
Talk Like TED
The 9 Public Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds
Carmine Gallo(Author)
Pan Books (Publisher)
Published on 29. June 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-5098-6739-4 (ISBN)
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Description
With a new introduction from the author, discover the secrets to a perfect TED Talk and learn how to deliver an exceptional presentation with communications coach Carmine Gallo's Talk Like TED.
'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.
'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.
Reviews / Votes
Lively and appealing... the book draws on current brain science to explain what wins over, and fires up, an audience -- and what doesn't. * Fortune * A dynamic work focused on storytelling, filled with examples from TED Talks... The book is sure to be a hit with anyone who wants to be more a successful communicator. * Publishers Weekly * I found his book compelling and educational, and I'm now ready to shorten and reformat my speeches. * INC *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
209 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5098-6739-4 (9781509867394)
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Person
Carmine Gallo, bestselling author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, is the communications coach for some of the world's most admired brands. A former anchor and correspondent for CNN and CBS, Gallo is a popular keynote speaker who has worked with executives at Intel, Cisco, Chevron, Hewlett-Packard, Coca-Cola, Pfizer, and many others and writes the Forbes online column 'My Communications Coach'. He is also the author of The Storyteller's Secret, also published by Macmillan. He lives in Pleasanton, CA, with his wife and two daughters.
Content
Acknowledgements - i: Acknowledgments Introduction - ii: Introduction: Ideas Are the Currency of the Twenty-first Century Unit - 1: PART I: Emotional Chapter - 1: Unleash the Master Within Chapter - 2: Master the Art of Storytelling Chapter - 3: Have a Conversation Unit - 2: PART II: Novel Chapter - 4: Teach Me Something New Chapter - 5: Deliver Jaw-Dropping Moments Chapter - 6: Lighten Up Unit - 3: PART III: Memorable Chapter - 7: Stick to the 18-Minute Rule Chapter - 8: Paint a Mental Picture with Multisensory Experiences Chapter - 9: Stay in Your Lane Section - iii: Author's Note Section - iv: Notes Index - v: Index