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Webmaster Comment by Doug Lowthian on January 21, 2013 at 8:59am

Yes watching this TED talk made me really look at my program outlines. I tried to 'map" their flow the way she did with the presentations she studied. When putting together a program outline you look at how it will flow and what your transitions will be. You look for what makes sense and conveys your theme most powerfully. This video shows how designing this flow and the power that comes from careful consideration can be backed by research. Pubic speaking like the type of talks she analyzed and interpretive talks have some overlap in what they intend to do, though they are not identical. Speeches tend not to have as much audience interaction as many interpretive programs do. Speeches are often meant as a sales or advocacy tool or even entertainment. Interpretation is allied but something else altogether, I believe. We do have much to learn from other fields of study. I wonder how she would apply her analysis to a well crafted and delivered interpretive program? Would she look at it the same way?

Comment by Bren Curtis on January 21, 2013 at 8:07am

Lots to think about and incorporate into interpretive spills.