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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

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

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

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

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

Playlist: How to overcome your fears (9 talks)

Fear lives in the mind. So, how do we get it out of our heads? Follow in the footsteps of these speakers who have faced some of their deepest fears with strength and grace.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_to_overcome_your_fears

Daina Ramey Berry: The electrifying speeches of Sojourner Truth

Isabella Baumfree was born into slavery in late 18th century New York. Fleeing bondage with her youngest daughter, she renamed herself Sojourner Truth and embarked on a legendary speaking tour. She became known as an electrifying orator and her speeches impacted thousands of people in communities across the United States. Daina Ramey Berry detai...
https://www.ted.com/talks/daina_ramey_berry_the_electrifying_speeches_of_sojourner_truth

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

Playlist: How to make a great presentation (5 talks)

Stressed about an upcoming presentation? These talks are full of helpful tips on how to get up in front of an audience and make a lasting impression.
Curated by TED · 5 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_to_make_a_great_presentation

Playlist: Secrets to understanding life (10 talks)

From work and happiness, to love and success (and everything else in between), these talks offer insights on some of life's biggest secrets.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/secrets_to_understanding_life

Playlist: Immigrants who founded amazing companies (8 talks)

A round-up of fascinating TED speakers who have founded some of the most amazing companies.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/immigrants_who_founded_amazing_companies

Announcing TED Masterclass: TED's official public speaking course

We're excited to announce the release of TED Masterclass -- TED's official public speaking course. Delivered via mobile app, the course is guided by TED's Head Curator, Chris Anderson, and is designed to help you identify, develop and share your best ideas as a TED-style talk. Based on Anderson's book TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to ...
Posted November 5, 2019
https://blog.ted.com/2019/11/05/announcing-ted-masterclass-teds-official-public-speaking-course

Introducing "TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking"

TED curator Chris Anderson's guide to creating talks that are unforgettable.  A great TED Talk is proof that a carefully crafted short presentation can unlock empathy, stir excitement, spread knowledge and promote a shared dream. Done right, a talk can electrify a room and transform an audience’s worldview. Done right, a talk is more powe...
Posted May 3, 2016
https://blog.ted.com/2016/05/03/introducing-ted-talks-the-official-ted-guide-to-public-speaking

Robin Sanders | TED Speaker

Robin Sanders's eclectic style includes both audible imagery making and kinetic storytelling.
Spoken word artist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/robin_sanders

Sian Leah Beilock | TED Speaker

Sian Leah Beilock studies how performance anxiety can be exacerbated or alleviated, and the simple strategies we can use to ensure success under pressure.
Cognitive scientist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sian_leah_beilock

Krista Tippett | TED Speaker

Krista Tippett hosts the national public radio program "On Being," which takes up the great, animating questions of human life: What does it mean to be human? And how do we want to live?
Journalist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/krista_tippett

The Ebola vaccine, public speaking tips from our 3rd most-watched speaker, and a J.J. Abrams mystery

The members of the TED community have been very busy this week. Below, news briefs on what a few have been up to: Who’ll pay for the Ebola vaccine? To end the Ebola epidemic, we need a vaccine -- and a lot of it, fast. The challenge for drugmakers? That’s not a profitable business. Seth Berkley is in talks with GlaxoSmithKline and others to...
Posted November 6, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/11/06/ted-community-news-in-brief-11-06-2014

Want to learn how to give a great talk? Chris Anderson is writing the official TED guide to public speaking

Over and over, you keep asking us: What's the best way to give a TED Talk? It’s not just that you’re interested in sharing your ideas at a TED or local TEDx event. Short presentations have become a bread-and-butter staple at schools and offices around the world, and you want more guidance on how to give them well. And so, our curator Chri...
Posted October 16, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/10/16/chris-anderson-is-writing-the-the-official-ted-guide-to-public-speaking

Sinéad Burke | TED Speaker

Sinéad Burke amplifies voices and instigates curious conversations.
Writer, educator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sinead_burke

Mikael Cho: The science of stage fright (and how to overcome it)

Heart racing, palms sweating, labored breathing? No, you're not having a heart attack -- it's stage fright! If speaking in public makes you feel like you're fighting for your life, you're not alone. But the better you understand your body's reaction, the more likely you are to overcome it. Mikael Cho advises how to trick your brain and steal the...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mikael_cho_the_science_of_stage_fright_and_how_to_overcome_it

TEDxCrocettaSalon - an independently organized event

About this event: Many people have a fear of public speaking or they feel insecure about being in front of other people. However, knowing how to present yourself correctly and “selling” yourself and your ideas is a must-have skill nowadays. Evidence of that can be detected in every context, both in your professional and in your private life: from speaking about y...
Event details: Torino, Piemonte, Italy · June 29, 2016
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/19973

Suleika Jaouad | TED Speaker

Writer Suleika Jaouad is changing the conversation about what it means to thrive in the wake of illness and life's unexpected interruptions.
Writer, teacher, activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/suleika_jaouad

Cat Laine | TED Speaker

Cat Laine has made it her mission to find solutions to the problems that face the world’s poor, by merging innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit.
Social entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/cat_laine

James Hansen | TED Speaker

James Hansen has made key insights into our global climate -- and inspired a generation of activists and scientists.
Climatologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/james_hansen

Severn Cullis-Suzuki | TED Speaker

Severn Cullis-Suzuki is a lifelong environmental activist seeking justice for future generations.
Environmental educator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/severn_cullis_suzuki

Tom Stranger | TED Speaker

Tom Stranger is the co-author of "South of Forgiveness."
Co-author, landscape gardener
https://www.ted.com/speakers/tom_stranger

Christine Porath | TED Speaker

Christine Porath helps organizations build thriving workplaces.
Management professor, researcher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/christine_porath

TEDxYouth@RCHK - an independently organized event

About this event: The first ever TEDx event at RCHK seeks to cultivate a common interest for public speaking. The event strives to deliver an influential message in which the sharing of ideas through voice and visual communication is an engaging, prosperous and creative way to educate and inform each other. Knowledge is a vast ocean that exists to perpetually exp...
Event details: Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong · October 25, 2018
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/27111

Siddhartha Roy | TED Speaker

Siddhartha Roy is an environmental engineer and research scientist, who works at the nexus of drinking water, public health and environmental justice. He and his team helped uncover the Flint, Michigan Water Crisis.
Environmental engineer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/siddhartha_roy

Will Potter | TED Speaker

Award-winning journalist and author, Will Potter focuses on the animal rights and environmental movements, and civil liberties in the post-9/11 era.
Investigative journalist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/will_potter
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