Tim Robbins' TED Talk

I didn't particulary like Tim Robbins' TED talk. I felt like that while some points I am able to agree with to a certain degree, there are others which I feel are patently wrong. My primary issue with this talk was when he was talking about the muslim man who told the women who had lost her boyfriend on 9/11 that as much as he wanted to comfort her, the attacks were not unprovoked. Tim Robbins later referred to that man as "the man who clearly wanted to be a terrorist," which I thought was totally unfounded.

David Blaine TED Talk.

The part of David Blaine's TED talk that really struck me was the manner in which he spoke. His voice was flat, almost monotonous, as he relayed his incredible stories of how he has set inane world records. He also seemed to have a deadpan sense of humor, making the crowd laugh whenever he so chose. The feats he had accomplished were so incredible, yet he seemed to find it perfectly natural to achieve them.

Steve Jobs Commencement Speech.

I thought that Steve Jobs' speech was well thought out. He seemed to do a good job at touching on the moments that he viewed as turning points in his life. One observation I had about this address was that people in the audience seemed to be laughing at things that I would not consider to be particularly funny, and he did not seem as though he was trying to be funny at those points in time.