Tedtalks Summary
Listen to TED Talks (https://www.ted.com)
From the table below, select 2-3 “talks” that interest you. You can find these “talks” at the website listed above. The “talks” you select must total at least 20 minutes.
After listening to the talks, write a 2-3-page summary on the content discussed by the speakers. The paper will include a summary of the points discussed, the names and titles of the speakers, a brief description each speaker’s background, and a personal reflection about each speaker’s comments.
Remember: use APA formatting when citing the speaker’s comments and for any additional research completed regarding the background information of each speaker.
Title
Speaker
Time (approximate)
Creative problem solving in the face of extreme limits
Navi Radjou
16 minutes
The power believing that you can improve
Carol Dweck
10
The workforce crisis of 2030 and how to start solving it now
Rainer Strack
13
Be an opportunity maker
Kare Anderson
10
The career advise you probably didn’t get
Susan Colantuono
13
How to speak so people listen
Julian Treasure
10
How to make hard choices
Ruth Chang
14
Why you will fail to have a great career
Larry Smith
15
How great leaders inspire action
Simon Sinek
18
Color blind or color brave
Mellody Hobson
14
Key to success: grit
A. Duckworth
6
Learning from dirty jobs
Mike Rowe
20
What will future jobs look like
Andrew McFee
14
Patient capitalism
J. Novogratz
18
A new kind of job market
W. Rowan
12
A kinder gentler philosophy of success
Alain de Botton
16
What makes us feel good about our work?
Dan Ariely
20