Talk Like Ted key takeaways
by Parker · 21 things on NewTwos
- Read my full book notes
- Ideas must inspire others
- Teach your audience something new they can use in their daily lives
- Express meaningful connection to your topic
- Ask yourself, "what makes my heart sing?"
- Speak about friends and family members to connect with everyday people
- Establish credibility, share data and statistics, and make it emotional
- Tell a story rich with imagery (see, touch, feel, smell, taste, hear)
- The honest, inside story of any man's life, told without ego, is entertaining
- Use metaphors, analogies, and vivid language. Don't use cliches, buzzwords, and jargons
- Practice over and over until it is like having a conversation with a close friend
- Walk, talk, and look like a leader whom people want to follow
- Make something remarkable
- Package new information in a different way to solve an old problem
- Never leave data dangling. Context matters
- Craft a short message that conveys your big idea
- Use humor with novelty
- Deliver data one statistic or theme per slide (minimal words), followed by images
- Be your authentic self
- A great speaker makes you want to be a better person
- You are capable of so much more than you've imagined