Elizabeth Gilbert gave a TED talk about creative genius and overcoming fear of failure. She began by sharing her personal experience with the success of her novel "Eat, Pray, Love," which made people question if she could achieve similar success again. Throughout her talk, she vulnerably discussed her anxieties during the writing process and worries about finding new success. By openly sharing her flaws and fears, she connected with the audience on a personal level. Her body language and fluid delivery also helped engage those in attendance.
2. The way she attracted her audience
was by started telling a personal story
about how the success of her last
novel “Eat, Pray, Love” has raised fear
among the people around her that
believed she wont write anything as
successful as that particular book.
She maintained the audience
interested by being consistent with
the flow of her speech, going from
one topic to another in a coherent
way.
3. The best TED commandment that she follows
through her presentation is
“Thou shall not flaunt thine ego.
Be thou vulnerable, speak of thy
failure as well as thy success”
4. During her hole speech she clearly
demonstrate her fear of failure,
her anxiety during the writing
process and how she still worries
about finding new success.
5. From this speech I learned:
1. Modesty plays a
big part on giving a
good speech.
Showing your flaws
and fears makes you
closer to the
audience and makes
them connect better
with you.
6. 2. Body language is a key role of a good speech. Elizabeth
Gilbert posture through her entire presentation was
flawless, her hand gestures were consistent with her
presentation and she avoid passing across the room which
showed calmness.
8. Dynamism
Body Language
Excitement
Fluent speech
Charisma
I feel the only thing that Miss Gilbert could
perhaps do to improve the dynamism on her
speech is to have an entertaining visual aid to
support her lecture.
10. Differences:
Sir Ken Robinson has more
experience by the way he talks (
he looks less nervous, doesn’t
move as much around the stage
Similarities: and uses humor to transmit his
message.)
They both used humor as a way to Elizabeth Gilbert is first and
connect with the audience. foremost a writer, which
generally means she is not used
They show great comfort in speaking in to give speeches as often as
front of a crowd. Robinson.
Elizabeth Gilbert leans more towards telling
personal anecdotes, while Sir Robinson
uses facts and statistics as a way to
demonstrate his accuracy. This is mostly
due to the difference between their
speeches ((one talks about education and
the other about creativity),
11. My advice to my peers based
on what I learned:
Share a personal
anecdote with your
audience that is
relevant to your
speech
I learn that this
will make them
understand you
in a more
personal level
12. Showing your flaws
may help you seem
more “human” to
your spectators
which I think is a
great way to make
them interested
through your
speech.
