TED Talks Summary Assignment

What are TED Talks?

TED is an acronym for Technology, Entertainment, and Design. It began in 1984 as a nonprofit

devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.

Assignment:

Choose one of the talks available at www.ted.com. Answer the questions listed below and complete the following assignment. You should pick a talk that discusses an idea, topic or experience you find highlyinteresting as you will be completing later assignments based on this talk.

Summary of the Talk.

In your summary, when you quote or paraphrase the presenter, you mustprovide a proper in-text citation using APA style, as seen in the example below. If you use adirect quotation, make sure to include quotation marks.

Example 1: During the presentation, Palmer (2013) stated that invention and pre-writing are areasof rhetoric that need more attention.

Example 2: Companies can monitor employees’ every keystroke without legal penalty, but they

may have to combat low morale as a result (Palmer, 2013).

Organize your summary in the following manner:

I chose the TED Talk entitled:
It is located at (web address or URL):
The presenter is (include any pertinent biographical information, such as the speaker’s qualifications or expertise. You may have to do a quick Google search to find interesting tidbits about your speaker(s).
Please write a paragraph or two explaining why you’re interested in this topic. Byproviding a bit of detail here, you’ll be better able to form useful research questions later.
Summary of the Talk.
Conclusion
Include an APA source citation for the talk

How to do an APA Source Citation:

(Follow this Example taken from APA Style Blog, http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2016/02/how-to-cite-a-ted-talk-in-apa-style.html)

Reference:

Palmer, A. (2013, February). Amanda Palmer: The art of asking [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_palmer_the_art_of_asking

In-text citation: Palmer (2013) or (Palmer, 2013)

Be sure your name is included at the top or bottom of the summary.

Solution Preview

I chose the TED talk entitled ‘How to bring affordable, sustainable electricity to Africa’. It is available online at www.ted.com/talks/rose_m_mutiso_how_to_bring_affordable_sustainable_electricity_to_africa.The topic is presented by Rose M. Mutiso, Ph.D. She is a Kenyan scientist by training with research experience in the fields of nanotechnology and polymer physics. Mutiso is passionate about harnessing science & technology to improve lives

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