Comments on: Analysis of a speech by Sir Ken Robinson http://mannerofspeaking.org/2010/02/02/analysis-of-a-speech-by-sir-ken-robinson/ "All the great speakers were bad speakers at first." — Ralph W. Emerson Wed, 16 May 2012 05:51:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: John Zimmer http://mannerofspeaking.org/2010/02/02/analysis-of-a-speech-by-sir-ken-robinson/#comment-6184 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:29:08 +0000 http://mannerofspeaking.org/?p=2256#comment-6184 Hi Christine. Many thanks for the kind words. Glad that you enjoyed the post. You definitely should read “The Element”. You will find it very inspirational, for your son and for the rest of the family.

All the best from a fellow (I think) Canadian.

John

]]> By: Christine@100things100days http://mannerofspeaking.org/2010/02/02/analysis-of-a-speech-by-sir-ken-robinson/#comment-6183 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:19:17 +0000 http://mannerofspeaking.org/?p=2256#comment-6183 Wonderful analysis. I found your site looking for Sir Ken Robinson quotes. We have a nine year old son who is learning disabled in public school, but a model student in snowboard school! Sounds like The Element would be a great book for us.

This is the second time I’ve watched this video hanging on every word. Now I know why! As an ex student of rhetoric at UBC, I’m happy to have stumbled upon your blog and look forward to reading more!

]]> By: John Zimmer http://mannerofspeaking.org/2010/02/02/analysis-of-a-speech-by-sir-ken-robinson/#comment-4803 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:31:18 +0000 http://mannerofspeaking.org/?p=2256#comment-4803 Thanks for the comment, Andy. I am 40 pages or so from finishing “The Element” and it is a great read. I am sure that it will add yet another dimension to your talents as a teacher and speaker. Good luck with it!

John

]]> By: Andy Barbiero http://mannerofspeaking.org/2010/02/02/analysis-of-a-speech-by-sir-ken-robinson/#comment-4788 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:04:53 +0000 http://mannerofspeaking.org/?p=2256#comment-4788 I’ve watched this several times and it inspires me every time. I’ve ordered “The Element” and am looking forward to reading it. I’ve shared a lot of the info from Sir Ken with public school English teachers all over Italy in my seminars and school visits. I believe I have found my “Element” and I hope I’m infectious.

]]> By: LaVonne Ellis http://mannerofspeaking.org/2010/02/02/analysis-of-a-speech-by-sir-ken-robinson/#comment-2712 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 23:12:23 +0000 http://mannerofspeaking.org/?p=2256#comment-2712 Thanks – much appreciated! My biggest problem is a short memory. And of course, reading is verboten. Which, I guess, means lots of rehearsal time in my future.

]]> By: John Zimmer http://mannerofspeaking.org/2010/02/02/analysis-of-a-speech-by-sir-ken-robinson/#comment-2710 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:29:30 +0000 http://mannerofspeaking.org/?p=2256#comment-2710 Hi LaVonne. Thanks very much for the comment. I’m glad that you found the analysis helpful. If you are starting out with videos, you will find this post, Surfing the Video Wave, helpful. My friend, Keith Davis, has a great public speaking blog and invited Paul Wolfe, who has lots of experience with videos, to write a guest post on the subject. I found it very helpful. Good luck with it!

John

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