Communication

Obama: “We are going to make history”

Story of Stuff: How Things Work

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view.

The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world..

David Blaine at TEDMED 2009

Authors@Google: Garr Reynolds, Presentation Zen

“Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the net — presentationzen.com — shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote.

Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making “slide presentations” in today’s world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.

This event took place on March 21, 2008, as a part of the Authors@Google series.”

Lynn Hirschberg speaks with Tom Cruise (The New York Times)

Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice

Very good content to evaluate how many choices is good to have.

“Too much choices is a bad thing” (even in talks).

Bill Cosby Famous Pound Cake Speech

Gabrielle Bouliane (Austin Poetry Slam)

Poet Gabrielle Bouliane performs for the audience at the Austin Poetry Slam. This would be her last public performance.

Gabrielle was diagnosed with Stage Four Cancer shortly before this video was filmed.

Why Do We Talk ?

“Talking is something that is unique to humans, yet it still remains a mystery. Horizon meets the scientists beginning to unlock the secrets of speech – including a father who is filming every second of his son’s first three years in order to discover how we learn to talk…”.

Via: http://hight3ch.com/why-do-we-talk/

George Clooney, United Nations speech: “If not the UN then who?”"