Randy Pausch, a professor of computer science and Virtual Reality creation at CMU, creatively delivers his speech titled, “The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” He speaks to the audience in a very informal manner, making himself more approachable and easy to listen to. He introduces his three main speech topics in the beginning, His Childhood Dreams, Enabling the Dreams of Others, and Lessons Learned. His first main point, His Childhood Dreams, is one where he looks back at the things he wished to do as a child and how worked to meet those dreams, or to walk away having learned something from failing. Paush touches on his dream to be in zero gravity and how by creatively overcoming barriers and persevering, he was
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One of the many ways he was able to do this was with his course, Building Virtual Worlds. No matter how his students surprised him, he would never set the bar. Always encouraging them to push themselves, Pausch quotes himself saying, “I know you can do better.” No matter how great something might be, things can still go wrong. Do not let this be the breaking point, instead, break the mold and continue to push the bar. Mentioned again is the ‘’head fake.’’ His programs allowed his students to have fun while learning something hard, or, completely mask what they were actually learning. These classes allowed him to focus on people and learning to work in groups. One of his most important lessons from this is getting someone to become self relective. Get a feedback loop, and listen to …show more content…
Randy Pausch addresses even the serious topic of his health in a light hearted manner. Throughout the entire speech he includes the audience in his stories. There are times when he will pull out different props or show pictures to capture the audience’s attention and get them to laugh. Using very casual language, he is very easy to follow. He speaks clearly and used great hand gestures and facial expressions. The speech itself was laid out very well, and he moved through it very casually, but it was apparent that he had practiced his content and delivery. Bringing his wife onstage was a very beautiful moment that acts to further show the audience his kind nature and solidifying himself as a speaker worthy to give
One of the many ways he was able to do this was with his course, Building Virtual Worlds. No matter how his students surprised him, he would never set the bar. Always encouraging them to push themselves, Pausch quotes himself saying, “I know you can do better.” No matter how great something might be, things can still go wrong. Do not let this be the breaking point, instead, break the mold and continue to push the bar. Mentioned again is the ‘’head fake.’’ His programs allowed his students to have fun while learning something hard, or, completely mask what they were actually learning. These classes allowed him to focus on people and learning to work in groups. One of his most important lessons from this is getting someone to become self relective. Get a feedback loop, and listen to …show more content…
Randy Pausch addresses even the serious topic of his health in a light hearted manner. Throughout the entire speech he includes the audience in his stories. There are times when he will pull out different props or show pictures to capture the audience’s attention and get them to laugh. Using very casual language, he is very easy to follow. He speaks clearly and used great hand gestures and facial expressions. The speech itself was laid out very well, and he moved through it very casually, but it was apparent that he had practiced his content and delivery. Bringing his wife onstage was a very beautiful moment that acts to further show the audience his kind nature and solidifying himself as a speaker worthy to give