Talk Like TED: The 9 Public Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds
Mar 2014 · Pan Macmillan
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Discover the secrets to a perfect TED Talk and learn how to deliver an exceptional presentation with internationally respected communications coach and Harvard University instructor, Carmine Gallo. With a new introduction from the author.
‘A smart, practical book that will teach you how to give a kick-butt presentation’ – Daniel H. Pink, No. 1 bestselling author of Drive
TED Talks have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking around the world. And yet the techniques that top TED speakers use are the same ones that will make any presentation more dynamic, fire up any team, and give anyone the confidence to overcome their fear of public speaking.
Bestselling author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, Carmine Gallo has broken down the top TED Talks and interviewed the most popular TED presenters to uncover the nine secrets of all successful TED presentations, including
‘A smart, practical book that will teach you how to give a kick-butt presentation’ – Daniel H. Pink, No. 1 bestselling author of Drive
TED Talks have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking around the world. And yet the techniques that top TED speakers use are the same ones that will make any presentation more dynamic, fire up any team, and give anyone the confidence to overcome their fear of public speaking.
Bestselling author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, Carmine Gallo has broken down the top TED Talks and interviewed the most popular TED presenters to uncover the nine secrets of all successful TED presentations, including
- Unleashing the master within
- Delivering jaw dropping moments
- Sticking to the eighteen-minute rule
And more. Through these nine secrets, Gallo provides a step-by-step method that makes it possible for anyone to create, design, and deliver a TED-style presentation that is engaging, persuasive, and memorable.
Talk Like TED will show you how to create presentations around the ideas that matter most to you – presentations that will energize your audience to spread those ideas, launch new initiatives, and reach their highest goals.
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56 reviews
Dee
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November 23, 2015
Well there's no right or wrong use this book as a reference and create your own style. You're more than you know it :) This book is definitely a good one!
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Sharath Patel
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February 28, 2019
Not only an amazing book on public speaking,but it equally has many life lessons also in there,a gold mine of a find,excellently written and summarised by Carmine!!!!Loved the parts about the storytelling and the jaw dropping moments,the length of the presentation stuff and the multisensorial stuff was equally good!!!!
2 people found this review helpful
Natalie Clue
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December 21, 2015
Everyone can be a better communicator - this book will help!
21 people found this review helpful
About the author
Carmine Gallo is the international bestselling author of Talk Like TED. He is a communications coach for a number of widely admired brands – among them Pfizer, LinkedIn, Intel and Coca Cola – and a popular keynote speaker who teaches the world’s most respected business leaders how to deliver dynamic presentations and share inspiring stories. He is a columnist for Inc.com and Harvard Business Review and a senior contributor to Forbes.
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