One of the best ways to remember or reevaluate a piece of text is to go back and reread it. The same can be said when listening to an educational video. Often while watching a video it is hard to pick up every word or detail that the speaker. The information goes in one ear and out the next, because as new words and information are said, it becomes hard for the brain to remember everything mentioned. Though this same experience can be applied to reading, it is much more likely that a person will remember and pick up on things from reading a piece of text. After watching James Geary’s TED talk on metaphors, I printed out the transcript of that lecture and read and took notes on it.
I was able to pick up more information and details while reading James Geary’s TED talk than I did when I just watched it. One point that I mostly focused on while listening to his speech was how metaphors make for a more vivid description. This is the point I mostly focused on in my response to his speech. Though I believe that is an important part of metaphors, it is not what the entire TED talk was about. Actually the part about metaphors making things more vivid was only mentioned once or twice during the whole video. One new thing that I picked up while reading the text was that metaphors are the way humans make sense of abstract concepts. Things like emotions, thoughts, and feelings are all abstract concepts that are explained through metaphors. I was also able to reread parts of the speech that did not make sense to me. There was a part of the speech that was explaining how metaphors are literally false, but because of their excessive use in our language, we see them as fact. This concept did not make sense, and it was not until I read this part of the passage a few times that I understood what James Geary was trying to convey.
I definitely remembered and got a better concept of what James Geary’s TED talk was about after reading and annotating it. Though I did understand the video when I originally watched it, I was able to come out with more information and details the second time around.
It was nice to learn more about you via your “About Me” page. I hope you find our essays/class discussions loosely applicable to your interest in the human brain (mind?).
You did an excellent job picking up on some of the most important moments in Geary’s text. Well done!
From a distance, your annotations look like they’re off to an amazing start. That said, please make sure that you link to the media file when posting those images. Otherwise, I can’t read your annotations. Look for the “Block” editor as you edit the post. You’ll find the option there.