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Talk Like TED
- Author
- Carmine Gallo
- Narrator
- Carmine Gallo
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 25 February 2016
- Run Time
- 7 hours 42 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Discover the secrets to a perfect TED Talk and learn how to hone your public speaking with internationally respected communications coach and Harvard University instructor, Carmine Gallo. With a new introduction from the author.
‘A smart, practical book that will teach you how to give a kick-butt presentation’ – Daniel H. Pink, No. 1 bestselling author of Drive and To Sell is Human
TED Talks have become the gold standard for public speaking around the world. And yet the techniques that top TED speakers use are the same ones that will make any presentation or talk more dynamic, fire up any team, and give anyone the confidence to overcome their fear of public speaking.
Bestselling author Carmine Gallo has broken down the top TED Talks and interviewed the most popular TED presenters to uncover the nine secrets of all successful TED talks, including
- Unleashing the master within
- Delivering jaw dropping moments
- Sticking to the eighteen-minute rule
And more. Through these nine secrets, Gallo provides a step-by-step method that makes it possible for anyone to create, design, and deliver a presentation that is engaging, persuasive, and memorable.
Talk Like TED will show you how to present the ideas that matter most to you – presentations that will energize your audience to spread those ideas, launch new initiatives, and reach their highest goals.
Critics Review
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Talk Like TED is a smart, practical book that will teach you how to give a kick-butt presentation
Daniel H. Pink, No. 1 New York Times Bestselling Author of To Sell Is Human and Drive
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Lively and appealing . . . the book draws on current brain science to explain what wins over, and fires up, an audience – and what doesn't
Fortune
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A dynamic work focused on storytelling, filled with examples from TED Talks . . . The book is sure to be a hit with anyone who wants to be a more successful communicator
Publishers Weekly
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I found his book compelling and educational, and I'm now ready to shorten and reformat my speeches
Inc. Magazine
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Gallo’s book is crammed with valuable insights as well as practical dos and don’ts. Read it and you, too, can stand and deliver a compelling, convincing and memorable talk, speech or presentation
SUCCESS
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The premise of this book, that TED talks provide great examples and lessons, is a magnificent insight. Then Carmine's execution of this premise is even better. This book will make you a much better speaker
Guy Kawasaki, former chief evangelist of Apple and author of APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur
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This book offers anyone trying to get better at spoken communications a comprehensive description of the elements that make for greatness. It is deeply researched and draws on some of the best examples of current public speaking
Management Today
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Read this book to understand the secrets to delivering presentations that sell yourself and your cause by adopting techniques from some of the most notable speakers on the planet
Dan Schawbel, New York Times bestselling author of Promote Yourself and Me 2.0
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Inspire, motivate and persuade any audience! That's what Carmine Gallo helped me do and now he can help you, too, in Talk Like TED.
Darren Hardy, publisher and founding editor of SUCCESS magazine
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In this book, Gallo performs magic: he shows us exactly what makes the world's greatest talks so great [...] Gallo gives us secrets we can apply to our own presentations so that people actually want to hear us talk
Dan Roam, author of The Back of the Napkin and Show and Tell
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Details
- Author
- Carmine Gallo
- Narrator
- Carmine Gallo
- Duration
- 7 hours 42 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 February 2016
- ISBN
- 9781509831135
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Business communication, etiquette and presentation, Speaking in public: advice and guides, Management: leadership and motivation, Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude
Synopsis
Discover the secrets to a perfect TED Talk and learn how to hone your public speaking with internationally respected communications coach and Harvard University instructor, Carmine Gallo. With a new introduction from the author.‘A smart, practical book that will teach you how to give a kick-butt presentation’ – Daniel H. Pink, No. 1 bestselling author of Drive and To Sell is HumanTED Talks have become the gold standard for public speaking around the world. And yet the techniques that top TED speakers use are the same ones that will make any presentation or talk more dynamic, fire up any team, and give anyone the confidence to overcome their fear of public speaking.Bestselling author Carmine Gallo has broken down the top TED Talks and interviewed the most popular TED presenters to uncover the nine secrets of all successful TED talks, includingUnleashing the master withinDelivering jaw dropping momentsSticking to the eighteen-minute ruleAnd more. Through these nine secrets, Gallo provides a step-by-step method that makes it possible for anyone to create, design, and deliver a presentation that is engaging, persuasive, and memorable.Talk Like TED will show you how to present the ideas that matter most to you – presentations that will energize your audience to spread those ideas, launch new initiatives, and reach their highest goals.
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