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Jim VandeHei: How to write less but say more

As the saying goes, less is more. The same goes for words. Listen as Politico and Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei shares what he's learned leading two media companies -- and how to radically rethink the way you write to keep people's attention in a distracted digital world.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jim_vandehei_how_to_write_less_but_say_more

Kate Messner: How to build a fictional world

Why is J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy so compelling? How about The Matrix or Harry Potter? What makes these disparate worlds come alive are clear, consistent rules for how people, societies -- and even the laws of physics -- function in these fictional universes. Author Kate Messner offers a few tricks for you, too, to create a world...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kate_messner_how_to_build_a_fictional_world

Jamie Bernthal: How to write the perfect crime, according to Agatha Christie

With almost 100 mystery novels, each one a cleverly constructed puzzle box of clues, misdirection, and human drama, Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. Her eccentric detectives, clever clues, and simplified suspects have stumped countless readers over the last century. So, how did she craft these perfect crimes? Jamie Bernt...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_bernthal_how_to_write_the_perfect_crime_according_to_agatha_christie

Playlist: Counterintuitive career advice (13 talks)

You know how to write a resume and ask for a promotion. These talks go beyond the basics, offering insightful advice on how to think about our work lives.
Curated by TED · 13 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/counterintuitive_career_advice

Jodie Houlston-Lau: How to make a sad story funny

It may seem counterintuitive, but comedy is often key to a serious story. As a writer, you need your audience to experience a range of emotions, no matter what your genre. Comic relief is a tried-and-true way of creating the varied emotional texture a compelling story needs. So how can you create this effect in your own stories? Jodie Houlston-L...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jodie_houlston_lau_how_to_make_a_sad_story_funny

Lana Mazahreh: 3 thoughtful ways to conserve water

According to the UN, nearly one in three people worldwide live in a country facing a water crisis, and less than five percent of the world lives in a country that has more water today than it did 20 years ago. Lana Mazahreh grew up in Jordan, a state that has experienced absolute water scarcity since 1973, where she learned how to conserve water...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lana_mazahreh_3_thoughtful_ways_to_conserve_water

Stan Lee: What makes a superhero?

As the creator of a large chunk of the Marvel Universe, Stan Lee knows a thing or two about conjuring new superheroes from thin air. In this instructional and charmingly idiosyncratic talk, Lee shares a few lessons on how to write your own superpowered characters and deploy them in stories that connect with the largest possible audience.
https://www.ted.com/talks/stan_lee_what_makes_a_superhero

Jacqueline Woodson | TED Speaker

For Jacqueline Woodson, writing is a gift of joy not only to herself but also to her readers, who span all ages and backgrounds.
Writer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jacqueline_woodson

How to write a resume that will get you noticed

This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, each of which contains a piece of helpful advice from people in the TED community; browse through all the posts here. It’s believed that the average recruiter or hiring manager will look at your resume for only 6 seconds before making a decision. While that’s a daunting statistic, ...
Posted July 7, 2020
https://ideas.ted.com/how-to-write-a-resume-that-will-get-you-noticed

Playlist: Wacky, weird art made by AI (4 talks)

Welcome to the new frontier in art and creativity -- and it's not human.
Curated by TED · 4 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/wacky_weird_art_made_by_ai

Peggy McIntosh: How to recognize your white privilege — and use it to fight inequality

Many of us believe that we're living in a meritocracy, deserving of what we have and compassionate toward those with less. But that's not true: white people have been given a headstart and ongoing advantages due to the color of their skin, while people of color suffer from equally arbitrary disadvantages, says scholar and activist Peggy McIntosh...
https://www.ted.com/talks/peggy_mcintosh_how_to_recognize_your_white_privilege_and_use_it_to_fight_inequality

Jarrett J. Krosoczka: How a boy became an artist

This talk paints the funny and touching story of a little boy who pursued a simple passion: to draw and write stories. With the help of a supporting cast of family and teachers, Jarrett J. Krosoczka tells how he grew up to create beloved children's books.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jarrett_j_krosoczka_how_a_boy_became_an_artist

Kedra Newsom Reeves: How to reduce the wealth gap between Black and white Americans

The racial wealth gap in the United States is shocking: white families have a median wealth nearly 10 times greater than that of Black families. How did we get here, and how can we stop the gap from growing? Wealth equity strategist Kedra Newsom Reeves provides a short history on the origins and perpetuation of racial wealth inequality in the US...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kedra_newsom_reeves_how_to_reduce_the_wealth_gap_between_black_and_white_americans

Wajahat Ali | TED Speaker

Daily Beast columnist and co-host of the "Democracy-ish" podcast, recovering attorney, playwright, author and exhausted dad Wajahat Ali celebrates the diverse narratives of the United States and advocates for a more inclusive cultural landscape.
Writer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/wajahat_ali

Barbara J. King | TED Speaker

As a writer on animal cognition and emotion, Barbara J. King seeks to motivate us all to be kinder to the animals we share the planet with.
Biological anthropologist, writer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/barbara_j_king

Howard Rheingold | TED Speaker

Writer, artist and designer, theorist and community builder, Howard Rheingold is one of the driving minds behind our net-enabled, open, collaborative life.
Digital community builder
https://www.ted.com/speakers/howard_rheingold

Olympia Della Flora: Creative ways to get kids to thrive in school

To get young kids to thrive in school, we need to do more than teach them how to read and write -- we need to teach them how to manage their emotions, says educator Olympia Della Flora. In this practical talk, she shares creative tactics she used to help struggling, sometimes disruptive students -- things like stopping for brain breaks, singing ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/olympia_della_flora_creative_ways_to_get_kids_to_thrive_in_school

Helen Walters | TED Speaker

Helen Walters is the head of curation at TED, where she has the privilege of overseeing the work of an absurdly talented group of specialist curators and deep thinkers to bring the very sharpest minds and ideas to the TED stage.
Head of curation at TED
https://www.ted.com/speakers/helen_walters

Mariano Sigman: Your words may predict your future mental health

Can the way you speak and write today predict your future mental state, even the onset of psychosis? In this fascinating talk, neuroscientist Mariano Sigman reflects on ancient Greece and the origins of introspection to investigate how our words hint at our inner lives and details a word-mapping algorithm that could predict the development of sc...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mariano_sigman_your_words_may_predict_your_future_mental_health

Achim Steiner: Humanity's planet-shaping powers -- and what they mean for the future

Humanity now has incredible power to shape nature and the Earth: the power to destroy and the power to repair, says sustainability champion and UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. In this action-oriented talk, Steiner shows how this power is putting our own survival at risk -- and takes us on a global tour of individuals and societies that are cho...
https://www.ted.com/talks/achim_steiner_humanity_s_planet_shaping_powers_and_what_they_mean_for_the_future

Emily Esfahani Smith | TED Speaker

In her book "The Power of Meaning," Emily Esfahani Smith rounds up the latest research -- and the stories of fascinating people she interviewed -- to argue that the search for meaning is far more fulfilling than the pursuit of personal happiness.
Journalist, author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/emily_esfahani_smith

Amy Webb: How I hacked online dating

Amy Webb was having no luck with online dating. The dates she liked didn't write her back, and her own profile attracted crickets (and worse). So, as any fan of data would do: she started making a spreadsheet. Hear the story of how she went on to hack her online dating life -- with frustrating, funny and life-changing results.
https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_webb_how_i_hacked_online_dating

Jorge Drexler: Poetry, music and identity

One night in 2002, a friend gave Jorge Drexler the chorus to a song and challenged him to write the rest of it using a complex, poetic form known as the "Décima." In this fascinating talk, Drexler examines the blended nature of identity, weaving together the history of the Décima with his own quest to write one. He closes the talk with a perform...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jorge_drexler_poetry_music_and_identity

Oscar Schwartz: Can a computer write poetry?

If you read a poem and feel moved by it, but then find out it was actually written by a computer, would you feel differently about the experience? Would you think that the computer had expressed itself and been creative, or would you feel like you had fallen for a cheap trick? In this talk, writer Oscar Schwartz examines why we react so strongly...
https://www.ted.com/talks/oscar_schwartz_can_a_computer_write_poetry

Bina Venkataraman | TED Speaker

Bina Venkataraman is the Editorial Page Editor of the Boston Globe, a professor at MIT and the author of "The Optimist's Telescope."
Journalist, author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/bina_venkataraman

Nadia Kalman: Three anti-social skills to improve your writing

You need social skills to have a conversation in real life -- but they're quite different from the skills you need to write good dialogue. Educator Nadia Kalman suggests a few "anti-social skills," like eavesdropping and muttering to yourself, that can help you write an effective dialogue for your next story. [Directed by Joyce Stenneke, narrate...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nadia_kalman_three_anti_social_skills_to_improve_your_writing

Eric Liu | TED Speaker

As CEO of Citizen University, Eric Liu is working to spark a civic revival in the US and beyond.
Civic evangelist, author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/eric_liu

Pavan Sukhdev | TED Speaker

A banker by training, Pavan Sukhdev runs the numbers on greening up -- showing that green economies are an effective engine for creating jobs and creating wealth.
Environmental economist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/pavan_sukhdev

Wes Moore: How to talk to veterans about war

Wes Moore joined the US Army to pay for college, but the experience became core to who he is. In this heartfelt talk, the paratrooper and captain -- who went on to write "The Other Wes Moore" -- explains the shock of returning home from Afghanistan. He shares the single phrase he heard from civilians on repeat, and shows why it's just not suffic...
https://www.ted.com/talks/wes_moore_how_to_talk_to_veterans_about_war

Baratunde Thurston | TED Speaker

Baratunde Thurston is an Emmy-nominated writer, activist and comedian who addresses serious issues with depth, wit and calls to action. He believes the stories we tell help shape the world in which we live. Also, he's from the future.
Writer, activist, comedian
https://www.ted.com/speakers/baratunde_thurston
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