Learning by example

August 30, 2011 12:44 AM

looking for speakers that drive their point by examples, not "just talk". prime example is this bobby McFerrin bit, where he demonstrate his thesis on the crowd. using a few words as possible.

usually this happens more in classroom, at science labs, then on stage, im looking for both\anything.

posted by yosh to Education (6 answers total)

Well, my first thought was Edward Tufte, but I don't know if that is fair considering that what his lectures are about are visualization. But, there ya go.
posted by dubitable at 1:20 AM on August 30, 2011

Response by poster: @dubitable, (i love tufte, thanks for the link).
being clearer, looking for hands-on examples. not by slides/visualization.
posted by yosh at 2:05 AM on August 30, 2011

Best answer: I'm not sure if it's exactly what you're looking for, but you can't get too many fewer words than The Boy With Tape on His Face, a comedy act that's been doing the Edinburgh Fringe this year. There are lots of other examples of his stuff on youtube.
posted by Jakey at 6:37 AM on August 30, 2011

Response by poster: @jekey, that lovely piece of performance. one reason i prefer physical comedy to wit.

here is a diff offbeat example, also from TED.
Terry Moore: How to tie your shoes
posted by yosh at 11:56 AM on August 30, 2011

Response by poster: @jekey, it just finished buffering, this is so good, thanks
posted by yosh at 11:59 AM on August 30, 2011

Response by poster: i just want to add this as a reference
"Dance your Ph.D."
posted by yosh at 11:34 AM on December 12, 2011