TED speaker Andrew Stanton on storytelling.

2. Andrew walks out on stage and
opens with the following joke:

3. “A tourist is backpacking through the highlands of Scotland and he stops at a
pub to get a drink. The only people in there is a bartender and an old man
nursing a beer. And he orders a pint. They sit in silence for awhile, then suddenly
the old man turns to him and says, ‘You see this bar? I built this bar with my bare
hands. Found the finest wood in the county. Gave it more love and care than my
own child, but do they call me McGregor the Bar Builder? No.’
Points out the window. ‘You see that stone wall out there? I built that stone wall
with my bare hands. Found every stone, placed them just so through the rain
and the cold, but do they call me McGregor the Stone Wall Builder? No.’
Points out the other window. ‘You see that pier on the lake out there. I built pier
with my bare hands. Drove the pilings against the tide and the sand, plank by
plank by plank, but do they call me McGregor the Pier Builder? No.’
‘But you fuck one goat…’”
He now has the audience engaged and has set up he talk about storytelling.

4. Andrew keeps the audiences
attention by showing clips of films
to emphasize the points he makes
regarding storytelling.

5. “Storytelling is joke-telling.”
-Andrew Stanton

6. “Make me care.”
-Andrew Stanton

7. Dynamism?
Andrew was a very good story teller during his talk. Unfortunately I have
to give him a 3 out of 5 for using his notes too much and not enough
energy during his TED talk.

8. Jokes and visuals keeps
your audience interested.

9. Humor
Tells Story
Engages Audience
Displays Passion
Goes over 18 Minutes
Humor
Tells Story
Engages Audience
Displays Passion
Goes over 18 Minutes

10. Does not appear to look at notes
or speech.
Does not use video clips.
No bad language.
Looks at notes / speech
frequently.
Uses video clips.
In a professional manor, drops an
“F” bomb right off the bat.

11. Eye Contact and Energy is
a plus.

12. Know what you are
taking about and
memorize the majority
of your speech.

13. Humor = Attention

14. More Humor = Hooked on
your talk / speech

15. TED talk by Andrew Stanton
Presentation by Adam Kukene
And they all lived happily ever after…