Category Archives: TED

Analysis of a (Very Short) Speech by Hans Rosling

Posted on 24/06/2012 by John Zimmer

Hans Rosling is a Swedish doctor, statistician, public speaker and Professor of International Health at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. He is also one of the best known presenters at TED. Rosling has a passion and a gift for making … Continue reading →

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Analysis of a Speech by Alberto Cairo

Posted on 04/01/2012 by John Zimmer

Alberto Cairo is the head of the orthopedic program run by the International Committee of the Red Cross (the “ICRC”) in Afghanistan. A physiotherapist from Italy, he has been in Afghanistan for more than 20 years. During that time, he has … Continue reading →

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A Public Speaking Lesson in a Pot of Clay

Posted on 08/11/2011 by John Zimmer

Today’s post was inspired by a story that I heard from my friend and fellow public speaker, Conor Neill. Conor came across the story via Malcolm Gladwell. I am not sure where Gladwell got it, but on with the story … Continue reading →

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Analysis of a Speech by William Kamkwamba

Posted on 22/10/2011 by John Zimmer

Today’s post is about a remarkable young man named William Kamkwamba. William comes from a poor village in Malawi in southeast Africa. Life there is hard. The main source of income is farming. When the rains don’t come, conditions become … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary, TED!

Posted on 27/06/2011 by John Zimmer

Exactly five years ago today, on 27 June 2006, TED made its talks available for free to the world. Since then, TED has posted some pretty amazing on-line statistics: 975 TED Talks on the Internet; 20,000 translations; 500 million video … Continue reading →

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Analysis of a Speech by Bruce Aylward

Posted on 02/06/2011 by John Zimmer

I have a special interest in this TED Talk for two reasons. First, the talk is given by Bruce Aylward, a fellow Canadian and one of my colleagues at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Bruce is a physician … Continue reading →