Dr. Ivan Joseph is a former athletic director at a major university and through his TED talk, he explains how to be confident and build a better you. He breaks his speech down into four main points self-confidence, self-talk, positive reinforcement, and how to interpret feedback to make it useful to you. It is obvious that he wants his audience to understand that confidence does not come overnight, it is something you earn through repartition and practice. …show more content…
His speech reminds me of the saying, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, in other words, everything must be individualized to create self-confidence. It is clear that Dr. Ivan Joseph wants his audience to be the best person they can be, and to not let negative comments or failures hold you back in life.
After a thorough analysis of Dr. Joseph’s speech, one can conclude that he uses a problem and solution structure throughout his speech. His organization is very obvious when he explains how building self-confidence comes through positive reinforcement. He does this by first explaining how athletes do not respond well to critical critiques (the problem), and how they better respond, in terms of performance, via positive reinforcement (the solution). One of the major reasons why Dr. Joseph’s TED Talk was so effect is because he speaks to you as an …show more content…
This type of story is relatable to many people and can be humorous all at the same time, while still proving his point, never give up on something you love. He used many creative approaches to stress his main points, without directly stating them over and over. Dr. Joseph is defiantly a seasoned public speaker and someone to look up