Vijay Kumar gave a TED talk about his work developing autonomous aerial robots. He used humor and effective visual aids to engage the audience. While his delivery could be improved, he demonstrated his robots' capabilities through specific demonstrations and restraint in his video usage. The evaluator praised Kumar's passion for his subject and effective use of visuals to inform without boring, suggesting he provide public speaking tips.

1. TED EVALUATION
By Robert Giammatteo

2. VIJAY KUMAR

3. AUTONOMOUS AGILE
AERIAL ROBOTS

4. GETS YOUR ATTENTION
WITH A JOKE

5. KEEPS IT WITH VISUAL AIDES

6. NEW
Ideas

7. DYNAMIC
DISCUSSION
• Scores 4 / 5
• Passionate about his work
• Uses visual aides very
effectively
• Delivery a little lacking

8. Spread Ideas
Shows the world that
autonomous flying robots are
possible as well as sensible
See What You Say
He describes various uses and
techniques and then shows a
demonstration of that exact
technique.

9. Simplicity
Even though he uses
numerous visual aides they
are very specific in their
function. Things are not
cluttered
Restraint
Demonstrates restraint by
not using long video clips.
He informs his audience
without boring them.

10. IMPORTANT PUBLIC
SPEAKING TIPS

13. • Traditional public speaker • More use of visual aides
• Smoother Delivery • Comfortable on stage
• Passionate about his subject • Passionate about his subject