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Listen to the TED Talk Presentation: https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_palmer_the_panama...

Answer the following Questions. Each answer should be 3-4 sentences

  • Identify the TED talk that you chose and the speaker.
  • Explain how the speaker gained the attention of the audience (attention grabber).
  • Identify the target audience of this presentation.
  • Discuss some of the facts and evidence that were brought up in the speech to support the speaker’s statements (main points).
  • Identify some of the vocal techniques that the speaker used in his or her delivery of the speech (e.g., vocal varieties, emphasis on certain words, changes in volume, tone of voice, humor, and so forth).
  • Discuss the visual aids, nonverbal communication techniques, and notes, if any, that the speaker used in the delivery of his or her speech.
  • Discuss how the presenter concluded the speech (conclusion).
  • Identify at least 1 or 2 areas that were the most effective in the speech, and explain why you felt they were effective.
  • Identify at least 1 or 2 suggestions for improvement, and explain why you felt that they are areas of opportunity.
  • Discuss 1 or 2 personal takeaways from this TED Talk. For example, do you wish to do further research on this topic or take a personal action based on what you learned?


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Explanation & Answer

Here ya go..hope this helps!

1.

Identify the TED talk that you chose and the speaker
The title of the TED talk I chose is “The Panama Papers Exposed a Huge Global
Problem. What’s Next?” presented by Robert Palmer of Global Witness

2.

Explain how the speaker gained the attention of the audience (attention grabber).
The speaker grabs the attention of the audience before ever speaking. The title alone is
meant to evoke suspense. It presents a scandal on the scale of which we have never seen
and to consider “what’s next?” is incredibly intriguing and provocative. When the
speaker eventually takes the microphone, he dramatizes the inflection and tone of his
voice to exude a sense of disbelief and shock.

3.

Identify the target audience of this presentation.
The target audience of this presentation may include journalists, people who are skeptical
of government and the elite class, people who entertain conspiracy theories, and engaged
citizens of the Western world.

4.

Discuss some of the facts and evidence that were brought up in the speech to support the
speaker’s statements (main points)
11 million documents from a Panamanian-based law firm called Mossack Fonseca were
leaked, exposing offshore bank accounts of some important world governmental figures
and causing immediate fall-out; e.g. The Prime Minister of Iceland resigned after his
banking activities were made public
Why should we care about a few rich people keeping their money in offshore accounts?
The speaker answers the question for us: “The truth is, if rich and powerful individuals are
able to keep their money offshore and not pay the taxes that they should, it means there is
less money for vital public services like healthcare, education, roads—and that ...


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