Speech Analysis

Finding good role models can fast-track your improvements as a business presenter. Analysing a presentation second-by-second is very intensive work. As a service to you, we at The One Minute Presenter have done this heavy lifting for you with our Speech Analysis reviews.

We cover a range of speakers and presenters – some famous, some obscure but all with a message that they are bringing to a wider world. As we encourage message-based presentations, these critiques are an important tool for you to understand how to present in a short attention span world.

Enjoy the reviews, they are in-depth and longer than our typical online articles. Please feel free to suggest speakers or presenters that you would like us to review.

All the best,

Warwick and The One Minute Presenter Speech Analysis Team

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SPEECH ANALYSIS#7

Name: Mark Bezos, volunteer firefighter

Speech Title : A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter

Delivered: TED 2011

Key strengths: story telling and humour

Areas to improve: N/A

Read The One Minute Presenter’s analysis of Mark Bezos’ speech here.

SPEECH ANALYSIS#6

Name: Susan Cain, author

Speech Title : The Power of Introverts

Delivered: TED 2012

Key strengths: supporting evidence, call to action

Areas to improve: flow

Read The One Minute Presenter’s analysis of Susan Cain’s speech here.


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Name: Ginni Rometty, Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Distribution, IBM Corporation

Speech Title : Value Creation: Delivering on the Vision of a Smarter Planet

Delivered: CIO Leadership Exchange in Shanghai, June 2010

Key strengths: structure, messages

Areas to improve: supporting points

Read The One Minute Presenter’s analysis of Ginni Rometty’s speech here.

SPEECH ANALYSIS#4

Name: Simon Sineksimon-sinek-ted

Speech Title : Start with Why

Delivered: TED, Sept 2009

Key strengths: voice, visuals

Areas to improve: anecdotes

Read The One Minute Presenter’s analysis of Simon Sinek’s speech.

SPEECH ANALYSIS#3

Name: Sir Ken Robinson (creativity expert, educator)

Speech Title : Bring on the learning revolutionken-robinson

Delivered: TED, Feb 2010

Key strengths: use of metaphors, taglines

Areas to improve: audience interaction

Read The One Minute Presenter’s analysis of Sir Ken Robinson’s speech.

SPEECH ANALYSIS#2

Name: Sir Ken Robinson (creativity expert, educator)

Speech Title : Schools kill creativityken-robinson

Delivered: TED, June 2006

Key strengths: humour, clarity of message

Areas to improve: sharper conclusion, considering appropriateness of humour

Read The One Minute Presenter’s analysis of Sir Ken Robinson’s speech.


SPEECH ANALYSIS#1

Name: Jamie Oliver (chef, activist)

Speech Title : Teach every child about food

Delivered: TED Prize, Feb 2010

Key strengths: passion, connection, visual metaphors, memorable opening and close

Areas to improve: more stage control, less obvious use of note cards, time control, moderating tough tone

Read The One Minute Presenter’s analysis of Jamie Oliver’s speech.