Shawn Achor is a positive psychologist and author who gave a presentation focusing on linking happiness to success in business and everyday life. He started with a humorous anecdote about his childhood to engage the audience and maintained their attention with quotes. His optimistic and engaging delivery style helped convince the audience of his ideas about positivity. The document provides analysis of Achor's speaking techniques and tips for how to improve one's own delivery, such as practicing and maintaining a positive attitude.

1. Shawn Achor
CEO of Good Think Inc.
Positive Psychologist
Author of “The Happiness Advantage”
Freddy Parra
Public Speaking 1211

2. Focusing on the positive aspects,
linking happiness to better success
in the business world and in
everyone’s everyday lives.
Thesis:

4. Shawn captures the audience’s attention by
starting off with a humorous experience of
him and his little sister as children.

5. Shawn maintains the audience’s attention by following up his
stories with a quote.
“If we study what is merely average, we will
remain merely average.” (Shawn Achor)”

6. Shawn’s positive attitude
and his jokes about his
little sister kept the
audience happy and with
laughter.

7. I’d give Shawn Achor a 5 for Dynamism!

8. Achor’s optimism and positive attitude
really sold his ideas. His voice and delivery
made his speech compelling for viewers.

10. In Shawn’s presentation, he utilizes bullets to list ideas
and occupations to name out who his ideas would benefit.

11. Garr Reynolds recommends to replace bulleted text with
images with convey better meaning

12. Watching Shawn’s presentation has shown me
that maintaining a positive attitude as you
deliver a speech improves how well your
listeners will respond to what you’re speaking.

13. Comparing and Contrasting
Shawn Achor Sir Ken Robinson
Stagnant speaker
Great Delivery Talked about
past
Speech was experiences
remembered and
practiced Made
audience
laugh often

14. Tips for improving delivery
It was clear in Shawn’s presentation that he
practiced and remembered his speech very
well. Practicing one’s speech will definitely
benefit it’s delivery.

15. Maintain a Positive attitude

16. Citations
Keyboard: http://images.flatworldknowledge.com/wrench/wrench-fig09_x007.jpg
Shawn Achor Bio: http://www.ted.com/speakers/shawn_achor.html
Goodthink/Logo: http://goodthinkinc.com/
Attention Photo: http://elainefogel.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Guy-with-signs-getting-attention.jpg
Shawn achor audience: https://sites.google.com/site/liveyourdreamsnowcom/SummitRome-ShawnAchor.JPG
positivity: http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/positivity.jpg
gRABBING ATTENTION: http://th02.deviantart.net/fs46/150/f/2009/171/2/e/Attention_Grabbing_by_waazup.jpg
laughter: http://www.healthylifebenefits.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/die-by-laughter.jpg
Dynamic photo:http://www.cmdln.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dynamic.jpg
book signing: http://www.mshare.net/imagegrounds/grounds/blog%20images/AA3A2600.JPG
death by bullet: http://www.configurative.com/uploads/deathbybulletpoint.jpg
Practice: http://www.drmichellemazur.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/iStock_000017356076XSmall.jpg
Positive attitude: http://christinaquintana.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/attitude-scale.jpg