Ted Talk Speech Worksheet

TED Talk Speech Directions

Description

TED stands for “Technology, Entertainment, and Design” and refers to conferences that promote “ideas worth sharing.” Initially, many TED Talks focused on technology, design, and entertainment. Today, the subjects of TED Talks range widely and often focus on questions of what, how, and why.

TED Talks have become a global phenomenon in recent years. Many TED Talks are posted online where these enjoy immense popularity. Why are the TED Talks so popular? Put simply, TED Talks truly engage the audience through the content and the speakers’ delivery. Look closely at a good TED Talk and you will probably see in action the principles of speaking and effective delivery you are learning about in this course.

You will deliver your TED Talk without visual aids.

This assignment requires you to design and deliver an original 4-5 minute cause/effect persuasive speech.    

For this speech, you will persuade your audience about the

• Cause and effect of a significant topic Americans will encounter in the 2020s.

You will choose from one of the following topics:

• Food security/insecurity
• Future of work/unemployment
• Racial equality
• LGBTQ+ equality
• Gender equality
• Higher Education equality
• Healthcare equality
• Future of healthcare
• Public schools (K-12)
• Artificial Intelligence
• Care for the aged
• Deforestation
• Cybersecurity
• National peace and security

The ideas in your TED Talk must be supported by evidence. A minimum of three viable, relevant, timely sources is required. For this speech, you will confine your research to information found in the databases JSTOR and/or Opposing Viewpoints in Context (OVC). These are excellent databases with sources that have already been evaluated for accuracy. Both of these databases are available through the Bellevue University “Databases” page.

 

Objectives

• To practice techniques of building confidence as a speaker.
• To apply the key steps of designing and presenting a speech to a real-life speaking situation.
• To observe guidelines for ethical speech.
• To apply the principles of persuasive speaking to a real-life speaking situation.
• To demonstrate the skills of effective speech delivery.

 

Process

After completing the reading and viewing assignments associated with the TED Talk Speech, follow the key steps below to complete your TED Talk Speech Worksheet and design and present your speech.

1. Consider your audience. For this assignment, your audience is made up of decision-makers at the local, state, or national level. You must keep this audience in mind throughout the speech-making process.
2. Select and narrow your topic. For this assignment, the topic is the cause and effect of a significant topic Americans will encounter in the 2020s. You will choose this cause and effect topic from the list provided.
3. Determine your general and specific purposes. The general purpose of this TED Talk Speech is to persuade. The specific purpose of this speech will persuade your audience to believe the cause and effect of a significant topic Americans will encounter in the 2020s.
4. Develop your central idea. The central idea summarizes your speech in a single sentence and previews your main ideas. The central idea of your TED Talk Speech will identify the cause of a significant topic Americans will face in the 2020s and state the effects of this topic.
5. Generate the main ideas. The main ideas are the key points in a speech; these are derived from the central idea. Your TED Talk speech will have two main ideas.One main idea will identify and explain the cause; the second main idea will explain the effect.
6. Gather supporting material. Supporting material includes facts, examples, definitions, and quotations from others. Remember, sources must be acknowledged in the speech. An oral source citation typically includes the author, title, and year of publication.
7. Organize your speech. Every speech should have an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. The introduction gains audience attention, previews the major ideas in the presentation, and provides audience members with reasons to listen to the presentation. The body presents and supports the main ideas. The conclusion summarizes the main ideas and restates the central idea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TED TALK SPEECH WORKSHEET

Do not complete this worksheet unless you have read the instructions for this speech.  You will complete this worksheet easier if you follow the speech instructions as these instructions tell you exactly how to complete this worksheet.

 

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INSTRUCTIONS

 

1. Fill in the blanks to create a preparation outline. Write your preparation outline in complete and correct sentences. Refer to the sample preparation outline in our textbook for guidance.

   2. The speaking notes prompts follow the preparation outline. Fill in the blanks to develop speaking notes. Refer to the sample speaking notes outline in our textbook for guidance.

 

 

PREPARATION OUTLINE
You will fill in your answers after each colon (:). Write in complete sentences.

 

Introduction:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Idea:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preview:

 

 

 

 

Signpost (Transition):

 

Main Idea #1:

(Write your first Main Idea which will identify and explain the cause of a significant topic Americans will encounter in the 2020’s. Remember to choose from the topic list provided.)

 

 

 

(A. Support #1 for Main Idea #1. Identify and explain.):

 

 

1. (Detailfor Support #1 for Main Idea #1):

 

 

2. (Detailfor Support #1 for Main Idea #1):

 

 

 

(B. Support #2 for Main Idea #1. Give examples.):

 

 

1. (Detailfor Support #2 for Main Idea #1):

 

 

2. (Detailfor Support #2 for Main Idea #1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signpost (Transition):

 

 

Main Idea #2:

(Write your second Main Idea which will explain the effect this topic has or will have on Americans in the 2020’s.)

 

 

 

 

 

2. (Support #1for Main Idea #2. Identify and explain the effect.)

 

1. (Detailfor Support #1 for Main Idea #2):

 

 

 

2. (Detailfor Support #1 for Main Idea #2):

 

 

 

(B. Support #2 for Main Idea #2. Give Examples.):

 

 

1. (Detailfor Support #2 for Main Idea #2):

 

 

2. (Detailfor Support #2 for Main Idea #2):

 

 

 

 

Signpost (Transition):

 

 

Conclusion:

 

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SPEAKING NOTES

 

Be sure to include delivery cues.  Do not write in complete sentences.

 

 

Abbreviated Introduction:

 

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Central Idea:

 

 

 

 

Preview:

 

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Abbreviated Body:

(Include Supporting Material/Research Here)

 

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Signpost (Transition):

 

 

 

 

Abbreviated Conclusion:

 

 

 

 

 

Review and Save:

Please download the worksheet (Microsoft Word document), complete it for the assignment, and save it.  Then, submit the saved worksheet to the assignment link.