According to Carmine Gallo’s book Talk Like TED, it doesn’t just pour lessons from the best TED speakers around the world, but also teaches things which make for a really great and memorable talk.
Talk Like TED by Carmine Gallo provides insights from the world’s top TED speakers, highlighting the qualities that make a great talk memorable and engaging. The book identifies the key components of a compelling presentation:
- Emotional Connection:
- Successful speakers connect with their audience by developing personal stories, sharing their real-life experiences and outrage, and making open connection by authenticity.
- Novelty:
- New, surprising, or provocative ideas naturally catch and keeps expectation attention.
- Memorable Delivery:
- Interesting talks are well articulated through storytelling about using humor, visuals, and pacing to communicate.
Practical advice on streamlining messages that are very complex, rehearsing properly, and emanating confidence and authenticity in delivery seems to apply to people one seeks to inspire with one’s talks.\
Talk Like TED by Carmine Gallo provides insights from the world’s top TED speakers, highlighting the qualities that make a great talk.
You can find this book in PDF format below.