TED Final Quiz Questions and Answers
The opener in Ken Robinson's "Do schools kill creativity?" is a: - Answer-joke, call-back
We should open a presentation by thanking others: - Answer-False, depends
Quotes should be _______ and not to cliched or _______ - Answer-Short ... or cliche (unless making fun
of it or being sarcastic)
Statistics should be both ________ and ___________
How? 1) 2) 3) - Answer-Credible and memorable
1) Compare and contrast 2) Make it visual 3) Relate it to audience
Numbers should be rounded off and "translated" into _______ - Answer-fractions
What is a WIIFM question? What's another acronym? - Answer-WIFE. Benefit/promise to audience
should be specific, because it's important for building connection/rapport.
An acronym will not help us remember your presentation if it is an ______ word or has more than
_______ letters. - Answer-unfamiliar...four/five
,A "roadmap" in the context of a presentation means: Tell your audience what you are _______ to tell
them, tell them, and then ______ them again what you've told them.
Did any speakers outline a roadmap? - Answer-going.... tell
No, except perhaps Sinek: why; how; what.
Dan pink uses a confession: Do you find it effective why? - Answer-"Confession" used for self-
deprecating/mocking humor seems fake? He framed his presentation as not a story because we should
set the stage for persuasion using only facts.
WHICH OF SIMIN SINEK'S OPENING RHETORICAL QUESTIONS IS REDUNDANT? Why? did he give you time
to reflect for a moment? - Answer-No time given. 1st question (things don't go as we assume)
redundant 'cos too vague. 2nd question (defying all established assumptions) more specific.
Transition: provide visual and verbal signals that we are moving from one idea to the next. - Answer-
Voice, gesture, movement. (punctuation, paragraphs, indicators)
Good transitions tend to explicitly _________ what has been said and subtly _______ what comes next.
- Answer-Review.... preview
Dan Pink's the puzzle of motivation... uses the visual "candle problem" to ___________ out of the box
thinking. He __________ on rewards or incentives by linking them to different types of tasks. He also
________ with examples. He _________ by anticipating and addressing audience skepticism. Find
another example. - Answer-illustrate.....elaborates.... supports his claim.... builds logos
Trio example: mastery, autonomy, purpose (MAP)
Contrast example: intrinsic vs. extrinsic
Examples addressing opposition: Let me give you an example, marshal the evidence, not story, a case,
jury
, Suppose i'm the experimenter. I bring _____ into a room. I give _______ a candle, some thumbtacks and
some matches. And I say to ____, "____ job is to attach the candle to the wall so the wax doesn't drip
onto the table' Now what would ______ do?
Why does Dan Pink use all Y-words - Answer-you...you....you...your....you
Involve audience to build rapport, connection, relevance or engagement
Give an example of how Dan Pink appeals to audience experience to prove his point. - Answer-Think
about your own work (repeated) are the problems you face...do they have a clear set of rules and a
single solution?
Give an example of Dan Pink establishing his ethos (credibility). - Answer-I spent the last couple of years
looking at the science of motivation.
Dan Pink asks the audience if they had ever heard of a company called atlassian and predictably very
few did. What did he say in response? - Answer-Looks like less than half, non, zero. Joke. Plan in
advance for different ways audience might respond.
Dan Pink _______ important points, ex: ______________________ .
Give example another example of how he signals emphasis. - Answer-sign-posts..... Let me tell you why
this is so important
Here's the best part. (repeated) after trio summary (1: rewards work only for some tasks 2: if-then
rewards destroy creativity 3: secret to motivation is intrinsic drive). Closing: Hope and possibility offered:
Maybe (repeated 3 times) before we can change the world.
The opener in Ken Robinson's "Do schools kill creativity?" is a: - Answer-joke, call-back
We should open a presentation by thanking others: - Answer-False, depends
Quotes should be _______ and not to cliched or _______ - Answer-Short ... or cliche (unless making fun
of it or being sarcastic)
Statistics should be both ________ and ___________
How? 1) 2) 3) - Answer-Credible and memorable
1) Compare and contrast 2) Make it visual 3) Relate it to audience
Numbers should be rounded off and "translated" into _______ - Answer-fractions
What is a WIIFM question? What's another acronym? - Answer-WIFE. Benefit/promise to audience
should be specific, because it's important for building connection/rapport.
An acronym will not help us remember your presentation if it is an ______ word or has more than
_______ letters. - Answer-unfamiliar...four/five
,A "roadmap" in the context of a presentation means: Tell your audience what you are _______ to tell
them, tell them, and then ______ them again what you've told them.
Did any speakers outline a roadmap? - Answer-going.... tell
No, except perhaps Sinek: why; how; what.
Dan pink uses a confession: Do you find it effective why? - Answer-"Confession" used for self-
deprecating/mocking humor seems fake? He framed his presentation as not a story because we should
set the stage for persuasion using only facts.
WHICH OF SIMIN SINEK'S OPENING RHETORICAL QUESTIONS IS REDUNDANT? Why? did he give you time
to reflect for a moment? - Answer-No time given. 1st question (things don't go as we assume)
redundant 'cos too vague. 2nd question (defying all established assumptions) more specific.
Transition: provide visual and verbal signals that we are moving from one idea to the next. - Answer-
Voice, gesture, movement. (punctuation, paragraphs, indicators)
Good transitions tend to explicitly _________ what has been said and subtly _______ what comes next.
- Answer-Review.... preview
Dan Pink's the puzzle of motivation... uses the visual "candle problem" to ___________ out of the box
thinking. He __________ on rewards or incentives by linking them to different types of tasks. He also
________ with examples. He _________ by anticipating and addressing audience skepticism. Find
another example. - Answer-illustrate.....elaborates.... supports his claim.... builds logos
Trio example: mastery, autonomy, purpose (MAP)
Contrast example: intrinsic vs. extrinsic
Examples addressing opposition: Let me give you an example, marshal the evidence, not story, a case,
jury
, Suppose i'm the experimenter. I bring _____ into a room. I give _______ a candle, some thumbtacks and
some matches. And I say to ____, "____ job is to attach the candle to the wall so the wax doesn't drip
onto the table' Now what would ______ do?
Why does Dan Pink use all Y-words - Answer-you...you....you...your....you
Involve audience to build rapport, connection, relevance or engagement
Give an example of how Dan Pink appeals to audience experience to prove his point. - Answer-Think
about your own work (repeated) are the problems you face...do they have a clear set of rules and a
single solution?
Give an example of Dan Pink establishing his ethos (credibility). - Answer-I spent the last couple of years
looking at the science of motivation.
Dan Pink asks the audience if they had ever heard of a company called atlassian and predictably very
few did. What did he say in response? - Answer-Looks like less than half, non, zero. Joke. Plan in
advance for different ways audience might respond.
Dan Pink _______ important points, ex: ______________________ .
Give example another example of how he signals emphasis. - Answer-sign-posts..... Let me tell you why
this is so important
Here's the best part. (repeated) after trio summary (1: rewards work only for some tasks 2: if-then
rewards destroy creativity 3: secret to motivation is intrinsic drive). Closing: Hope and possibility offered:
Maybe (repeated 3 times) before we can change the world.
