Exercise #2

07-09-2015

LSC 1503 – Exercise #2  

Directions: View the TED Talk and complete the following grid.

Title of TED Talk: Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are

Name of Speaker: Amy Cuddy

Date of TED Talk and Number of views Date : June 2012 – Total Views : 27,865,062

What was the speaker’s thesis (main point) of this speech?

Write 2-3 different things  you learned from this presentation. 1-     Don't fake it till make it, fake it till become it. 2-     Tiny tweaks can lead to big changes. 3-

What group of people would benefit the most from hearing this lecture? -          To : - People that lack self-confidence.                    People that have difficulties expressing themselves.

If you could ask this speaker a question about his/her information or Presentation, what would you ask? -          Do we always have to act powerful?

TED Talk presenters are known as effective public speakers. Describe two things this speaker does well in terms of engaging the audience. -          Good body language and eye contact. -          Gives some evidence and stories that support her theories. -          Told us about her experiences in the lecture.