Research for Ted Talk

1.) http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-historic-overtime-super-bowl-steady-2016-early-numbers-972331
bibliography:

O'Connell, Michael. "TV Ratings: Historic Overtime Super Bowl Pulls 113.7M Viewers." The Hollywood Reporter. N.p., 06 Feb. 2017. Web. 27 Feb. 2017. 

In my speech I am going to compare the amount of viewers that tuned into the 2017 Super Bowl to the amount of people that watched the 2016 Stanley Cup so this website gives me real life numbers from the 2017 Super Bowl to make this comparison 

"The total is not for broadcast alone, as it does include 1.7 million streaming viewers and an additional 650,000 from the Spanish-language simulcast on Fox Deportes"

"the game climbed to tie the second-most-watched Super Bowl ever for an average 113.7 million viewers"

2.) http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2016/06/13/2016-stanley-cup-final-is-most-watched-non-original-six-series-in-15-years/

bibliography:

"2016 STANLEY CUP FINAL IS MOST-WATCHED NON-ORIGINAL SIX SERIES IN 15 YEARS." NBC Sports Pressbox. N.p., 13 June 2016. Web. 27 Feb. 2017. 

In my speech I am going to compare the amount of Super Bowl viewers that watched this game in 2017 compared to the amount of people who watched the 2016 Stanley Cup so this website gives me real life numbers from the 2016 Super Bowl to make this comparison 

"The six-game 2016 Stanley Cup Final featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks averaged nearly 4 million viewers (3.948 million)"

"making it the most-watched non-Original Six series in 15 years, according to Fast National Ratings by The Nielsen Company"

3.) http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2016/04/abcs-and-espns-viewership-and-ratings-up-for-nba-regular-season/

bibliography:

Thompson, Gianina. "ABC's and ESPN's Viewership and Ratings Up for 2015-16 NBA Regular-Season." ESPN MediaZone. N.p., 22 Apr. 2016. Web. 27 Feb. 2017. 

In my speech I am also going to compare the amount of people who tune into a regular season NBA game compared to the amount of people who tune into a regular season NHL game so this website gives me real life numbers backing up my statement about the amount of people who tuned into a regular season NBA game in 2016

"The most-watched game this season across any network was the Christmas NBA Finals rematch between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers on ABC. It averaged 11,160,000 viewers"

"ESPN televised its most-watched (non-Christmas) regular-season game in more than two years, since 2014, when the Golden State Warriors set the NBA record for most wins in a season against the Memphis Grizzlies (April 13, 2016: 3,649,000 viewers, p2+)"

4.) http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=2136553

bibliography:

NHL TV Ratings 2016/17." HFBoards RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2017. 

In my speech I am also going to compare the average amount of people who tune into a regular season 2016 NHL game compared to the amount of people who tune into a regular season 2016 to 2017 NBA season regular season game. Therefore, this site provides me real life numbers about the average viewers that tune into a 2016 NHL regular season game which is why I am using it

"Blues/Blackhawks opener had a 0.5 final rating and 905,000 viewers on NBCSN"

"Kings/Sharks had 484,000 viewers"

5.) http://www.thesportster.com/hockey/top-10-reasons-hockey-isnt-more-popular-in-the-usa/
bibliography:

Murray, Joshua. "Top 10 Reasons Hockey Isn't More Popular in the USA." TheSportster. N.p., 23 June 2015. Web. 27 Feb. 2017. 

The main reason for my speech is to show and express how hockey is not as important to American sport fans as a sport like football, basketball or baseball is so the reason for this website is to provide me with reasons why hockey is not as appreciated
"In Canada though, hockey is king and part of its national identity but in the U.S. it’s often an afterthought in many markets. The NHL has been trying to expand its popularity for years and has seen some gains but still struggles in many of its markets"
"Even in hockey’s peak months of May and June, as we get closer to deciding the Stanley Cup winner, hockey coverage is constantly superseded in the U.S by NFL coverage, be it the draft fallout or offseason storylines, by the NBA playoffs and early season MLB stories all seem to push hockey aside"

Ted Talk Proposal

I am going to talk about the reason why hockey is not as appreciated as other sports throughout the United States of America. I am going to back this up with research on for example, how many viewers tuned in to watch the Super Bowl and how many viewers tuned in to watch the Stanley Cup. On top of this, just how many people in America watch regular season NHL hockey games compared to how many people in America watch an NBA or MLB regular season game. I am going to then back this up with real life experience, for example on Sports Center how they barely show NHL highlights, its always baseball, basketball or football highlights. How they hype up a big basketball, baseball or football game and barely hype up the American sports fans when there is going to be an important NHL hockey game on. My takeaway for the audience is going to be for them to realize how the NHL is less favorited as an American sport than a sport like baseball, basketball, football and even golf. Also and most importantly what the NHL has to do to put themselves in a different position, looking at the way their league is viewed by American sport fans

Ted Talk Speeches, "good one" and "bad one" With Reviews of Each

"Good one:"
https://www.ted.com/playlists/155/calling_all_sports_fans
Diana Nyad: Never, ever give up
Review:
I consider this speech my good speech. Looking at Diana Nyads speech from a public speaking skills type of overlook, she does many things tremendously well. First off, I think the most important factor that contributes to this well rounded speech would be her confidence while speaking. This allows her to deliver a very understandable speech to the audience. Nyad is also very engaged and into her speech while she is presenting it which creates a clearer and more interesting take from the speech for the audience. For example, the way she moves her hands when talking about specific things or the way she emphasizes specific things through body movements is something I really liked about this presentation. Her pronounciation and diction of words is also a key factor to why this speech is so well rounded. By doing this it allows the audience to understand what she is trying to say very easily and clearly. Lastly and most importantly besides having a great deal of confidence is her eye contact towards the audience while speaking. Diana Nyad does this very well which allows her to present the speech instead of reading the speech and in this case she already had it memorized which allowed her to perform this skill so well. As far as the content towards this speech goes, from my point of view I really like the takeaway. The quote "never, ever give up" is very inspiring to me and she really supports this quote with evidence from her personal life to back it up and let everyone know that nothing is impossible. Nyad really didnt think she could have swam all the way from Cuba to Florida but with the inspiration and desire to accomplish this goal at the age of 64 motivated her to not give up until she had done it. Which motivates me and a lot of other people while listening to this perfectly spoken presentation. Overall, the takeaway and content of this speech just adds on to how well it was presented

"Bad one:"
http://www.ted.com/talks/chinaka_hodge_what_will_you_tell_your_daughters_about_2016#t-67685
Chinaka Hodge: What will you tell your daughters about 2016?
Review:
I consider this speech my bad one. Although it is very hard to choose a "bad" Ted Talk, there were a few public speaking skills that in my eyes this speaker lacked in terms of presenting a speech. One thing I realized was her eye contact. To differentiate this Ted Talk from my "good" one, this speaker had a script and one thing I noticed was that although she was speaking very clearly and had great diction and pronounciation of words, this lady could have made a little more eye contact with her audience. The reading of her script I think slowed her down and was holding her back from being able to make more eye contact with her audience and in this case I believe that being the presenter in a Ted Talk you should have your speech memorized so that it is easier to present it especially since you are being recorded and are going to be put on a professional website. One more public speaking skill that Chinaka lacked in while speaking was the pace of her speech. I feel as though she was speaking a little too fast which made it a little more difficult for the audience and myself to stay engaged into the speech. If she slowed down a tiny bit, I think the audience and myself would have been able to move a long more smoothly with the presentation. However, as far as the content goes, I think Hodge presented and left the audience with a clear takeaway which is what a good speech should consist of. The only errors from my point of view came from focusing on the specific public speaking skills that make a speech so well rounded

"I Wish" Speech Post Evaluation

Overall, plain and simple I think my second speech was much better than my first one. I think my pacing was a lot better and more importantly I think my pronounciation of the words in my speech were articulated more carefully. The thing I needed to improve on the most in my second speech was eye contact towards the audience, my first speech I basically read the whole time with a little bit of eye contact here and there. However, my second speech I memorized basically my whole thing so it was much easier to make this much needed eye contact with the audience, overall I think this was the skill I improved on the most throughout this speech
Although I improved on my pacing and pronounciation I think these are two skills that I still can improve on, based on my first two speeches. Which is two very important types of skills when it comes to public speaking and the audience understanding the speaker clearly but other than this I think I improved on almost everything when it comes to the different types of skills in public speaking
What I noticed from watching my peers for what makes a good speech would definitely most importantly be eye contact. This allows the audience to see that the speaker is engaged in the speech and is also showing that he or she is speaking and not just reading which keeps the audience engaged and interested as well. I would also say posture is second most important because without good posture the audience feels as though the speaker is not interested in the audience and most importantly what he or she is talking about which turns the audience off. Lastly, pronounciation and diction is key when public speaking so that the audience is able to hear every word that is included in the speech which also allows for the audience to be more engaged in the speech as well

"I Wish" Speech Link

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=37OxPu1lFQ8&feature=youtu.be