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