Steve Jobs

Entrepreneur, Co-Founder and Former CEO of Apple Inc.

“How To Live Before You Die”Steve gave a speech to Stanford graduates reflecting on some major life decisions he made and how they lead to the great accomplishments he achieved over the years.

He told a story about his decision to drop out of college which lead to him co-founding Apple and deciding to restart after being fired from Apple and eventually co-founding Pixar.

Dynamism:

4.5/5Steve did a great job keeping the students’ attention with intriguing stories of his life where they ultimately knew the ending but not necessarily the path. He seasoned his speech with humor, poking fun at Microsoft and himself. My only criticism is, I think it would have been better if he didn’t look back to his paper as much and engadged the audience with more eye contact.

Delivery:Steve has an amazing sense of confidence when he is publicly speaking. He never seems stressed or pressured while in the spotlight. He appears to be talking as if the audience was just a small room of close friends. His take on life allowed him to do remarkable things as well as become a marvelous public speaker.

Comparison:Sir Ken Robinson does an amazing job of keeping his audience’s attention by making jokes relating to his speech. He tells short stories and one liners to drive his point home while sprinkling facts in as well.

Steve Jobs told inspirational stories about his life that intrigued the audience while peppering humor in it to keep things in perspective.

They both speak of incredible perspectives on society and life in general. They have great input in their speeches to demonstrate their outside the box thinking and how important it is to think outside the box. They both display a point of view that implies creativity is more valuable than what it is credited for.

Advice:If I could give any advice I learned from Steve Jobs, it is to live every day as if it is your last. He lived by this concept and in doing so it allowed him to have the confidence of a lion. He believed in the idea if you die tomorrow, all the pride and fear of failure will equal nothing.

“You are already naked, there is no reason not to follow your heart.”

Steve Jobs