How to Become a "TED Quality" Speaker

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How to become a Quality” speaker

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How to Become a "TED Quality" Speaker.Take your audience on a journey Start with a problem followed by a trip to find the solution, Pitch the contents as an idea that can benefit all, Assessing the audience knowledge level is crucial to decide the start point,Deciding the start and finish point is critical to creating impact

Transcript of How to Become a "TED Quality" Speaker

Page 1: How to Become a "TED Quality" Speaker

How to become a

“ Quality” speaker

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Framing your story- The Do,s

• Take your audience on a journey• Start with a problem followed by a trip to

find the solution • Pitch the contents as an idea that can

benefit all• Assessing the audience knowledge level is

crucial to decide the start point• Deciding the start and finish point is critical

to creating impactWith inputs from the article by Chris Anderson in the Harvard Business Review

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Framing your story-the don'ts

• Don’t get too technical or use jargon

• Don’t try to cover too many subtopics

• Limit sub topics only to those that can be supported with real life stories

• Don’t underestimate the intelligence of the audience

With inputs from the article by Chris Anderson in the Harvard Business Review

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Planning your delivery- 3 approaches

• Read from a script• Speak from memory• Use cue cards with bullet points

With inputs from the article by Chris Anderson in the Harvard Business Review

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Planning your delivery- what works

• The most popular TED talks have been memorized Word to Word

• Its just a matter of rehearsing adequately• Using bullet points is the next best option• Use minimal text and lots of illustrations• Pay attention to your tone – just be you

With inputs from the article by Chris Anderson in the Harvard Business Review

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Planning your delivery- what doesn’t work

• Don’t read or use a teleprompter• Don’t orate or try to appear forceful• Don’t sound pompous or pontificate• Don’t repeat aloud words that appear on

slides• Avoid video with sound• Keep video clips under 60 secs• Video clips featuring yourself is absolutely no

noWith inputs from the article by Chris Anderson in the Harvard Business Review

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Taking centre stage

• Don’t bother about nervousness-the audience expects you to be nervous

• Remember nervousness generates too much body movement

• Walking around stage works provided you can pull it off

• Standing still while using hand gestures is ideal

• Making eye contact with preselected audience spots is critical

With inputs from the article by Chris Anderson in the Harvard Business Review

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Handling nervousness

• Stay as a part of the audience till its your turn

• occasionally stride around .• Do body stretches• Deep breathing is the best antidote• Conduct rehearsals with a well selected

audience• Get in as many accomplished presenters

into the trial audienceWith inputs from the article by Chris Anderson in the Harvard Business Review

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Concluding observations

Inputs taken from an article by TED curator Chris Anderson in the Harvard Business Review

• Presentations rise or fall on the quality of the idea , the stories and the speakers passion

• It’s all about “substance “and not “style”

With inputs from the article by Chris Anderson in the Harvard Business Review