TED Final Quiz Questions with Correct
Rationales Graded A+
The opener in Ken Robinson's "Do schools kill creativity?" is a: - Answer: joke, call-back
We should open a presentation by thanking others: - Answer: False, depends
Quotes should be _______ and not to cliched or _______ - Answer: Short ... or cliche (unless making fun
of it or being sarcastic)
Statistics should be both ________ and ___________
How? 1) 2) 3) - Answer: Credible and memorable
1) Compare and contrast 2) Make it visual 3) Relate it to audience
Numbers should be rounded off and "translated" into _______ - Answer: fractions
What is a WIIFM question? What's another acronym? - Answer: WIFE. Benefit/promise to audience
should be specific, because it's important for building connection/rapport.
An acronym will not help us remember your presentation if it is an ______ word or has more than
_______ letters. - Answer: unfamiliar...four/five
A "roadmap" in the context of a presentation means: Tell your audience what you are _______ to tell
them, tell them, and then ______ them again what you've told them.
Did any speakers outline a roadmap? - Answer: going.... tell
No, except perhaps Sinek: why; how; what.
, Dan pink uses a confession: Do you find it effective why? - Answer: "Confession" used for self-
deprecating/mocking humor seems fake? He framed his presentation as not a story because we should
set the stage for persuasion using only facts.
WHICH OF SIMIN SINEK'S OPENING RHETORICAL QUESTIONS IS REDUNDANT? Why? did he give you time
to reflect for a moment? - Answer: No time given. 1st question (things don't go as we assume)
redundant 'cos too vague. 2nd question (defying all established assumptions) more specific.
Transition: provide visual and verbal signals that we are moving from one idea to the next. - Answer:
Voice, gesture, movement. (punctuation, paragraphs, indicators)
Good transitions tend to explicitly _________ what has been said and subtly _______ what comes next.
- Answer: Review.... preview
Dan Pink's the puzzle of motivation... uses the visual "candle problem" to ___________ out of the box
thinking. He __________ on rewards or incentives by linking them to different types of tasks. He also
________ with examples. He _________ by anticipating and addressing audience skepticism. Find
another example. - Answer: illustrate.....elaborates.... supports his claim.... builds logos
Trio example: mastery, autonomy, purpose (MAP)
Contrast example: intrinsic vs. extrinsic
Examples addressing opposition: Let me give you an example, marshal the evidence, not story, a case,
jury
Suppose i'm the experimenter. I bring _____ into a room. I give _______ a candle, some thumbtacks and
some matches. And I say to ____, "____ job is to attach the candle to the wall so the wax doesn't drip
onto the table' Now what would ______ do?
Why does Dan Pink use all Y-words - Answer: you...you....you...your....you
Involve audience to build rapport, connection, relevance or engagement
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