Karen Thompson Walker

What Fear Can Teach Us?

What can fear teach us?

In telling the story of the whale ship Essex, novelist Karen Thompson Walker shows how fear propels

imagination, as it forces us to imagine the possible futures and how to cope

with them.

The Effect Of Fear

“We need to think of ourselves as the readers of our fears. And how we choose to read our fears can have a profound effect on our lives.”

How Fear Captivates the Audience

Karen was able to capture the attention of the audience by relating to how they think about fear. She said “We all know how fear feels. But I

don’t think we spend enough time to know what it means.”

How Karen Held The Audience’s Attention

Curiosity

• Imagine you're a shipwrecked sailor adrift in the enormous Pacific. You can choose one of three directions and save yourself and your shipmates -- but each choice comes with a fearful consequence too. How do you choose?

Connection

• “We grow up thinking of fear as a weakness, just another childhood thing to discard like baby teeth and roller skates.”

TED COMMANDMENTThou Shalt Tell A Story

Karen Tells Us A Story

The speakers tell the story of men lost at sea and

shows us how their decisions based on the thought of

fear ended up killing most of them.

Karen’s Dynamism

Why you ask?

Presentation is Key!

The speaker was able to stay on topic while giving vivid images thru story's. She uses hand gestures, eye contact, confidence, and connection with the audience.

Karen could have been more mobile but instead she glued herself to the podium.

Tips From The Professionals

Garr Reynolds Nancy Duarte

What have I learned?

I have come to know that a

successful speech begins with

impacting your audience, holding

their attention, delivering your point

directly and properly, and being as

creative as possible!

Comparison

Karen Thompson Walker Sir Ken Robinson

They both were informative, creative, passionate, expressive, and commutative.

Contrasts

Karen stayed still while speaking while Ken moved around.

Ken used humor while Karen did not.

Tips For You!

Make sure to connect with the

audience

Be confident in what you have to say

Make sure to move around and be very

expressive and passionate through

your body movements.

Make sure to smile

Just Be Awesome

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TED Talk –http://www.ted.com/talks/karen_thompson_walker_what_fear_can_teach_us.

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