1. TED TALKS
SHAYNE MILLER

2. WANT TO HELP SOMEONE? SHUT UP AND LISTEN!
Dr. Ernesto Sirolli

3. Traditionally when a person wants to help a colleague,
they approach them with thoughtful ideas. Ernesto Sirolli
explains why the best way to help someone is to embrace
and help the growth of their own ideas, and keep your
ideas to yourself. Simply, shut up and listen.

4. • I think Dr. Sirolli did a great job gaining attention from the
audience by taking advantage of his accent with his grasping
speaking voice. I found his Italian accent very catchy.
• He also had very good body language.

5. The art of story telling was one of his strongest points. He
also drew attention by making the audience laugh and also
had some more serious parts.

6. During his video, Dr. Sirolli used the 6th
commandment to explain the topic.

7. COMMANDMENT
VI
• Thou shalt not flaunt thine ego. Be
thou vulnerable. Speak of thy failure
as well as thy success.

8. • I rate Dr. Sirolli’s “Want to help someone? Shut up and
listen.”

9. WHY A 5?
I thought that Dr. Sirolli was a very clever speaker. His
video was full of energy, very persuasive and kept my full
attention. He made me laugh and also brought serious
issues to my attention. He made me think and realize that
helping someone is as easy as being quiet and listening
to their needs.

10. Humor and storytelling are some of the main concepts used by
Dr. Sirolli that were recommended by speakers Garr Reynolds
and Nancy Duarte.

11. Some things that I have learned from Dr. Ernesto Sirolli as a speaker is that
telling short stories and anecdotes and adding some humor can help go a
long way. The stories help brings a better connection to the audience and
humor makes the audience feel comfortable when listening.

12. I believe that Dr. Sirolli’s powerful body language
and catchy accent gave him a edge over Sir Ken
Robinson

13. However, both Dr. Sirolli and Sir Ken Robinson had
great stories and showed great humor witch made
me want to listen even more.

14. TIPS FOR MY CLASSMATES
• Tell stories to connect with the audience.
• Use your best speaking voice.
• Humor the audience to help them feel comfortable
listening to you.

16. CITATIONS
Ted logo
http://blog.ted.com/2012/08/21/the-20-most-watched-ted-talks-to-date/
Ernesto 1
http://www.ted.com/speakers/ernesto_sirolli.html
Ernesto 2
http://ernestosirolli.eventbrite.com/
Ernesto 3
http://pinterest.com/turabia/i-say-u-say-v-say/
Shut Up
http://www.helpyourselfgetlucky.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/shut_up1.png
Ted stage
https://www.facebook.com/TED?rf=106059612768223
Ken Robinson
http://unclutteredwhitespaces.com/2010/07/sir-ken-robinson-on-creating-an-
education-system-that-nurtures-creativity/