicians can still make money. Easy to follow, a little colloquial. | |
Ron Gutman: The hidden power of smiling | The effects on your health and well-being of smiling. Easy to follow, but slight accent. | Mimi |
Cameron Russell: Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model. | Life as a supermodel. Interesting, easy to follow, covers some social issues. | Miko |
5 dangerous things you should let your kids do | Children are overprotected, some things they should be allowed to do. |
Keith Chen: Could your language affect your ability to save money?
Jack Andraka: 15 year-old develops a cancer test
Cesar Kuriyama: One second every day
Wade Davis: Gorgeous photos of a backyard wilderness worth saving
Amanda Palmer: The art of asking (@youtube) | Amanda Palmer: The art of asking (@TED)
Cameron Russell: Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model.
Ron Gutman: The hidden power of smiling
Gever Tulley: 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do
Your report
- You should make notes about your TED Talk, and use these to make a short spoken report to give to the class.
- You won't have time to show your whole TED Talk, so you may choose 2 or 3 short excerpts to show the class.
- Your report can include-
- an introduction about the speaker
- a summary of their main points
- some of the funny, interesting or important highlights of their talk
- what you thought was good about it
- what things you wanted to hear or could've been explained better
- what opinions you have about the topic, or any other thoughts
- Your report should be about 10 minutes long, with no more than 5 minutes shown from the video, and no less than 5 minutes of your own speaking.