Presentation Overviews

Emily Oster gives a compelling presentation called "What Do We Really Know About the Spread of AIDS?". It was one of the first lectures I watched on TED. Honestly, the one thing that I took from the lecture was the graphs and charts that Mrs. Oster used while compiling her research for her points of view in the ongoing argument with the fight against AIDS in Africa. There could have been more pictures I thought in the presentation to show actual people in the country and the conditions they are living in that inhabit this terrible virus, but she mostly stayed very technical in her presentation and let the facts, charts, and research speak for themselves. Check out this video if you have need some ideas how to make a clear, precise graph speak in your presentations.


Moshe Safdie, world famous architect, gave a presentation "What Makes A Building Unique?" in another video I watched. It captivated me all the way through because he is a very good storyteller, added humor, and gave very thorough and detailed pictures of 4 of his major projects, including a Children's Holocaust Memorial and the Institute of Peace being built in our nation's capitol. It was a remarkable presentation that presented a great thinker's works of creative and construction, and the pictures added tons to the presentation - very much worth watching!