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2. • Speaker Profile
• Journey of the Speech
• Humor-Motivation Rating Analysis
• Key Learnings from the Speech
Contents

3. Speaker Profile
Ellen DeGeneres
Talk Show Host, Animal Rights Activist, Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer
• One of America’s most well-known
comedians
• Prominent lesbian/gay role model
• Named special envoy for Global AIDS
awareness by Hillary Clinton
• Has won 63 awards, including 27 Emmy
Awards

4. • Speaker Profile
• Journey of the Speech
• Humor-Motivation Rating Analysis
• Key Learnings from the Speech

5. l . Early Life
Journey of the Speech

6. Early Life
Didn’t Go To
College
Took Multiple
Jobs
Unaware Of
Life Goals

7. l . Early Life
2 . Turning
Point
Journey of the Speech

8. Turning Point
Difficult
Times
Tragedy
Death Of Girlfriend
(Accident she ignored on
road)
Had no money and was
living in poor conditions

9. l . Early Life
2 . Turning
Point
3 . Steps to
Success
Journey of the Speech

10. Steps To Success
Hypothetical Phone
Conversation With God
Understood
Aim of life

11. l . Early Life
2 . Turning
Point
4 . Liberation
3 . Steps to
Success
Journey of the Speech

12. Liberation
EffectsTold The Truth
Of Being Gay
Show Got
Cancelled
Lost Friends
Lived With Fear
Realized That
Life Had
Purpose

14. l . Early Life
2 . Turning
Point
4 . Liberation
3 . Steps to
Success
5 . Triumph
Journey of the Speech

15. Triumph
Be Honest With Yourself
Live Life Without Fear
Live With Integrity
Don’t Give In To Peer Pressure
Follow Your Passion
Wouldn’t Want To Change A Thing, Because When You Lose Everything,
You Realize The Most Important Thing Is To Be True To Yourself

17. • Speaker Profile
• Journey of the Speech
• Humor-Motivation Rating Analysis
• Key Learnings from the Speech

18. Ellen’s unique way of motivation-through
humour!
Perception analysis undertaken to identify
the trend and correlation between humor and
motivation ratings during the speech shows:
Humor - Motivation Rating Analysis

19. Min 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 4 Min 5 Min 6 Min 7 Min 8 Min 9 Min 10
Humor Meter Motivation Level
HighLowMedium
Had No Idea
Of What To
Do In Life
Tragic Event
Changed
Everything Decided
to Follow
Heart
Have A
Life Of
Purpose
Live Life
With
Integrity

20. • Speaker Profile
• Journey of the Speech
• Humor-Motivation Rating Analysis
• Key Learnings from the Speech

21. The path to goal setting

22. Adapted from Follow Your Conscience: Make a Difference in Your Life & in the Lives of Others By Frank Sonnenberg

23. Follow
your
PASSION
Live with
INTEGRITY
Dual pillars of happiness

24. Take setbacks in your stride

25. I just want my
kids to be happy
I need to deliver
this project
I want to win
this game
Definition of success changes with time…

26. …embrace the change!
Don’t be too fixated on things
Believe in yourself, and that
everything will be okay!

27. And as Ellen says

28.  Key learning from the speech
 Path to goal setting – deny, introspect, understand
 Live with purpose
 Pillars of happiness – passion & integrity
 Definition of success changes with time
 Live your own life
Recap

29. Catch the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e8ToRVOtRo

30. Submitted by
Swati Thakur
IIM Lucknow-PGP 2014-16
as a part of course on:
Personal Branding
by
Prof. Sameer Mathur
Ph.D. & M.S. (Marketing)
Carnegie Mellon
(www.MBASkills.in)