3 TED Talks That Will Improve Your Speaking Skills

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3 TED Talks That Will Improve Your Speaking Skills

Call me ol’ school , but I’m still a sucker for a good TED Talk.

I know, I know…there are a lot of horrible bad TED Talks out there, but I keep a running list of the ones that are gamechangers.

The three below are each saved to my phone. 📲

I’ll watch a few minutes before hitting the stage…

Sometimes, I just listen to the audio while I’m driving…

They are that good.

Let’s dive in. 👊🏾

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1. Julian Treasure – How to Speak so That People want to Listen

Write this acronym - HAIL: Honesty, Authenticity, Integrity and Love - on your bathroom mirror.

The section on the “Seven Deadly Sins of Speaking” is a goldmine for effective communication.

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2. Simon Lancaster – Speak Like a Leader

Here’s the TLDR: make complex ideas simple and serve them with a dash of humor and some Tabasco.

Also, take note of Lancaster’s speaking style. His energy and pacing are worth the watch.

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3. Richard Greene – The 7 Secrets of the Greatest Speakers in History

I’m going to spoil part of Greene’s talk because it is the section I keep revisiting :

“Secret Number 4: What most people do is they throw so much data out trying to prove that they’re smart trying to get all the content out. Words are the 7%. What is important is what is that one thing that you want to leave people with. What is that headline? That’s what makes a great speech and that’s what we’re talking about today.”

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