TED Talks; The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking - Chris Anderson Audiobook

Written by Chris Anderson
Read by Chris Anderson, Tom Rielly, Kelly Stoetzel
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
Publisher: 2016 Brilliance Audio

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.

Anderson is the curator of TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), the nonprofit known for its TED Conference and eponymous TED Talks lecture series.

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.

He covers important topics such as making a personal connection with audiences, explaining complicated subjects to laypeople, priming people to accept counterintuitive ideas, and cultivating a sense of showmanship. He also addresses aspects of preparation, such as knowing what vocal styles to avoid, planning attire, and managing nervousness. The prose can be hard to muddle through, true to the topic, it reads more like a transcript of a speech than a book but this is an invaluable guide to effective presentations, and catnip for all the TED fans out there.