Research and Design
A great Talk can have a huge impact — maybe on millions of people, maybe on just one. But no Talk can be great without a lot of thought and hard work. The best presenters go through a process to transform their idea into something others want to share.
Exploration 5 - Build your throughline
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A throughline is the main connecting theme or anchoring idea in a story. Every Talk should have a throughline that is clearly identifiable throughout, it's what makes your Talk unique. This Exploration will help establish that anchor by identifying the throughlines in other Talks.
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Exploration 6 - Plan your talk arc
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During this Exploration, we take time to identify the key elements of a great story and map out the path from beginning to middle to end. We will explore how other TED talks have included the key elements, and have practice at creating our own storyboards.
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Exploration 7 - Research and support your idea
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The purpose of this Exploration is to give students dedicated time to outline their idea in greater detail. In this Exploration, students will think about what they have learned about story arc, and will decide how to support their idea with facts and supporting evidence.
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Exploration 8 - Write your script
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In this Exploration, students will bring together a draft of their throughline, storyboard, and research and will have time to develop their script for the first time. TED-Talks explored this lesson examine what creativity is to help you begin envisaging how your script might play out.
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Exploration 9 - Make it visual
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When used properly, visuals can help you tell your story more powerfully and effectively. In this Exploration, students will learn how to identify when and how to use visuals and how to create truly powerful visuals. Remember, a picture paints a 1,000 words!
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Exploration 10 - Say your talk out loud
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In this Exploration, students will become comfortable sharing out loud what they’ve developed. This will help you become more comfortable both with the idea and with speaking to people about it. Practicing speaking your talk is essential to improving it.
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