Sir Ken Robinson’s speech was very simply presented, yet effective.
While he didn’t use any visuals he told many success stories of those who were
allowed to be creative when they weren’t doing well in a normal academic
institution. His tone was serious when it needed to be, and he threw in some
humor to lighten the mood. Robinson projected well in his speech, and while he
had to stop himself sometimes because he stumbled over his words, he was able
to fully pull his presentation back together without any real snag in the
speech. His body language wasn’t cut off; it was open to show confidence in
what he knew. Robinson may not have presented any actual scientific studies,
but due to the fact that he presented himself well, he could’ve been a renowned
expert in this field even if he had been making his speech off of his own
personal experiences. He wasn’t stand-offish and uppity as many experts in
their respective fields can be, and that is also what helped him get the
responses of laughter and clapping that he did because he made himself
personable. That’s what made his speech so effective to listeners because he
was able to capture their attention and present the material in a way that wasn’t
lecturing, but relatable. Robinson had nice organization and knew exactly when
he could interject a story to back up what he was saying. He also let thoughts
soak into the listener and wasn’t in a rush to just output his perspective and
go on. There wasn’t really anything I found that was ineffective. Visuals may
have helped, but I can’t think of anything else.
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