Chimamanda Adichie's 'The Danger Of A Single Story'

The psychology of winning an argument or getting the attention of the audience into believing one's message has been studied for a long time. The understanding of this issue has developed and this concept has improved over time, especially as the culture continues to evolve. Great speakers have learned the art of communication both verbally and through text, because when selling goods it can be used to convey important information or get the audience. The speakers in the three TED talk used outstanding presentation skills and presented fascinating arguments to allow them to communicate with the audience in attractive ways to ensure the success of the speech.

In a speech titled "The Danger of a Single Story" that she delivered at TED Talk, Chimamanda Adichie talks about the challenge that happens when the reasoning of human beings is reduced to a single construct and misunderstandings guide them

(Adichie). The speech is agreeable because both the content and transmission are successful because author uses verbal elements of transformation to turn the question of limiting view of a specific question into a single narrative. The content was interesting because the appeals of the emotion, reason, character, and timeliness is critical. The speaker mentions that "And when I began to write, at about the age of seven, stories in pencil with crayon illustrations that my poor mother was obligated to read, I wrote exactly the kinds of stories I was reading" (Adichie, 2016). It is to convey that readers should not doubt the credibility of information, because the speaker has been involved in research for a long time. By the age of seven, she had started learning about the psychology of the mind. The emotive part of the speech arises when the speaker affirms her reputation in the field, and she proves her conclusions especially when she states that the assumptions are based on the observation that she had growing up with.
The other material is the video featured in TED Talks titled “Our Failing Schools”, Enough is Enough where Geoffrey Canada discusses the serious issue of the need for transformational leadership and management practices in learning institutions that are consistently performing dismally (Canada). I was drawn into the issue when he described that it is increasingly becoming a norm for these institutions to continue with regular practices, despite the fact that they have been shown to fail for many years. The appealing concept arises when the speaker questioned the audience about the importance of the topic of the main concerns of the stakeholders. The emotional arises when the speaker states that emphasis should be on the skills and the learning culture that the future generation gets (Canada). I was particularly interested in the topic because the author made me realize that by reflecting of literature published on the subject, it is noted that we noticed the backward institutions need transformational leadership.
The third attractive speech is the Harris report titled “Can we build AI without losing control over it?” that is an explanation of the role of artificial intelligence in people’s lives.

The most powerful consideration of the speech is the author’s act of belief that technical challenges is likely to get out of control (TED Talk). Therefore, readers could relate with the theme because the speaker challenges them to consider limiting the way they discover it to ensure that they do not lose it. The speaker continues to examine the impact of machines on people’s lives which automatically makes people to care about the topic. The main reason why people need to care about this problem is that speaker is sure that there is a chance that the machines will be used to wage wars, and in the end the whole human race would become very strange. The author gives the listeners hope in the end. I capture their emotion on the timelines as it is confirmed that it is not likely effects realized soon as there is still time and humans have no idea how long it will take to take to

changes.
From the analysis of the three different TED talks, I find out that the author has shared qualities that they use in the presentation that makes them inspiring and attracting to watch. The ten attributes include being vocal, providing eye contact, being passionate about the topic, repeating when communicating, connecting with listeners, brevity, voice tones, creating pictures through storytelling, good attitude and proving confidence in the subject. These characters are similar to what I have read about great public speaking because they all fundamental elements that not only make the topic interesting but it also makes the audience interested in the topic. However, the most common characters that the three speakers showed included keeping of eye contact, passion in the topic, and exercising voice tones.