Ted Talks

The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking

Chris Anderson

• Publisher: Harper Business
• Year: 2016
• ISBN:
  9780544664364
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Meetings & Presentations
• Index: Business

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A must-read insider's guide to creating unforgettable speeches and changing people's minds. Done right, a talk can electrify a room and transform an audience's worldview; it can be more powerful than anything in written form. This "invaluable guide" ( Publishers Weekly ) explains how the miracle of powerful public speaking is achieved, and equips you to give it your best shot. There is no set formula, but there are tools that can empower any speaker. Since taking over TED in 2001, Chris Anderson has worked with all the TED speakers who have inspired us the most, and here he shares insights from such favorites as Sir Ken Robinson, Salman Khan, Monica Lewinsky, and more— everything from how to craft your talk's content to how you can be most effective on stage.

Index

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

Aamodt, Sandra, 83

Abrams, J. J., 166, 210

acknowledgments, 26, 123, 156–57, 168, 253–54

adrenaline rush, 183, 185–86

aesthetic appeal, 118–19

Anderson, Chris

bio of, 37–39, 247

first TED for, 228–30

TED leadership, 6–8, 12, 231–33

anecdote usage, 55–56, 94

art visuals, 98, 99–100, 118–19, 163–64, 219–20

articulation, 203

assumptions

curse of knowledge, 78–82

persuasive demolition of, 86–87, 88

attention war, 157, 167

audience

compassion fatigue of, 41

connection permission, 47–48

eye contact with, 48–50, 187, 193, 194

journey experience of, 20–21, 33, 48, 93, 148

knowledge base of, 71, 78–82

language choice for, 17–18

as person, 42–43, 187

questions from, 229

rehearsal, 149

standing ovation from, 26–27

virtual, 222–23

audio

full-spectrum formats, 212–13

music, 215–16, 222

testing, 127

authenticity

in humor, 56

imitation of, 26–29, 208

in narration, 61

naturalness and, 130–31, 133, 136–39, 141, 145

power of, 10, 13–14

reading from script and, 132, 134, 136, 140, 189, 194–96

stage presence, 207, 208

vulnerability and, 52–53

autocues, 195–96

B

backup plan, 187, 191

Barry, Drew, 129

Bassler, Bonnie, 83–85

Bates, Sunny, 228

Bezos, Jeff, 8

biases, 74–7...