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How To Deliver A TED Talk: Secrets Of The World's Most Inspiring Presentations
"How To Deliver A TED Talk" is a complete guide for creating presentations that inspire others through your story. Based on intensive study of the most popular TEDTalks, this step-by-step playbook shows you how to select your topic, craft your narrative, master your delivery, and refine your design.
Paperback, 112 pages
Published
March 24th 2012
by Createspace
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I bought this book for my Kindle as I knew I would be highlighting and marking up this book like crazy. I bought this book as I have begun to do more and more presentations and really enjoy delivering and talking with people who have interests and passions in the same field. I recognize that I have work to do when it comes to presenting.
I read this book through two lens. One to help me as a presenter to help deliver more meaningful and important presentations. Two as a teacher to help enhance my...more
I read this book through two lens. One to help me as a presenter to help deliver more meaningful and important presentations. Two as a teacher to help enhance my...more
TED is, as they explain it, "a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading." Originally created to explore ideas in Technology, Entertainment, and Design (hence the TED), the organization hosts two main conferences each year that bring together a large number of idea-makers and wonderful speakers. This text explains the TED format in terms that any speaker can use to improve their presentations. The text is an easy, quick read with tons of public speaking tips, tricks, and hints. The basics are c...more
Good book, very practical, great tips for doing any presentation, I took notes (which I'll post later) to remember what I want to take away from this book.
Inspire/persuade, create audience-centric (YOU!) narrative layered with stories and facts, connect with belonging, self-interest, self-actualization, and hope for future, create a catchphrase (3-12 words) that is rhythmic and action-oriented and repeat it at least 3 times, write a 1-2 min intro for yourself that connects to your core message a...more
Inspire/persuade, create audience-centric (YOU!) narrative layered with stories and facts, connect with belonging, self-interest, self-actualization, and hope for future, create a catchphrase (3-12 words) that is rhythmic and action-oriented and repeat it at least 3 times, write a 1-2 min intro for yourself that connects to your core message a...more
As far as titles go, this one caught my attention immediately: How to Deliver a TED Talk: Secrets of The World’s Most Inspiring Presentations. The fact is, I have on multiple occasions been inspired by watching TED talks online. I have been impressed at the way the presenters are able to eloquently bring the audience into their story and care deeply about whatever the topic is that they are covering. I decided to read this book not because I hold any desire to ever present a TED talk, but becaus...more
I am fascinated with TED. While it is not a specific goal to actually deliver a speech there, I certainly would not mind doing so. :) I've stumbled across this title several times in the last month or two. Today I wanted to read, but nothing to weighty. This fit the bill.
The summary is that this is a 112-page (I read the Kindle version) script for Toastmasters!
Early on I had good vibes as some of the things Donovan described are exactly like what we learn in Toastmasters. Then he began breaking...more
The summary is that this is a 112-page (I read the Kindle version) script for Toastmasters!
Early on I had good vibes as some of the things Donovan described are exactly like what we learn in Toastmasters. Then he began breaking...more
I didn't discover TED Talks until recently, but I really enjoy them. They're the best of the classes, motivational speeches and ideas that I've seen - they take me back to a motivational speech on leadership I enjoyed in high school and an education conference I attended that had a fantastic science presention, so really they're just a lot of fun.
Even though I'll never have a reason to deliver a talk myself, I was looking for something to read and this book grabbed my attention.
I actually enjoy...more
Even though I'll never have a reason to deliver a talk myself, I was looking for something to read and this book grabbed my attention.
I actually enjoy...more
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After randomly spotting this on Amazon, I purchased this for my Kindle, hoping to learn some techniques useful in launching the leadership and networking sections of our new Becoming a Pharmacist course.
At just over 100 pages and using 14 short chapters, the book is a quick read. I made liberal use of the highlighting function in Kindle. The book was a good balance of new information specific to TED Talks and reminders on presenting in general. The author says that he's studied the top TED Talks...more
At just over 100 pages and using 14 short chapters, the book is a quick read. I made liberal use of the highlighting function in Kindle. The book was a good balance of new information specific to TED Talks and reminders on presenting in general. The author says that he's studied the top TED Talks...more
While I don't think there are any new ideas introduced in this book (to be fair, I don't expect anyone to reinvent the art of public speaking), the points were well presented, clear and, as far as I can tell, true. It's a great collection of tips and guidelines. It's the kind of book I would refer back to when I feel like I need to fine tune some aspects of my presentations. Using TED talks as a reference allows to easily see real life examples and make all the ideas tangible.
The one thing that...more
The one thing that...more
How To Deliver A TED Talk: Secrets Of The World’s Most Inspiring Presentations” is a complete public speaking guide for creating presentations that inspire others through your story. Yes, don’t think you don’t have an idea worth spreading. But, don’t try to tell your complete life in that 18 minutes slot, think audience-centric, focus on the lesson or takeway for them, and then work backwards. Donovan studied a lot of popular TEDTalks (which are on Youtube for your entertainment and learning exp...more
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I will probably never give a TEDTalk but that doesn't mean that I won't have to give presentations in my profession. Just because I'm not delivering one of these inspirational talks doesn't mean that my presentations can't be creative and unique.
This book is a great public speaking handbook.
There are chapters that won't be applicable to everyone. For example How to Craft Your Catchphrase or How to be Introduced. The majority of these chapters can be used to create...more
I will probably never give a TEDTalk but that doesn't mean that I won't have to give presentations in my profession. Just because I'm not delivering one of these inspirational talks doesn't mean that my presentations can't be creative and unique.
This book is a great public speaking handbook.
There are chapters that won't be applicable to everyone. For example How to Craft Your Catchphrase or How to be Introduced. The majority of these chapters can be used to create...more
I loved this book. It was practical beyond Speech 101. It gave specific examples of TED Talks out there so I can do my own comparative analysis. At 107 pages, it was succinct. I walked away with some useful tips on how to make my public speech communications better and tighter.
The one thing I disliked was in the last couple chapters when Donovan got into some of the nitty gritty of, for example, the photo size to use for which DPI projector. I suppose it was useful, but didn't seem to fit the to...more
The one thing I disliked was in the last couple chapters when Donovan got into some of the nitty gritty of, for example, the photo size to use for which DPI projector. I suppose it was useful, but didn't seem to fit the to...more
This self-published book was a godsend. I was preparing for a TEDx talk on April 14 when a business colleague tipped me off about this book's release on March 27. I devoured it, read it cover to cover three times and marked and highlighted it to excess. It is short, well organized, breezy, and full of good examples of TED talks that you can access on the Internet. This book was an immense help in preparing my talk. I didn't deliver one of the world's most inspiring presentations but it was far b...more
I'm sure this is self published, but don't judge it by its cover. Short and sweet, Jeremy Donovan did a great job dissecting different approaches to TED presentations and I found myself thinking "oh, that's really good" about every other page. Reminded me of many things I've forgotten, and opened my eyes to many things I hadn't really noticed before. For the price and length of the read, this is a no brainer.
This is light reading, good for in flight. I love TED talks, and I love to discover patterns and structures. This is a great guide to creating interesting and informative talks for short presentations. I particularly recommend it for those interested in giving 20 to 30 minute presentations to service groups such as Rotary.
I picked up another book with a similar title so I'll be interested to contrast the two. Some of the items I found interesting and plan to incorporate into my own public speaking. Otherwise, it was a classic Intro-Thesis-A, B, C in support -Conclusion format. Ho hum. Yet I didn't feel like it was a complete waste of time.
I read this on the recommendation of a friend and it's a good little book! Lots of concrete tips to help with public speaking. Many will be intuitive to people who either speak frequently or watch a lot of TED Talks, but it's still a nice, concise volume that will be handy when preparing for a big talk.
A great little book. I've been a presenter, and have trained others in presenting. I've read a number of books - seen and given many MANY presentations. This book is a SUPERB encapsulation of TOP TIPS. Remarkably it doesn't get bogged down in why something works, or in technical jargon.
This was a well-written how to and I found it engaging and informative. The presentation techniques were universal. The insights and anecdotes about TED talks is what was valuable.
A very short introduction. I think a lot of what's in here is correct, but the book is too short to really explain or expand on any of it in any intersting way.
This was a great book, quick read, for anyone wanting to know how to be a better presenter. The advice is easy to implement if you simply practice it!
Highly recommend this book to public speakers and specifically to those who have taken qalams khateeb or sisters public speaking training
Bravo! It’s entertaining, informative, practical, and enjoyable! It has everything you need to know. Truly a presenter’s must have!
A good short book on how to do a presentation. TED talks serves as good examples since they are usually excellent and publicly available.
If you're a public speaker, this is a good read to keep adding to your toolbox.
Gets to the point and presents them with great overview. Less is more principle
It has some good points but leaves you wanting more.
Easy to read, with practical techniques to deliver pubic speeches.
Quick read
Interesting
Interesting
Available on Netgalley
Good book. Short book.
Shows concisely and with examples the basis and details about the creation of a good presentation (Introduction, body, conclusion and also how to create your catchphrase and insert some jokes).
Simple and direct.
I reccomend it for anybody who wants to improve their presentation skills, it's quite helpfull !
Shows concisely and with examples the basis and details about the creation of a good presentation (Introduction, body, conclusion and also how to create your catchphrase and insert some jokes).
Simple and direct.
I reccomend it for anybody who wants to improve their presentation skills, it's quite helpfull !
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Jeremey Donovan is Group Vice President of Marketing at Gartner Inc., the world's leading information technology research and advisory company with $1.1 billion in annual revenue. During his career, Jeremey has held a variety of individual contributor and general management roles in the semiconductor industry and the information services business. He has led successful teams focused on market rese...more
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