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Playlist: Before public speaking… (9 talks)

If you’ve got a presentation to give at work or school — or are perhaps getting ready to speak at a TEDx event? — we recommend these talks to help get you pumped up.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/before_public_speaking

Playlist: The transformative power of street art (6 talks)

Public art transforms spaces and connects people, revitalizing its surroundings. Immerse yourself in these talks that morph communities into masterpieces.
Curated by TED · 6 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/street_art

Amanda Burden: How public spaces make cities work

More than 8 million people are crowded together to live in New York City. What makes it possible? In part, it’s the city’s great public spaces — from tiny pocket parks to long waterfront promenades — where people can stroll and play. Amanda Burden helped plan some of the city’s newest public spaces, drawing on her experience as, surprisingly, an...
https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_burden_how_public_spaces_make_cities_work

Abhishek Gopalka: How motivation can fix public systems

How do you fix broken public systems? You spark people's competitive spirit. In a talk about getting people motivated to make change, public sector strategist Abhishek Gopalka discusses how he helped improve the health system of Rajasthan, a state in India home to more than 80 million people, using the powers of transparency and public accountab...
https://www.ted.com/talks/abhishek_gopalka_how_motivation_can_fix_public_systems

Chris Anderson: TED's secret to great public speaking

There's no single formula for a great talk, but there is a secret ingredient that all the best ones have in common. TED curator Chris Anderson shares this secret -- along with four ways to make it work for you. Do you have what it takes to share an idea worth spreading?
https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_anderson_ted_s_secret_to_great_public_speaking

Frances Larson: Why public beheadings get millions of views

In a disturbing — but fascinating — walk through history, Frances Larson examines humanity's strange relationship with public executions … and specifically beheadings. As she shows us, they have always drawn a crowd, first in the public square and now on YouTube. What makes them horrific and compelling in equal measure?
https://www.ted.com/talks/frances_larson_why_public_beheadings_get_millions_of_views

Elizabeth Diller: A stealthy reimagining of urban public space

Cities are becoming increasingly privatized: commercial real estate dominates the streets, carving up open space that once belonged to the public and selling it as a commodity to the highest bidder. Architect Elizabeth Diller explores the causes and effects of this growing threat -- and takes us on tour of her groundbreaking projects aimed at cr...
https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_diller_a_stealthy_reimagining_of_urban_public_space

Dan Bell | TED Speaker

Dan Bell films urban decay.
Filmmaker
https://www.ted.com/speakers/dan_bell

Jason Robert Jaffe: Pros and cons of public opinion polls

How do public opinion polls work? And, more importantly, are they accurate? Jason Robert Jaffe reveals the complexities and biases of polls and provides tips on how to think about polls as we make everyday decisions. [Directed by Darcy Vorhees, narrated by Jason Robert Jaffe].
https://www.ted.com/talks/jason_robert_jaffe_pros_and_cons_of_public_opinion_polls

TED Masterclass

Master the skills of TED speakers with TED Masterclass. TED's official public speaking course will teach you how to identify, develop and share your best ideas with the world, either as an individual, a business, or an educational organization. For individuals TED Masterclass for individuals gives anyone the chance to develop their own TED-style...
https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/ted-masterclass

Siddhartha Roy: Science in service to the public good

We give scientists and engineers great technical training, but we're not as good at teaching ethical decision-making or building character. Take, for example, the environmental crisis that recently unfolded in Flint, Michigan -- and the professionals there who did nothing to fix it. Siddhartha Roy helped prove that Flint's water was contaminated...
https://www.ted.com/talks/siddhartha_roy_science_in_service_to_the_public_good

Raj Panjabi | TED Speaker

A billion people around the world lack access to health care because they live too far from a clinic. 2017 TED Prize winner Raj Panjabi aims to extend health services to the last mile.
Physician
https://www.ted.com/speakers/raj_panjabi

Kandice Sumner: How America's public schools keep kids in poverty

Why should a good education be exclusive to rich kids? Schools in low-income neighborhoods across the US, specifically in communities of color, lack resources that are standard at wealthier schools -- things like musical instruments, new books, healthy school lunches and soccer fields -- and this has a real impact on the potential of students. K...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kandice_sumner_how_america_s_public_schools_keep_kids_in_poverty

Maryn McKenna | TED Speaker

Maryn McKenna recounts the often terrifying stories behind emerging drug-resistant diseases that medical science is barely keeping at bay.
Public health journalist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/maryn_mckenna

Playlist: The Official TED Talk Guide Playlist (53 talks)

A list of the talks mentioned in TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking. Chris Anderson's comments on each talk (in the grey italics) indicate why they were included in the book. Use the book index for more info.
Curated by TED · 53 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/the_official_ted_talk_guide_pl

Megan Washington: Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking

Megan Washington is one of Australia's premier singer/songwriters. And, since childhood, she has had a stutter. In this bold and personal talk, she reveals how she copes with this speech impediment—from avoiding the letter combination “st” to tricking her brain by changing her words at the last minute to, yes, singing the things she has to say r...
https://www.ted.com/talks/megan_washington_why_i_live_in_mortal_dread_of_public_speaking

Antony Gormley | TED Speaker

Antony Gormley's work plays with the human form in space.
Sculptor
https://www.ted.com/speakers/antony_gormley

Gail Reed | TED Speaker

American journalist and Havana resident Gail Reed spotlights a Cuban medical school that trains doctors from low-income countries who pledge to serve communities like their own.
Cuban health care expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/gail_reed

Helen Marriage: Public art that turns cities into playgrounds of the imagination

Visual artist Helen Marriage stages astonishing, large-scale public art events that expand the boundaries of what's possible. In this visual tour of her work, she tells the story of three cities she transformed into playgrounds of the imagination -- picture London with a giant mechanical elephant marching through it -- and shows what happens whe...
https://www.ted.com/talks/helen_marriage_public_art_that_turns_cities_into_playgrounds_of_the_imagination

Sue Desmond-Hellmann: A smarter, more precise way to think about public health

Sue Desmond-Hellmann is using precision public health -- an approach that incorporates big data, consumer monitoring, gene sequencing and other innovative tools -- to solve the world's most difficult medical problems. It's already helped cut HIV transmission from mothers to babies by nearly half in sub-Saharan Africa, and now it's being used to ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sue_desmond_hellmann_a_smarter_more_precise_way_to_think_about_public_health

Tracie Keesee: How police and the public can create safer neighborhoods together

We all want to be safe, and our safety is intertwined, says Tracie Keesee, cofounder of the Center for Policing Equity. Sharing lessons she's learned from 25 years as a police officer, Keesee reflects on the public safety challenges faced by both the police and local neighborhoods, especially in the African American community, as well as the opp...
https://www.ted.com/talks/tracie_keesee_how_police_and_the_public_can_create_safer_neighborhoods_together

Alex Rosenthal: When is a pandemic over?

Consider the following scenario: a highly infectious, sometimes deadly respiratory virus infects humans for the first time. It spreads rapidly worldwide, and the WHO declares a pandemic. The death toll starts to rise and everyone is asking the same question: when will the pandemic end? Alex Rosenthal details the three main strategies governments...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_rosenthal_when_is_a_pandemic_over

Myriam Sidibe: The simple power of hand-washing

Myriam Sidibe is a warrior in the fight against childhood disease. Her weapon of choice? A bar of soap. For cost-effective prevention against sickness, it’s hard to beat soapy hand-washing, which cuts down risk of pneumonia, diarrhea, cholera and worse. Sidibe, a public-health expert, makes a smart case for public-private partnerships to promote...
https://www.ted.com/talks/myriam_sidibe_the_simple_power_of_hand_washing

Ramanan Laxminarayan | TED Speaker

At the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy, economist Ramanan Laxminarayan looks at big-picture issues of global health.
Drug-resistance economist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ramanan_laxminarayan

Shari Davis: What if you could help decide how the government spends public funds?

What if you could help decide how the government spends public funds in your community? That's the idea behind participatory budgeting, a process that brings local residents and governments together to develop concrete solutions to real problems close to home. In this inspiring call to action, community leader Shari Davis shows how participatory...
https://www.ted.com/talks/shari_davis_what_if_you_could_help_decide_how_the_government_spends_public_funds

Myriam Sidibe | TED Speaker

Dr. Myriam Sidibe promotes hand-washing with soap, setting up partnerships with governments, companies and communities to promote this simple, cheap, powerful disease-fighting tactic.
Public-health expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/myriam_sidibe

Anindya Kundu: The "opportunity gap" in US public education -- and how to close it

How can we tap into the potential of all students, especially those who come from disadvantaged backgrounds? Sociologist Anindya Kundu invites us to take a deeper look at the personal, social and institutional challenges that keep students from thriving in the United States -- and shows how closing this "opportunity gap" means valuing public edu...
https://www.ted.com/talks/anindya_kundu_the_opportunity_gap_in_us_public_education_and_how_to_close_it

Karen DeSalvo: How tech companies can help combat the pandemic and reshape public health

Karen DeSalvo, the chief health officer at Google, explains the partnership between big tech and public health in slowing the spread of COVID-19 -- and discusses a new contact tracing technology recently rolled out by Google and Apple that aims to ease the burden on health workers and provide scientists critical time to create a vaccine. (This v...
https://www.ted.com/talks/karen_desalvo_how_tech_companies_can_help_combat_the_pandemic_and_reshape_public_health

Leana Wen | TED Speaker

Dr. Leana Wen is Baltimore City's Health Commissioner.
Emergency physician, public health advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/leana_wen

TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking

For anyone who has ever been inspired by a TED Talk… this is an insider’s guide to creating talks that are unforgettable. TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking by Chris Anderson, curator of TED Now in paperback Since taking over TED in the early 2000s, Chris Anderson has shown how carefully crafted short talks can be the key to...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-talks-the-official-ted-guide-to-public-speaking
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