Ted talk response #2: "Photos of AIDS".

Kristin Ashburn's Ted Talk was called "Photos Of AIDS". From the moment the camera lands on her, she gets right to the point of her presentation, launching herself and her viewers into her story of visiting Zimbabwe, and being shocked at the amount of HIV positive people. She shared with us that 35% of the entire population in Zimbabwe is HIV positive. Kristin talked for a few minutes, and then showed a slide show of photographs of women, men, and children with AIDS. The slide show was shocking in a way, i wasn't expecting it at all. It was very real photographs that didn't shy away from reality. During the slide show, Ashburn didn't talk once, just letting the images sink into our minds. The silence really emphasized how serious and real HIV is. Kristin's way of talking showed comfort and ease, making me as her viewer feel comfortable too. Throughout the entire presentation she hardly moved her body, and didn't fidgit at all. This presentation was short and right to the point, which kept me much more interested than the last Ted Talk i watched.