IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.
As the global economy rewards people with great ideas,
your ability to explain, inspire, inform and persuade
which are viewed more than 1 billion times a year,
TED TALKS
have become the gold standard of public speaking.
CHRIS ANDERSONTED Talks curator,
offers 5 public-speaking tips
that he, and the conference
organizers, give each speaker
as they prepare to take a TED
stage.
“Great speakers find a way of making an early connection with their audience. It can be as simple as walking confidently on stage, looking around, making eye contact with two or three people, and smiling.”
-Chris Anderson, TED Talks curator
“One of the best ways to disarm an audience is to first reveal your own vulnerability... Authentic vulnerability is powerful. Oversharing is not.”
-Chris Anderson, TED Talks curator
“If you can find just one short story that makes people smile, it may unlock the rest of your talk.”-Chris Anderson, TED Talks curator
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“Remember that the purpose of your talk is to gift an idea, not to self-promote.”-Chris Anderson, TED Talks curator
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“Tales of failure, awkwardness, misfortune, danger, or disaster, told authentically, are often the moment when listeners shift from plain vanilla interest to deep engagement.”
-Chris Anderson, TED Talks curator
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Presentation and public-speaking are core skills for the 21st century.
They are “superpower” for those who want to express their ideas.