Andrew Stanton is a screenwriter and director who gave a TED Talk on the clues to a great story. He emphasized keeping the audience guessing, making them care about the main character, and drawing from personal experiences. Stanton engaged the audience with film clips and personal anecdotes. The presentation also compared Stanton's talk to one given by Sir Ken Robinson, who emphasized being passionate about the topic and using humor.

1. TED Talks Presentation
Matthew Gallagher
September 07, 2012

2. My Speaker: Andrew Stanton
• Andrew Stanton is a
screenwriter/director
whose films include
Finding Nemo, Wall-
E, and John Carter.
• His speech is called The
Clues to a Great Story.

3. Some Points From His Speech
• Keep the audience guessing.
As he said, “Don’t give (the
audience) 4, give them 2
+2.”
• Make the audience care.
• Give the main character an
underlying goal.
• Draw from personal
experiences because it
helps the story seem more
real and connects more
with the audience.

4. Stanton engaged his audience at the
beginning by getting straight to the point.

5. • Stanton kept his
audience engaged
throughout by showing
clips from his movies as
examples.
• He also used a lot of
personal examples
which really caught the
audience’s attention
and something I really
liked.

6. • Stanton was really into
what he was talking and
made the audience feel
engaged throughout.
• On a scale of 1 to 5 I
would give him a 4.
• He could improve by
not glancing at his script
every few seconds.

7. What I Have Learned
• Be enthused about
what you are talking
about.
• Know what you want to
say before you say it.
• Keep the audience
engaged by using
personal examples (but
not too many).

8. Sir Ken Robinson
• Ken Robinson is a
professional speaker and
educationalist.
• He is originally from
Liverpool, England and now
lives in Los
Angeles, California.
• In his speeches he was
talking about how school
and our education system
squanders creativity.

9. Stanton vs. Robinson
Stanton Robinson
• Was a good speaker but • Knew what he was saying
kept glancing over at his with not too many glances
script. at his script.
• Used video and personal • Used humor and personal
examples to keep his examples to keep his
audience engaged. audience’s attention.
• Really got to the point. • Got to the point.
Overall: 4/5 Overall: 5/5

10. What can you learn?
• Be engaged in what you
are saying.
• Know what you want to
say before you say it.
• Get to the point.
• Use humor and
personal examples t
keep the audience
engaged.

11. Photos and Speeches Courtesy of
Speeches From
• http://www.ted.com
Photos From
• http://wikipedia.org
• http://www.cartooncharacters.com
• http://1dayfilmschool.com
• http://images.ted.com
• http://Webinarlistings.com
• http://images.catchsmile.com
• http://itsmypulp.files.wordpress.com