Your Turn
Now, watch and critique a video on your own. To write the critique, you will need to do the following as you watch the video:
- Predict what the speaker will say based on what you know about the speaker, the context, the topic, and the audience.
- Listen for the speaker’s position and the evidence he gives to support his position.
- Consider how well the speaker introduces, supports, and concludes the presentation.
- Listen to the speaker’s voice and language and consider if it is appropriate for the audience.
- Watch the speaker’s use of gestures, facial expressions, and visuals to see how well they support his ideas and connect with the audience.
Use your notes to write your impressions of the presentation. Pause and play the video as needed to evaluate the presentation and the speaker.
This presentation was given in 2011 by Dale Dougherty, creator of Make magazine, which brings “the do-it-yourself mindset to technology.”
Source: "We Are Makers," Dale Dougherty, TED Talks
Source: "We Are Makers," Dale Dougherty, TED Talks
Sample Responses:
Dale Dougherty began Maker magazine, so he’s probably going to talk about making things. I was right; he does!
He says that all of us are born makers, and then Dougherty provides lots of examples of funny things that people make, such as electric muffins and scraper bikes. He goes on to give more serious examples that have to do with technology, such as satellites.
His introduction is interesting, and he has a great many funny and serious examples of people who love to make things, sometimes not even knowing why they are making the things that they make.
His presentation is like a conversation sometimes. He is casual and funny. He uses a lot of gestures that are sometimes distracting, but he does it because he is so enthusiastic.
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