After watching several speeches on TED Talks, the one I liked the best was "Try Something New for 30 Days" which was spoken by Matt Cuttis. You can watch the speech Here. "Try Something New for 30 Days" was a successful speech for, I feel, several reasons, the first of which is easily the tone Cuttis used throughout the presentation. Cuttis spoke in a way that was both calm and confident, which goes a long way when one is trying to get a point across. If a speaker is attempting to convince an audience, there is nothing more counterproductive than sounding as though he or she doesn't even believe him or herself. Another thing that Cuttis did well was that he walked around on stage and looked at different parts of the audience. Watching someone stand perfectly still and stare at a fixed location gives the impression that the speaker is scared, which there is nothing wrong with, but fear speaks against any point a speaker is trying to say. Like I said earlier, confidence is very important. Cuttis looked like he felt at ease. He used his hands, he changed his tone to fit what he was saying, he told personal stories that roped the audience in and he made sure to give enough background so that each story made sense. The visuals he chose were relevant and sometimes funny and also helped build towards the greater point Cuttis was trying to make. Overall, Cuttis simply did a lot of things right which is why I felt that his speech was the best of all the speeches I had viewed.
-Garrett Garcia
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