Steven Johnson’s TED Talk “Where Good Ideas Come From” explores how people can generate ideas through conversations with others. http://www.ted.com/playlists/20/where_do_ideas_come_fromAfter rev

Steven Johnson’s TED Talk “Where Good Ideas Come From” explores how people can generate ideas through conversations with others. http://www.ted.com/playlists/20/where_do_ideas_come_from

• After reviewing Steven Johnson’s TED Talk and this week’s reading “The Rhetoric of Community Engagement,” tell the class what stood out to you as the most important elements of ethical communication and collaborating with others to generate ideas.
• Then, find a persuasive TED talk and tell the class about it. Be sure to provide the link to the TED talk that you watched and key identifying details like the author, title, and main argument of the speaker.
• Explain why you selected this persuasive TED Talk and how it illustrated effective persuasive communication. How did the TED speaker that you watched convince the audience of his or her position?