As I scrolled through the Ted Talk website, I could not find a true topic that interested me. I finally typed "Happiness" into the search box. Then, I came upon the video "The Hidden Power of Smiling" by Ron Gutman.
Gutman's main argument is how smiling affects lives both physically and mentally. He opens with a tangent about his childhood, striving to find superpowers and change the world with happiness. It was a very good hook that kept me interested in the speech. He relates this to his fascination in science and smiling. Throughout his speech, Gutman uses logos by referring to studies at universities and quoting infamous researchers, such as Charles Darwin , and noted historical figures like Mother Teresa. He also uses charts and scientific research in his speech. He takes the idea of boring research and makes fascinating and interesting information related to smiling. He enables the usage of pathos by making the audience laugh through jokes and his "Prezi" presentation in the background full of humorous pictures. He involves the audience by getting them to raise their hands and participate.
"Smiling is one of the most basic, biologically-uniform expressions of all humans." Gutman states that more than a third of people smile at least twenty times a day and that less than 14% of people smile less than five times a day. He also relates back to his original tangent by saying that children posses the greatest superpower by smiling 400 times a day. Gutman's main point is that smiling lengthens and brightens lives. I could not agree more, my friend.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html
No comments:
Post a Comment