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The Power of Speech Subtitle: How to Make Public Expression Influential Author: Chris Anderson Original Title: TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
The Power of Speech Subtitle: How to Make Public Expression Influential Author: Chris Anderson Original Title: TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
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Introduction · · · · · ·
If "Secrets of TED Talks" and "Speak Like TED" are appetizers, then "The Power of Speech" is the long-awaited main course!
Chris Anderson, the founder of TED, the man who brought TED to the world, personally teaches the secrets of public speaking!
A summary of 15 years of experience in coaching TED speeches, 5 key speaking skills from speech coaches such as Bill Gates and Daniel Kahneman, and 4 traps that must be avoided. Applicable to occasions from 1 to 1,000 people, allowing you to go from being nervous to exploding to holding the whole audience!
As the head of TED and a speech coach, Chris Anderson has participated in and directed thousands of TED speeches in the past 15 years, and has worked closely with many outstanding speakers such as Bill Gates, Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman, and super-selling author Ken Robinson, summarizing first-hand practical experience in public speaking. He wrote about his experience with the TED team in this book - The Power of Speech.
In the book, Chris Anderson shares the five key skills of a successful speech - connection, narration, explanation, persuasion and disclosure - to teach you how to give an influential short speech and show your best side. In the book, he answers the most frequently asked questions about speeches: · What should I wear? · How can I overcome nervousness? · How to design my speech PPT? · How to design the beginning, development, transition and ending of the speech? · How to start and end in the most impressive way?
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This book is the latest practical code for effective communication in the 21st century. It will undoubtedly become a must-read for anyone who wants to improve communication and expression and make their ideas more influential.
About the Author · · · · · ·
Chris Anderson is the chairman of TED and the chief coach of TED. He graduated from Oxford University, worked as a journalist, and founded more than 100 successful magazines and websites. In 2001, he bought TED with a non-profit organization and has been running TED wholeheartedly since then. The TED slogan he proposed, "Spreading Valuable Ideas", has been widely spread around the world. He currently lives in New York, USA.
Table of contents · · · · · ·
Part 2 Presentation Tools Chapter 5 Connection: Building a Bond of Trust with Your Audience Chapter 6 Narration: The Power of Stories Chapter 7 Explanation: How to Explain Difficult Concepts?
Chapter 8 Persuasion: Using Reasoning Step by Step to Government Audience Chapter 9 Presentation: Surprise Me Part 3 The Preparation Process Chapter 10 Visuals: Harmful Slides Chapter 11 Speech Writing: To Memorize or Not to Memorize?
Chapter 12: Wait, do I need to rehearse?
Chapter 13 Opening and Ending: What impression do you want to leave on the audience?
Part IV Stage Presentation Chapter 14 Wardrobe: What Should I Wear?
Chapter 15 Psychological Preparation: How to Control Nervousness?
Chapter 16 Equipment: Podium, Teleprompter, Cards, or Nothing?
Chapter 17 Voice and Presence: Bringing Words to Life Chapter 18 Typographic Innovation: The Promise (and Peril) of Full-Spectrum Speech
Part 5 Reflections Chapter 19 The Renaissance of Speech: The Relevance of Knowledge Chapter 20 Why It Matters: The Interconnectedness of People Chapter 21 Your Time Has Come: The Secret of the Philosopher
