A Powerpoint Summary of Robert Gupta's "Between Music and Medicine" TED talk.

1. Jonathan T. Giffin
Public Speaking-Oct. 2012
 Robert Gupta: Between Music and Medicine

2.  Robert Gupta is a
World-Renown
Violinist who got his
start at a very early
age, with his solo
debut at only 11 years
old with the Israel
Philharmonic, and by
the age of 19 held a
seat in the LA
Philharmonic, also
having the distinct
pleasure of studying at
Julliard. Gupta holds a
masters degree in
Music, but as an
undergraduate studied
pre-med, and has
gone on to conduct
tons of research in the
realm of
Neurosciences, namel
y in the fields of spinal
regeneration and
Parkinson's disease.

3. In his TED Talk
titled, “Between
Music and
Medicine”
Gupta tells a
few very moving He explains that scientists
and inspiring are discovering the vast
stories of his medical properties and
struggle to healing qualities that
decide between music has on the Human
his “obsession” mind…
with music and
his love of
neurobiology
and Music
Therapy.

6. “Musicians have fundamentally different
brain structures than non-musicians...”
Music helps patients
with
stress/depression,
children with autism,
parkinson’s disease
sufferers’ tremors,
and recognition of
songs learned as a
child for late stage
alzheimer’s patients
who can’t even

8. Gupta also has the privilege of being the Violin
instructor of Nathaniel Ayers, the diagnosed mentally
ill, homeless double-bassist and former Julliard
student whose story is featured in “The Soloist”.

11. DYNAMISM: 4.5/5
Robert Gupta’s approach to
speaking is to bring the minds
of the listeners in through
emotional connection.
Sometimes a little more
humor within such a serious
subject can help, but overall
his presence on stage and
extreme confidence
supersedes all.

12.  One of the main ideas used by
Gupta in his speech is the
engagement of the audience
through storytelling as explained
by Nancy Duarte…Through
storytelling, the audience is able
to imagine a sense of intrinsic
bonding spiritually and
emotionally with the story itself.

14. Both Robert Gupta and Ken Robinson speak with extreme
passion and enthusiasm which is vital in a presentation. They show a
deep level of knowledge and desire to brighten others minds to the
ideas they spread forth.

16. Tips for the Future…
In my opinion, the single most important thing to
remember when giving a speech is to put life into your
words. Through emotional and personal stroytelling as
well as deep passion and excitement for your topic, you
can engage, intrigue, and interact with your audience on a
more spritual level. By also adding other auditory or visual
aids such as Gupta’s introduction and closing of violin
solos, you produce an extra element of connection with
the subject matter. This provides a break from the
monotony that can arise from only spoken words and
allows the other senses to heighten the learning
experience.