Andrew Stanton is a writer and director for Pixar Animation Studios and Disney. He wrote and directed Finding Nemo, Wall-E, and John Carter, among others.

Stanton talked about the clues to a great story. Some of the key points are as follows:

Storytelling is joke telling

A good story gives promise from the very beginning, even if that promise is only “Once Upon a Time”

An audience wants to figure out parts of the story for themselves. They want to work for their meal without knowing they’re working for it.

“Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty.”

Great stories invoke WONDER

He engaged and kept the audiences’ attention through funny stories and personal experiences.

Stanton is good at connecting with people’s emotions in his talks. Whether it be happy, sad or scared, as a storyteller he has mastered TED commandment number 3.

Stanton showed that if you tell a story from your heart and pull from experiences, your speeches will be more effective.

Stanton’s dynamism was a 4.5/5 because while he pulled from his heart and own experiences, he also looked down at the teleprompter a little too often.

In contrast to Sir Ken Robinson’s style of speaking, Andrew Stanton shares his sense of humor, but the similarities stop there.

Sir Ken Robinson used no visuals in the first speech about education. He relied solely on his humor to keep it interesting.

Unlike Robinson, Stanton used examples and clips from his own stories to keep it visually interesting.

So in conclusion, the keys to a successful speech are: share from your heart and experiences, keep it visually interesting, and warm up your audience with a little humor.

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