
3 Reasons to watch this talk: Ishmael Beah
3 Reasons to watch this talk: Ishmael Beah
- Humour is threaded beautifully through this talk, via the speaker’s real-world observations. Sometimes speakers reach for anecdotes, tropes and clichés to make an audience laugh – this is a brilliant example of how to find honest humour in the details of our humanity.
- Not only is the speaker a clear and vivid storyteller, generously sharing his direct experiences, but the level of insight he brings makes this one of the most impactful 20 minutes that I have ever experienced.
- The speaker’s thoughtful and direct language is both immediately compelling, and deeply affecting. It is all credit to this speaker, and the power of his words, that I experienced them viscerally, and will continue to process them.