This video was recorded back in August 2007. Please take the time to watch it. I have not seen this mentioned before. If it has I apologize.
I have been part of FIRST for 11 years. It just justifies why I am so proud to be part of it.
that is why we all do what we do. to make a difference in individual people’s lives
This is pretty much almost word for word the same speech he’s been giving at every regional this year.
I hate to always be bagging on Dean’s speaking skills, but I have never seen someone take such a fascinating topic and make it sound so monotonous and boring (and I think this is probably one of Dean’s most interesting speeches).
Idk…there’s different ways you can interpret how he speaks. The slow pace along with his body language show how passionately he works on doing this kind of stuff. Sometimes the things you feel the most passionate about are also the things which are hardest to speak about and truly convey yours feelings about.
The slow pace of his speech is a weakness. People view people who speak fast as a more credible and thus better as pursuading others.
EDIT: I didn’t mean this to diss Dean’s public speaking (I’m the last person that should be doing that), but just to point out a natural human reaction to a somewhat unfair trait.
This is true; however, point out to me what he is trying to persuade you about directly.
my science teacher is hella cool but can do that to a lot of subjects of interest
they showed this video in san diego this year…its amazing:yikes:
Well, one of the reasons of talking and saying your opinion is to pursuade others so they share your opinions, fulfilling your self-serving bias (making yourself feel better because others feel the same way).
Just one example, on the Colbert report he’s talking about all the world’s problems with the lack of clean water. There he is trying to pursuade you to think there is a problem so when he presents his filtering system (which he is attempting to pursuade to you that it works), you will think ‘wow, that is important because all of the world’s problems with a lack of clean water’.
I think it just shows that he’s not a very engaging public speaker, which there’s nothing wrong with. Plenty of people are not great public speakers. I know I’m one of them.
I think he’s gotten somewhat better lately too. His older speeches would just put me to sleep the second he started talking.
P.S. Someone mentioned his appearance on the Colbert Report. I actually thought he did a really good job there–he wasn’t boring and monotonous and showed some personality.
Yea, I do agree with some points both of you guys have. And yes, he is getting better. His appearance on the Colbert Report was quite funny.
I am 53 and just wish I could have accomplished a little of what he did. You are all concerned about how he speaks. His is not a great speaker but what he gets others to do speaks volumes. There is something to be learned here. You will learn many talk, Dean does. My suggestion is…shut up, listen and do.
TED is an incredible conference, it consistently attracts some of the top minds and some of the most successful people in the world. Anyway, that being said, Dean’s speech is just one of the many speeches you can find on that site, each of them just as interesting. Anyway, I encourage anyone to go and watch any of those videos, inspiration is guaranteed!
As for Dean’s public speaking ability, I don’t think any of us can say we have been on the same stage as him enough to compare, but he does generally have a great topic. I just hope I can speak at the conference one day…
Every time I’ve heard one of Dean’s speeches outside of a FIRST-related event, I’ve always been blown away.
Not because they are boring, but because they just seem more exciting, more interesting. Even when he turns the topic back to FIRST and inspiring students, he does so in a way which is quite different - and frankly, better - than when he is speaking at a FIRST event.
I can’t quite place anything specific that’s different, it’s just the whole atmosphere of the speech seems lighter and more optimistic. (Most of his speeches at FIRST events are slow and monotonous.)
this one is better (IMHO)
And… it’s on the front page of Yahoo now.
Who could have guessed with all the new threads on CD mentioning it today eh?? :rolleyes: lol
And “dean Kamen” is the #2 most SEARCHED word on GOOGLE right now on Google trends:
http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=dean+kamen&date=2008-5-30&sa=X
Modern day Willie Wonka? Never would have thought of him that way.
Amazing guy, every time you turn around, he has something grand going on.