Daniel Pink (TED Talk 2)

I see that he also uses comedy to keep everyone engaged in his talk. I will definitely try to use humor in my talk. He also takes up the whole stage, not standing in one spot, but walking around the whole stage so that everyone can see him. He also changes his voice fluctuation to make certain parts of his talk stand out more, as well as using his and to make gestures. What I take away from his talk is that money is not always a motivator that works successfully. I also think he is trying to get us to understand that we need breaks from our regular, mechanical jobs where he can get creative and do/build/create anything because we want to, not because we are forced to. I partially agree with his views and beliefs. In regards to the money for motivation, I think that it's only effective after a certain point, and before that point it spoils the person. For example, after being with a company for ten years and working hard everyday, putting forth your best effort, a ten percent increase in pay would be likely to motivate that individual to continue to perform to their best, hoping to get another salary increase in ten years. As for his opinion that we need some time to just let our creativity flow, I agree with that as well. That is mainly because he does specify that it needs to be done in modesty, and if it is done in such a fashion, I think that it would very well help people empty their minds so they can work better later. If this concept were applied to the educational system, it would help some of the kids that struggle to stay on task, but it would do nothing for the people who can already do that. This would be most useful in schools that are actually geared towards kids with things like ADD. In any random public school, like Arapahoe High School, I think that it would actually cause most of the students to become a bit lazy.