2009 February | Spoken Gems: Speeches, Lectures, Monologues

Elizabeth Gilbert:
A different way to think about creative genius

Feb 162009Category: Uncategorized
Speech Tags: Arts, Elizabeth Gilbert, literature, poetry

This is the second TED talk from this year’s conference.

Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of "Eat, Pray, Love", talks about how she tries to handle the pressure of her success.

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G. Jayam:
They just don’t understand

Feb 132009Category: Comedy,Uncategorized
Speech Tags: Comedy, G. Jayam

This funny clip is a speech delivered by G. Jayam at the Toastmasters District 51 Humorous Speech Contest 2004.

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Gwen Ifill:
About the Vice Presidential Debate

Feb 122009Category: Media & Arts,Politics
Speech Tags: Gwen Ifill, Media & Arts, Politics, presidential election 2008

In this short segment, Gwen Ifill, who moderated the vice presidential debate of the 2008 election, talks about the circumstances of the debate.

You can watch the full programm at Fora.TV.

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Ken Robinson:
A New View of Human Capacity

Feb 112009Category: Education
Speech Tags: Creativity, Education, Ken Robinson

A few weeks ago, Ken Robinson gave a talk about creativity, education and his book "The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything" in Los Angeles. And like his appearance at TED, it’s a real gem.

Unforunately, Fora.TV doesn’t seem to allow embedding the entire video since they changed the design. You can watch the entire talk by clicking on "watch full program".

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Bill Gates:
How I’m trying to change the world now

Feb 102009Category: Education,Health & Medicine,Science & Technology
Speech Tags: Bill Gates, Education, Malaria, poverty

One of the first speakers of this year’s TED Conference was Bill Gates talking about Malaria and education. And compared to his speeches I’ve seen from him before, he made real progress.

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Spoken Gems

Elizabeth Gilbert: A different way to think about creative genius

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G. Jayam: They just don’t understand

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Gwen Ifill: About the Vice Presidential Debate

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Ken Robinson: A New View of Human Capacity

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Bill Gates: How I’m trying to change the world now

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Elizabeth Gilbert:
A different way to think about creative genius

G. Jayam:
They just don’t understand

Gwen Ifill:
About the Vice Presidential Debate

Ken Robinson:
A New View of Human Capacity

Bill Gates:
How I’m trying to change the world now