Speech Analysis by The One Minute Presenter on Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter

In this short speech Mark uses vivid story telling to set up his message.

The speech is less than 4 minutes. Watch it here:

Here is my breakdown of the speech. The things that are great about the speech are:

  • Clear message

  • Use of vivid story

  • Humour

From the start: Descriptive story telling draws you in immediately.
01min 10 sec “Lex Luther” – evil nemesis of Superman

1 min 51sec  – Use of humour: “get a pair of shoes”

2min 14sec – “I’m no hero”

2 min 25 sec – “I met my nemesis and the dog” (call back to Lex Luther reference)

3m 00 sec – use of body language to demonstrate “monumental – emphasis with arms

3min 19 sec Key message : “Don’t wait until you make your first million to make a difference in somebody’s life. If you have something to give, give it now.” (Mark Bezos)

3 mins 40sec Reinforce message with a humourous callback to story: “get in the game, save the shoes”

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