Saturday, November 10, 2007
Larry Lessig at TED
I just watched Larry Lessig's TED talk. WOW! Not only was the content of his talk brilliant, his use of historical analogy was stunning, and the presentation slides were pure genius. It was a masterful production. I am going to practice his style in my next presentation.
Labels: copyright, creative commons, Lessig, TED
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Giving good presentations
The TED blog pointed me to this great Business Week piece on making presentations. In short,
- Build Tension
- One Theme per Slide
- Add Pizazz
- Practice
- Be Honest
- Show Enthusiasm
Labels: Business Week, presentations, speaking, TED
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Vizualizing the Universe
Here is an amazing visual presentation at the March TED conference by Jonathan Harris. His work is now on line at http://universe.daylife.com/ .
Labels: TED, universe, visualization
Monday, June 18, 2007
TED Video
Watch an overview of TED 2007.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
BumpTop at TED
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Encyclopedia of Life
E.O. Wilson, at this year's TED conference wished for an Encyclopedia of Life. With thanks to many people and foundations it has begun. Check out the two minute video at:
http://www.eol.org/home.html
Labels: e.o. wilson, encyclopedia, life, TED
Thursday, April 19, 2007
TED Has a Cool New Face
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
More TED Insights
Stephanie Olsen at News.com continues her reports on TED. Will Wright believes his new simulation/AI game--SPORE--will help kids (and others) appreciate the impact of their actions have and the responsibility that comes with such power.
Labels: AI, simulation, Spore, TED, virtual world, Will Wright
Friday, March 09, 2007
TED Day 2
Thursday, March 08, 2007
TED Day 1
Stephanie Olsen at CNET reports the opening session of the TED conference.
It began with a parade by a house marching band and ended with a health professor swallowing a Swedish bayonet sword.TED has some of the most amazing people attend and speak. See earlier talks here.
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