TED Conference

Susan Cain’s Quiet argues for the power of introverts. In her book, introverts are the main subject of her book. Who are introverts? What makes them different? Those where the main questions I had while reading this book. In this book Susan Cain tells her experience being an introvert, how she once puked before a presentation, she also tells the story of other introverts, how they maintained being introverts in a world filled with extroverts that can do what for introverts seems impossible without

Looks aren’t Everything. Believe Me, I am a Model 1. Three things I learned from Cameron Russell’s TED Talk is that looks are deceiving, people still judge based on someone’s skin color or beauty, and how even if someone looks like the most confident, pretty, rich, or happy person out there, that may not always the case. Additionally, from the speaker’s five main points, the first main point, “how do you become a model?” illustrates being named a “model” is something very difficult to become because

whether rich or poor, people who give to charity are happier. Perceived happiness increases, even more, when we see the impact of our gift has on someone. --According to Tony Robbins, writer at Robbins Research Organization, Inc. Michael Norton, the TED Talk speaker, discussed “How to Buy Happiness.” Norton is a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School; he has also studied psychology. Furthermore, Norton did research on whether spending money on oneself or on others can make

For this assignment, I chose to watch a Ted Talk that focused on the importance of understanding differences. It is entitled Love No Matter What and is the culmination of years of research done by Andrew Solomon. I chose this Ted Talk because I thought it would be interesting to hear about different lived experiences that people have endured. One of the huge ideas I have learned throughout this leadership course and all our topics and conversation is that we all have different lived experiences

Brene Brown, a researcher in social interactions, takes an unexpected perspective in her ted talk called “The Power of Vulnerability”. She starts out her speech by telling a joke and explaining her education and experience in social work. A quote her professor put on the board led her to research the connection among people. However, this led to many other things such as shame, fear, and the most prominent factor, vulnerability. She realized that for connection to occur we must be seen completely

it. The “Grit: the Power of Passion and Perseverance.” Ted Talk video was extremely helpful for my research since it gave me numerous amounts of examples of how the main thing that distinguishes kids for who they are is perseverance. I found out that one’s intelligence quality is not determined by their test scores, but rather it is determined by how they improve on making those test scores the best they can be. Most of the things in the Ted Talk I had heard about before or

TED Talk Summative Reflection The beginning of a presentation is what must grab the audience’s attention and tell them what’s about to happen. I think I succeeded in informing my audience, but definitely could have improved the interest factor of my video. My introduction is a simple title animation going into my presentation, and my introduction is a very basic overview of what my presentation will be covering. Looking back on the example given and at other students’ videos, I realize some music

going to incorporate is the acronym E.M.P.A.T.H.Y. from the Ted Talk by Helen Riess (2013). The reason being that, this is an easy acronym to remember and apply when building both rapport and empathy. I will need to practice this for a while, but as soon as I get it right, it will be an easy guideline to help build that connection with others. Another skill, which was explained in this module was the power of powerless communication from the Ted Talk by Adam Grant (2013). In a security position it is

Adam Savage was a regular geek growing up. Adam did not have many friends and had an obsession with movies involving fantasy and science fiction. After receiving an ice cream bucket from Baskin Robbins and a refrigerator box from a random house in his neighborhood, he made himself a space helmet and ship. He claims that was how he became the geek that he is today. Later on in his life him and his father went to go see the movie Excalibur, and after seeing that he made knight armor just from materials

TED talk #3 1. The danger of hiding who you are by Morgana Bailey https://www.ted.com/talks/morgana_bailey_the_danger_of_hiding_who_you_are 2. Ms. Bailey describes how hiding your true self can be a way of gaining acceptance and fitting in either in your social circle or at work. She states hiding is a continuous habit that becomes harder to break and will make it terrifying to step forward and reveal your true self. For her, coming from a conservative town in Kansas made it difficult to reveal her