TED Talk

Overall I thought that I had done a pretty good job on my talk. However there where a couple of things that if I were to do it again I would change. The thing that I think that I need to work on the most is my enthusiasm. As much as I try to sound excited and poised I feel as though they way I present sounds like I am just rambling on. My voice seemed robotic. I knew I was passionate about my project but I'm not sure how that came across to the audience. Another area that I struggled with was presenting my product. My product was not tangible. I couldn't hold it in front of a crowd and I had a tough time figuring out how to convey that idea. I explained my process and included a message that the audience should take away but I think my project should have been more centered around the message you should take away instead of explain your process.

My talk was definitely not perfect but I had put a lot of time in to it. If I could do it again I would definitely change a lot of things. I believe that I deserve a 26/30 on my TED talk.

Blog #6

FINAL WEEK

Throughout the course of these seven weeks I have really enjoyed this project. Now that the end of this project is so close I would like to look back. In the very beginning of this project my end goal was to develop a deeper understanding of the game and eventually develop a specific game strategy. But what I had found from r

eading the Art of War was a new understanding of the game. What I soon came to realize was that what Sun Tzu has taught me transcends beyond the realm of military strategy and while I may not have been as specific as I had hoped I feel as though I came away with something greater. I could use strategies from Starcraft and The Art of War and apply them to the real world. It is applicable in everyday environments like school, the workplace, and even sports. Not only did I achieve my goal but by following my passion I had gained a new outlook on life and I am proud of this.

Here are some of my favorite quotes that maybe you can interpret and incorporate into your own life:

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”

“Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.”

“All warfare is based on deception.”

“know yourself and you will win all battles”

“Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory:

1 He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.

2 He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.

3 He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.

4 He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.

5 He will win who has military capacity and is not 

interfered with by the sovereign.