TED talk analysis - how do you watch yours?

Hello all, a quick note about how you might approach your listening exercise - both in the practise and actual assessment form. 

This is my strategy. I have to watch and listen to the talks too remember!

When I am putting sample answers together this is my strategy - it might work for you too?

1. Watch the talk in its entirety, take no physical notes, just mental ones.

2. Listen again, but this time taking lots of notes, observing the 5 questions which are the same generic ones that we will have used in class exercises.

3. Think about how helpful the transcript can be for you - I print that out as a reference point. I also use a highlighter pen to assist me, with words, phrases etc. Evidence is key to any analysis. 

4. Take notes, stop the talk often, make comments. Scribbles, whatever.

5. Write out my answers with the questions and PP helpnotes to hand, to ensure all bases are covered. 

We all process things differently, and I always like to reflect on the strategies and  approaches you will adopt / adapt for the two exemplar TED talks we look at in class and then the actual assessment. 

Let me know how you tackle things for this discipline in the comments section below. 

But as Fleetwood Mac might say, go your own way on this one!

Cheers,

Mark