TED Talk Self-Organization Sheet
1)
Audience.
First, determine who your audience is and customize your writing accordingly.
Write in as much detail as you can who you believe your audience to be below.
-The
audience is the classroom and who you are presenting to. Basically, the audience does not know much
about the subject at hand, so you kind of have to dumb it down a little bit so
that the audience understands what is going on.
This is not talking down to the audience, this is making it better for
them to understand so that they understand the TED Talk better. Each person needs to understand your subject
before you start talking about it right away with no background
information. Also, the TED Talk people
will also have to understand this blog as well.
2) Purpose and
message. Two things must be settled in your own mind before you are ready
to write your speech. First, what is the purpose of your talk? That is, why
have you been asked to speak in the first place? Go back to the assignment
sheet and read the purpose of the assignment. Write you own version of that
below. Then think about your message. What is that you want readers to believe
after they hear your talk?
-The purpose of my talk is to
explain what a creative genius my person or thing is, in this case,
Beethoven. And I have been asked to
speak because someone has been following my blog and asking about my person and
how they are creative and they are curious as to why I think that person is
creative. The purpose is explaining why
Beethoven is a creative genius and explaining what did he do to become a
creative genius. What I want the readers
to believe is that even though Beethoven is not as well known as say a famous
athlete or something, he was still very important and developed many things
that people still even use today. The
overall message that I’m trying to say is that even small people whose name aren’t
even a household name can drastically change the music industry and the past
music and how it has developed over time.
3) Brainstorm. It
may take you some time to figure out just what the purpose and main message of
your speech will be, especially if you have a lot of diverse knowledge about
your subject. Make a list of all the things you might possibly be interested in
speaking about. Once the list is in written form, it will be easy to see which
points are not likely to fit into your time frame. Probably the biggest problem
both writers and audiences face is not too little information, but too much.
Write your list below.
-What I really want to push in this
TED Talk are many things. I would like
to see how Beethoven has influenced artists now a days and see if without
Beethoven, would they still be here today and would that music still be here
today. I also want to talk about how
Beethoven is not really recognized now as doing much of anything. Saying this is terrible, because he had much
influence in the music timeline. I also
want to talk about him being a genius even though he went deaf midway through
his career. For him to keep being able
to have that push is astounding and should be recognized as genius especially
because he couldn’t hear some of his pieces.
Also, I would like to talk about other famous composers that he had
influenced in his time period and future time periods. Even in modern times like today. Although I find this point to be very
important, I was most likely leave it out because most people don’t want to
hear about Chopin, Mozart, etc.
IN ORDER:
·
Beethoven and how he has influenced modern songs
today
·
His genius and his deafness
·
Also, about how he isn’t recognized much today
as he was say, 50 years ago. He is
slowly being forgotten.
·
Then, IF TIME PERMITS, talk about how he
influenced/worked off of other composers like Brahms, Bach, Chopin, Haydin…Etc.
4) Categorize.
Your brainstorming session should yield several areas that will be
subcategories of your main message. You can then move those pieces about like a
puzzle, seeing which ones best fit together for your audience. Or think of the
categories as stepping-stones. Leaving a gap too large between any two stones
will sink not only you but your audience as well. Writing a speech is not all
that different from writing a paper. Reorganize your topics below
-Firstly,
I could start with how his deafness influenced his songs afterwards. Also compare his songs before and after. Also, with his modern song influence, talk
about how he is being forgotten.
5) Write an attention
grabber. Remember your audience will not be feeling any of the anxiety you
are likely to feel. After all, their requirements are few: sitting, listening.
It may be tempting for you to launch into the meat of your material, eager to prove
that you have something to offer from the get-go. However, do yourself and your
audience a favor and have something interesting to say at the beginning—an
anecdote, a joke, or a question that will allow them time to settle in and
focus. Write some potential attention grabbers below.
- Did you know that Beethoven went
deaf at the age of 32, and kept composing into his death? That has to take something because he has
done this and basically done the impossible.
I could also include some kind of joke into this (music humor). Or, I could talk about how he wrote nine
symphonies, which is a very big deal because of how hard it is to write even
just one symphony, and some of the other greatest composers of all time only
wrote one. Beethoven himself wrote nine. Also, Beethoven did choral work too, so its
not like he only wrote instrumental, he also wrote voice as well. Also, another attention grabber: Did you know Beethoven died with something
simple, the flu. Shows what kind of
things can take great people away from you.
6) Body. Sticking
firmly to the topics you’ve introduced will be easier if you create each
section like a mini-paper. Have an introduction, main body, and conclusion here
as well. No one likes to simply be read at, so you will help yourself to stay
on-topic by having this outline in your memory, on a blackboard, or on a slide.
Keep in mind too that all sections need not be equal in length. Spend time
deciding and writing the ones that need the most emphasis and do not make a
shorter topic longer than it needs to be. Outline the information in the body
of your talk below.
-Mainly,
this will talk about Beethoven and his music, nothing too complicated.
7) Introduction.
After you’ve grabbed their attention, use the introduction of your speech to
let the audience know what to expect. Write a first draft introduction below.
-The
intro will include some light fun facts about Beethoven and different things. Jokes and humor are always a good thing
here.
8) Conclusion.
This often seems to be the most problematic part for the speechwriter. Have you
said enough? Too much? If you say “finally” or “in conclusion,” be prepared to
end the speech pretty quickly. Audiences know that it’s over; to keep going can
irritate them and may even lose any good will you’ve accumulated. So take care
in your speech writing to draw an apt and memorable conclusion. And stick to
it!
-The
conclusion will talk about how he is a creative genius and how everything
influences with him.
