What is an Ignite talk? “Enlighten us, but make it quick” is the mantra of Ignite talks. The format is simple – show 20 slides, advancing every 15 seconds. That makes for a five-minute presentation, a lightning talk. Speak about each slide or use the flow to illustrate your talk. Why should I give an [...]
Category: TED Speakers
We have been involved with organizing local TEDx conferences and have coached dozens of speakers in our region to give TED talks. TED talks are a special animal – with strictly limited time to deliver a big idea worth spreading. Following are posts that will benefit anyone who plans or aspires to speak at a TED conference.
A universal tendency in public speaking is for people to try to fit too much into their talks. Presentation coaching helps you edit and tighten your content for maximum effect. That is especially necessary when you are given less time than usual to speak. Here is an example from TEDxGreenville. Prasanna Eswara, in first considering [...]
This presentation was filmed at TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch: This speech by Van Jones provides a good example of a good speaker with a few areas for improvement. On the positive side, Mr.Jones has a rich and mellifluous (mellifluous: having a smooth, rich flow) speaking voice, with great projection. He speaks with ease to his audience with a friendly [...]
Variety is the spice of life, and also of a good presentation. In many ways, mixing things up in your speech maintains audience interest and provides you with tools to underline the key points of your speech. A speaker utilizing vocal variety spares us the numbing chose of listening to a droning monotone voice. A [...]
Recorded at TEDxHouston, June, 2010 Dan Phillips demonstrates in this talk how effectively a speaker can use humor to connect with the audience. This is one of the more amusing speeches about home building you will ever see. He also incorporates an unusual use of his visual aids, using is photos at first to illustrate [...]
A speaker whom I was coaching gave a preview of her speech in front of some of the organizers of our event. Her speech consisted of some very personal and heart-wrenching stories, and in the telling she momentarily lost control of her emotions and had to stop to collect herself. The small audience was riveted [...]
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