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Page 1: Speaking Tips from Popular TED Talks

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TED Talks has over1,000,000,000 views

What makes some speakers more successful than others? Here are some characteristics of what separates the good

speakers from the great.

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Your TED talk shouldn’tbe less than 12 minutes.

Jaw dropping

Funny

Beautiful

Ingenious

The exceptions to the 12 minute rule is if your talk is:

The most favorited videos average 17:58

in length

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For people to enjoy the TED talk that fellbetween 12-18 minutes long, it had to be:

Persuasive Fascinating Inspiring Informative Courageous

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If you want to compete among the most favorite TED speakers you should:

Present a clear,focused message

Do not use slides

Format your presentationas a hero’s journey orpremise-driven narrative

Alternate between Storiesand main points

Keep it shortand to the point

Use humor strategically

Take your audience througha broad range of emotions.

Embrace the powerof the pause

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BrainFrenchCoffeeMirrorChoicePatient

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BuildingProblemComputer

Design

The top 10 keywordsto USE in your TED talk

The top 10 keywordsto AVOID in your TED talk

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The most successful speakersshare these characteristics

Longer hair than average

Glasses

Dressed up more than the average TED speaker

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1 John UnderkofflerGesture-based computing

2 Gary FlakeExtreme data visualization

3 Jane McGonigalHow gamers can save the world

4 Stephen WolframCreating a computational theoryof the universe

5 Pranav MistryGesture-based interface thatgoes everywhere

6 Eric TopolWireless tech in medicine

7 Tim Berners-LeeMaking the world’s dataopen source

8 Ray KurzweilMachines that think and grow

The Top 8 TED Talks for Tech

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1 Rory SutherlandLife Lessons from an Ad Man

2 Simon SinekHow Great Leaders Inspire Action

3 Dan ArielyAre we in Control of ourown Decisions?

4 Seth GodinHow to get your Ideas to Spread

5 Malcolm GladwellChoice, Happiness, andSpaghetti Sauce

6 Tim HarfordTrial, Error, and the God Complex

7 Steven JohnsonWhere Good Ideas Come From

8 Cameron HeroldLet's Raise Kids to beEntrepreneurs

9 Dan CobleyWhat Physics Taught MeAbout Marketing

10 Jason FriedWhy Work Doesn't Happenat Work

The Top 10 TED Talks for Business

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http://get-tedpad.com/tedpad-white.html

http://blog.ted.com/2011/06/27/new-stats-sebastian-wernickes-tedtalk-analysis-updated

http://www.businessinsider.com/public-speaking-secrets-from-popular-ted-talks-2013-11

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9181220/8_must_see_TED_talks_for_IT_pros?taxonomyId=128&pageNumber=2

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