Ruby Wax: What's so funny

about mental illness?

Now her work blends mental

health advocacy and laughs.

Ruby Wax is a loud, funny woman -- who spent much of her

comedy career battling depression

in silence.

2a. How did the speaker capture the attention of the audience in his or her introduction?

By calling on a member and including him in her comedic act.

The speaker in this case chose to have audience interaction to break the ice With the audience.

Lol!

2b. How did the speaker maintain

the engagement of the audience

throughout the speech?

She Used many diff erent ways but the one that stood out was the fact that she used props and mad things relevant.

The TED CommandmentsThese 10 tips are given to all TED Conference speakers as they prepare their TEDTalks. They will help your TEDx speakers craft talks that will have a profound impact on your audience.Dream big. Strive to create the best talk you have ever given. Reveal something never seen before. Do something the audience will remember forever. Share an idea that could change the world.Show us the real you. Share your passions, your dreams ... and also your fears. Be vulnerable. Speak of failure as well as success.Make the complex plain. Don't try to dazzle intellectually. Don't speak in abstractions. Explain! Give examples. Tell stories. Be specific.Connect with people's emotions. Make us laugh! Make us cry!Don't flaunt your ego. Don't boast. It's the surest way to switch everyone off.No selling from the stage! Unless we have specifically asked you to, do not talk about your company or organization. And don't even think about pitching your products or services or asking for funding from stage.Feel free to comment on other speakers' talks, to praise or to criticize. Controversy energizes! Enthusiastic endorsement is powerful!Don't read your talk. Notes are fine. But if the choice is between reading or rambling, then read!End your talk on time. Doing otherwise is to steal time from the people that follow you. We won't allow it.Rehearse your talk in front of a trusted friend ... for timing, for clarity, for impact.

The TED Commandments

3. Which of the ten TED Commandments does the speaker best follow? How/why?

Connect with people's emotions. Make us laugh! Make us cry!

Step to the mic!Don’t bore the audience.

4. Evaluate the speaker in terms of dynamism from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). What could the speaker have done to increase his or her dynamism?

I think this speakers evaluation from me is a 3 out of 5. This being because I liked the way she presented the information but I thought she could have had better jokes to relate to the subject more.

1 5

What I have learned from my presenter?

• I have learned that you shouldn't’t let a mental illness or someone telling you you have one stop you from doing what it is you want to do.

Delivery

• What iv learned about delivery is that you need to be very clear and presentable.

• Preparation has a lot to do with how you deliver. • Stay energetic and passionate.

Ruby wax is more of the product of what sir ken Robinson was talking about.

Sir ken Robinson is a man of experience and great wisdom that brings his thoughts into action. He fights for people like Ruby wax!

Engage your audience.

Don’t get scared!

• What I would tell my classmates for their speach is that the most important thing is to be prepared.

`The more repetition they do the better they will speak overall.

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