Talk Like TED

Discover the secrets to a perfect TED Talk and learn how to hone your public speaking with internationally respected communications coach and Harvard University instructor, Carmine Gallo. With a new introduction from the author. 'A smart, practical book that will teach you how to give a kick-butt presentation' - Daniel H. Pink, No. 1 bestselling author of Drive and To Sell is Human TED Talks have become the gold standard for public speaking around the world. And yet the techniques that top TED speakers use are the same ones that will make any presentation or talk more dynamic, fire up any team, and give anyone the confidence to overcome their fear of public speaking. Bestselling author Carmine Gallo has broken down the top TED Talks and interviewed the most popular TED presenters to uncover the nine secrets of all successful TED talks, including- Unleashing the master within- Delivering jaw dropping moments- Sticking to the eighteen-minute rule And more. Through these nine secrets, Gallo provides a step-by-step method that makes it possible for anyone to create, design, and deliver a presentation that is engaging, persuasive, and memorable. Talk Like TED will show you how to present the ideas that matter most to you - presentations that will energize your audience to spread those ideas, launch new initiatives, and reach their highest goals.

Carmine Gallo is the bestselling author of Talk Like TED and The Storyteller's Secret. He is a communications coach for widely admired brands such as Pfizer, LinkedIn, Intel and Coca-Cola, and a keynote speaker known for teaching the world's most respected business leaders how to deliver dynamic presentations and share inspiring stories. He is a columnist for Forbes and Entrepreneur. He is the head of Gallo Communications in California, where he resides with his wife.

Acknowledgements - i: Acknowledgments Introduction - ii: Introduction: Ideas Are the Currency of the Twenty-first Century Unit - 1: PART I: Emotional Chapter - 1: Unleash the Master Within Chapter - 2: Master the Art of Storytelling Chapter - 3: Have a Conversation Unit - 2: PART II: Novel Chapter - 4: Teach Me Something New Chapter - 5: Deliver Jaw-Dropping Moments Chapter - 6: Lighten Up Unit - 3: PART III: Memorable Chapter - 7: Stick to the 18-Minute Rule Chapter - 8: Paint a Mental Picture with Multisensory Experiences Chapter - 9: Stay in Your Lane Section - iii: Author's Note Section - iv: Notes Index - v: Index