I found that this video was more interesting than the others, not for the content, which was fascinating but for the drawings that accompanied it. This showed another way of learning and thinking, this presentation had a different design that was charming. I know that it wasn't technically a TED talk because of the lack of a person, but if it was considered one instead of just a lecture with pictures and phrases to help with the explanation, it would be a great idea for the TED talk final. Doing this as a final would talk a lot of time and effort, but it would be worth it because it would be incredibly creative and inventive.
From this video, I would take away the already known information that the carrot and the stick doesn't always work with businesses and motivation. When a task requiers R-directed thinking (more right brained than left), it actually worsens performance if you entice them with a reward. I found this very interesting and slightly confusing, but with back up scientific studies it was proven true.
Mr. Pink's speaking techniques were more along the lines of putting life into his speech instead of just telling a story, mucking it up with humor and using a lot of power point slides. He made the topic even more interesting than it would have been because he sounded excited about what he was saying. He didn't just explain in a monotone voice because he has talked about motivation a lot, but he instead sounded like he was speaking for the first time to a large group who had never even considered the idea of self-motivation.
The video that we watched, didn't really show a presentation style unless you count the way the information itself was presented. The key phrases from his speech were written on a white board accompanied with pictures to demonstrate another form of teaching instead of lecture which most of educated humanity has become accustomed to. This was a tad bit more interesting.
To me personally, I was able to watch Mr. Pink's video once and get the entire concept without having to go over it agian. This form of presentation help with my learning, but regular lecture would've helped me more in researching for my own TED talk final. I think that if students have trouble paying attention during lecture periods of class, that the education system and teachers should incorporate these kinds of videos. The kid would get the same information, but they would be able to process the information better because they were paying more attention to the topic being discussed. The topic in this video can relate to the world which mainly consists of business because now economists and other businessmen can create a better environment and eliminate the problems of motivation in the work place of R-directed thinking (A Whole New Mind).
I honestly don't understand why this particular youtube video was chosen as opposed to the video shown in class where it actually showed Daniel Pink's face in a standard TED talk. The video shown in class was just like the readings that we were given in class but in the summary version of 20 minutes, and that video was actually pretty well put together, and I would've found it more interesting if we hadn't read all of the material before hand. From that video, I would incorporate the summing up of information that he did at the end of his talk to make sure that the audience understood what his points were; that was a smart move.
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