3.4 Assignment. TED-Style Talk Reflection Journal
Getting Started
Remember, the TED-style talk is separate from your Capstone Project. They are two separate projects that you will be working on, refining and implementing or presenting in the next two courses. The TED-style talk will be due in PSY 563 and your Capstone Project is due in PSY 590. In the previous course, you made some clear decisions regarding your upcoming TED-style talk, such as:
· Summarizing what your TED-style talk will be about
· How your topic relates to your personal journey
· How you might incorporate a solution into your talk that solves a problem that would benefit others
· Your chosen format (speech, podcast, animation, etc.)
In this journal, you are going to take those previous decisions and put them into motion. Specifically, you will go into greater detail and begin planning, designing and writing the content and identifying the actual resources you will need to do your talk.
This next step is particularly important because it will enable you to approach your TED-style talk with confidence, knowing the details that will help you to pull it all together.
To make organizing this easy for you, we’ve provided a template that will help you shape your ideas into a logical plan. This template is simply a one-page document that gives structure to your ideas. Once you open the document, you can simply insert your responses under each section. Be as detailed in your responses as possible. It’s fine if the completed document extends to two or more pages. This elaboration will only help you to take the next step, which is to actually finalize and record the TED-style talk in the next course.
Keep in mind that your TED-style talk needs to be between 15-20 minutes in length. You don’t want to go much longer than that as you may lose the listener’s interest.
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:
· Explain in detailed fashion the main points and sub-points of your TED-style talk, the format, and all of the resources necessary to prepare and deliver the final product.
Background Information
After reading the assigned textbook chapter and article, fill out the template provided. Your TED-style talk should be a synthesis of your personal, heroic journey, an aspect of your story, and positive psychology or well-being that you are curious about and have learned in this program. It is particularly important that you spend adequate time thinking through the content you will insert into this template. This document will act as the blueprint for finalizing and recording your TED-style talk in the next course. If you are unsure how to fill in certain sections, contact your course instructor for guidance.
Instructions
1. Remember, the TED-style talk is separate from your Capstone Project. The TED-style talk and the Capstone Projects are two separate projects that you will be working on, refining, and implementing or presenting in the final course. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
2. Read Chapter 5, “Coaching for Accomplishment: How to Help Clients Develop Competence as Well as Strengths,” in your textbook
Positive Psychology in Coaching: Applying Science to Executive and Personal Coaching.
3. Review
12 Presentation Hooks Used by the Best TED Presenters
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and watch some actual TED talks.
4. Read the article
10 Ways to Prepare for a TED Style Talk
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5. Your TED-style talk should be an integration of your personal journey and key concepts you are learning in this program related to positive psychology, well-being, or some other personal development perspective that interests you. After reading the assigned textbook chapter and article, download the
TED-Style Talk Template
(Word document)
and respond to the following in a one-page document:
a. Keep in mind that your TED-style talk needs to be between 15-20 minutes in length.
b. Summarize the topic of your TED-style talk in one sentence.
c. Create an outline that includes at least three main points with at least two sub-points under each main point and a final takeaway that you hope listeners will take action on.
d. What is your chosen delivery format for your TED-style talk? Be specific.
e. What equipment, software, consultation, or learning do you need to acquire before the end of this course in order to start developing your actual talk? Again, be specific.
f. What steps will you need to take to secure those resources before the end of the course? Provide a timetable for when you will acquire them.
g. What additional guidance do you need from the instructor to complete your TED-style talk plan during this course?
