Bill Gates just gave a talk at TED this February about two major issues, Malaria and education. The presentation style was quite different from the ones he used to gave when he still worked in Microsoft. This speech is an excellent example of how to analyze social problems and how to deliver them in public.
Regarding the two issues, he talked about the demographic trend of Malaria infection cases around the globe and the paradox in financing the production of related medicine and vaccine. He also raised points about the current situation of the education system in the U.S. and how people are losing good teachers.
In his analysis, he used neatly-presented statistics, real-life examples, and even some real mosquitoes (quite creative but a little bit scary) to help audience see his points. The whole talk is well-structured, beginning with concrete facts of two problems and ending with suggested solutions and Bill's good will.
Have a look yourself to investigate further on how one of the smartest people analyze the urgent social problems. And hopefully those mosquitoes don't bite.
Further information:
- The Gates Foundation
- The book recommended by Gates in his talk: Work Hard. Be Nice.-- How Two Inspired Teachers Created the Most Promising Schools in America
- An Academy Award-nominated 2008 film, talking about how a literature teacher in an inner city middle school in Paris won trust from his students : The Class
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