Your final project for English Public Speaking is designed to be a culmination of the skills you’ve developed throughout the year since you’ve started your master level class. You will develop a “TED” style talk (“TED” stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design) that blends storytelling, research, oral performance, and images to convince an audience of some key idea or perspective. TED Talks have become popular with a variety of audiences and span virtually all topics, so you should find plenty of examples that inspire you to contribute your own voice to a conversation about a topic of importance to you. You