Chris Anderson

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Afraid of speaking in public? That’s completely normal for lots of people, but it can be overcome by following the tips proposed in The Official Ted Guide To Public Speaking. More than a manual, this book is your guide to rebuilding your self-belief and to learning how to master the techniques through which to share your ideas effectively with others.

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Analysis and key concepts

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There is no perfect model for a perfect speech, it has to be authentic and personal

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With time and the right lessons, anyone can give a good speech in public, overcoming a fear familiar to us all

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A speaker’s mission is to take an idea and to rebuild it in their audience’s mind

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A speaker gives, respects, inspires and creates enthusiasm: the first mistake to avoid is trying to “sell” your idea

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To convince an audience to really listen, you need to get in tune with them and create a genuine connection

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Making your idea easy to understand means making it acceptable to your audience: it is important to explain any connections and not to take anything for granted

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Practice, a speaker’s first weapon, and learn to speak alone, without the support of projected images

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A great opening and an even better closing are essential to ensure that your whole speech is unforgettable from beginning to end

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Quotes

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Take-home message

01. There is no perfect model for a perfect speech, it has to be authentic and personal

There is more than one way to give a good speech: there is lots to say, there are lots of people who talk and lots of people who listen. This eclectic mix makes it impossible to set out a specific structure for every occasion. In fact, when an audience notices that a speech feels contrived, they feel manipulated and lose interest almost immediately. The only thing that really matters is that you choose an interesting subject and present it as authentically as possible. The best way to make an impression on people these days is not to leave something written, but to spread your words and your passion everywhere, and the internet can help you do this at the speed of light. To do this in the best possible way, you can learn to improve your “communicative competence”, or to put it more poetically, you can learn the art of rhetoric.

02. With time and the right lessons, anyone can give a good speech in public, overcoming a fear familiar to us all

03. A speaker’s mission is to take an idea and to rebuild it in their audience’s mind

04. A speaker gives, respects, inspires and creates enthusiasm: the first mistake to avoid is trying to “sell” your idea

05. To convince an audience to really listen, you need to get in tune with them and create a genuine connection

06. Making your idea easy to understand means making it acceptable to your audience: it is important to explain any connections and not to take anything for granted

07. Practice, a speaker’s first weapon, and learn to speak alone, without the support of projected images

08. A great opening and an even better closing are essential to ensure that your whole speech is unforgettable from beginning to end

09. Quotes

10. Take-home message

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Many useful tips to:

Learn the essentials of modern rhetoric.
Discover the exciting side of public speaking, while developing yourself belief.
Learn to convince your listeners that what you have to say deserves their full attention.

The author

Chris Anderson is an English journalist, entrepreneur and editor of popular magazines in both America and the UK. He was the editor in chief at Wired magazine for ten years and is currently the head of the Sapling Foundation, a non-profit company that manages TED Technology, Entertainment, Design, conferences holding brief talks presented by thinkers, influencers and regular people.

Edition

Publishing house:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Year:

2016

Pages:

288

ISBN:

978-0544634497