3. Barry Schwartz is an American psychologist
that has studied modern human society
and has written The Paradox of Choice, which
discusses the anomaly of freedom of choice
and depression that is directly related to anxiety
of too many options that people have these days.
4. In Barry Schwartz’s speech, “Our Loss of Wisdom”, he
discusses our ability use common wisdom to
articulate right and wrong and how the procedure of
bureaucracy interferes with morality with humans in
modern times.
5. Barry Schwartz begins his speech very strongly with a story of
real-life human interaction which grabs the audience’s
attention and he keeps his momentum throughout his
presentation by continually building on his thoughts.
6. Schwartz uses an example of a job
description of a janitor working in a
hospital which has a list of tasks that
involves little human interaction.
7. but still that worker uses their
basic wisdom to improvise and
interact with humans and
performs good deeds.
8. “A wise person is like a jazz musician…
…using the notes on the page,
but dancing around them. Inventing
combinations that are appropriate for the
situation and the people at hand.”
Too many rules interferes from
improvising and can cause lack
of moral wisdom
9. Schwartz emphasizes that moral
decisions from people creates positivity
among humans which leads to an overall
shift of humanity where less is more.
10. Schwartz engages the audience and leans in to
speak directly to the audience as well as using
hand gestures.
These actions create a
sense of fluidity and
add to the emphases
of his speech.
11. Barry’s dynamism is a 5/5
because he built up a great source of momentum and
his passion is felt from the audience throughout his
speech. He used strong vocal reflection and repetition
on his most powerful points to emphasize his concern.
He also eased tension by speaking softer while
approaching the end of his thoughts.
12. Barry Schwartz kept his slides simple and limited of bullet points. He also used clear, easy
to read fonts and quality pictures for his examples as recommended by Garr Reynolds.
13. From the very beginning, Barry uses a powerful
method of delivery of strong and concise vocal
reflection which continues to connect and drive
his points to the audience.
14. This is an effective method of presenting that allows his audience to
become engaged and relate to his examples and stories.
15. Sir Ken Robinson is different in the sense that he strongly
relies on humor and punch lines to gain his audience’s
attention. This is a good technique to connect with a crowd,
but it can defer from a topic and lose energy if overused.
In “Changing Education Paradigms”,
Robinson asks and answers a lot of his
own questions for the audience, which
gets them thinking effectively. While
Schwartz remains directly informative.
Robinson and Schwartz are both
great story tellers which is a defining
trait of a good presenter.
16. It is crucial to open with a strong introduction and gain the
audience’s attention immediately and hold on to it
throughout a presentation using examples, stories, and
scenarios while remaining passionate on the topic.
Keeping the steam of the speech going all
the way until the end is sure to engage the
audience during the length of the
presentation. This also helps the presenter
stay focused and remain on track.
