TEDTalk 2006 Compare and ContrastBy: John Cordeiro

Jarrett Krosoczka

In his Speech How a Boy Became an Artist, Jarrett Is very soft spoken when compared to speaker Sir Ken Robinson

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Jarrett Krosoczka

Jarrett uses Multimedia and visual aids in his speech where as Ken Robinson uses none.

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Visual aid usage

The audience in Jarrett’s speech seemed to laugh more at the visuals then his stories.

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Ken RobinsonBoth speakers use humorous stories to connect to the audience thought Ken seems to connect better and kept the audience laughing.

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Jarrett’s audienceJarrett starts with some dark stories trying to connect with the audience and it took a while for him to make the connection.

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Room and Lighting

Ken’s audience and stage are both well lit where Jarrett’s stage and audience are dark and gloomy.

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Conclusion

Both speakers were very good at making their points, neither spoke with great urgency on the topics but both connected with the audience through the use of their strengths.

Ken’s with a steady stream of humor and Jarrett with the use of some interesting and unique visual aids.

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ReferenceBoth of these speeches can be viewed at

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Jarrett Krosoczka – How a boy became an artist http://www.ted.com/talks/jarrett_j_krosoczka_how_a_boy_became_an_artist.html

Ken Robinson – School Kills Creativityhttp://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

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