Asport_Natalie_1211_PSP For Public Speaking class

1. Amy Purdy:
Snowboarder
Skateboarder
Wakeboarder
Inspirational speaker
Actor
Natalie Asport / Public Speaking 1211

2. Thesis:
We can do anything in our minds, but
believing in our dreams and facing our fears
head on allows us to live our lives beyond
our limits.

3. To capture the attention of the
audience, Amy started with asking
the audience a question:
“If your life were a book,
and you were the author,
how would you want your story to go?”

4. Amy kept the audience engaged by
talking about her personal stories.
She kept the audience’s attention
with humor, paused to emphasize
significant details, and used the
element of surprise.

5. Amy used the fourth TED
commandment the most because
the speech was centered on her
inspiring story to prove a point.
Specifically, using her personal
story as a motivator for the
audience.

6. In terms of dynamism, I would rate
Amy’s Living Beyond Limits a…
5!

7. She was well spoken and showed an optimistic
attitude throughout the speech. With her humor,
she showed that she was enjoying presenting.
Her delivery was powerful. Her tone, choice
of words, and timing made the presentation
a very inspiring one.

8. Like how Nancy
Duarte mentions, Amy
“consider including incorporates
imagery that pictures in her
powerfully presentation
illustrates a point”, that send strong
and clear
messages to the
audience.

9. Tips by Garr
Reynolds, Amy also
manages to keep
simplicity in her
delivery, getting her
point across in an
efficient way that
captivates the
audience.
Only including
essential facts of her
story, the
presentation flowed
naturally and felt
down to earth.

10. Based upon Amy’s presentation, I have
learned that the flow of your presentation
matters and eventually ties everything
together.

11. Also a personal story will help ground your
speech. She described the agony of the use of
her legs and made a joke about it, so why not
put humor in your topic, even if it is serious.

12. The similarities:
Both Sir Ken Robinson and Amy Purdy give personal
and specific examples that help captivate their
audiences. There also was humor in their
presentations.

13. The differences:
Sir Ken Robinson spoke from
an analytical and objective
point of view with facts,
analysis, and a steady tone
while Amy Purdy spoke more
from an emotional stance and
a personal endeavor she had.
Her content and delivery was
more emotionally and
subjectively driven based on
her tone of voice and subject
matter.

14. Tips
on
Speech Delivery

15. Ground your message with personal examples that
will remind your audience that you are like them.

16. Grab your audience’s attention with a question for
thought that relates to your topic of discussion.
For example, as used
in Amy Purdy’s
speech,

17. Pause often
to emphasize
points and keep
your audience
intrigued,
interested, and
wanting more.

18. Lighten up,
put some humor in.

19. Put your heart in what you are saying.
Believe in what you are saying.

20. Citations
• http://direct.coresites.mporatrons.com/cooler/wp-
content/uploads/2012/08/The-Story-of-Amy-Purdy.jpg
• http://www.skatergirl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/amy-purdy-
skatepark.jpg
• http://amypurdy.com
• http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_purdy_living_beyond_limits.html
• http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/video/living/2010/05/31/ted.sir.ken.robinson.
ted.416x234.jpg
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Sir_Ken_Robinson
_at_The_Creative_Company_Conference.jpg
Nancy Duarte and Garr Reynolds
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh4SegWhnOE&feature=youtu.be
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT9GGmundag&playnext=1&list=PLCB
C9B0E3479C39F4&index=64