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Paperback. Condition: Good. How to Deliver a Great TED talk is a complete public speaking system for delivering highly effective presentations and speeches. If you've watched TED talks before, you've no doubt been inspired and electrified by speeches by figures such as Sir Ken Robinson, Jill Bolte Taylor, Simon Sinek and Dan Pink. What makes these TED talks so inspiring? What is the secret formula for creating a successful TED talk? And how can you use this formula to deliver your own powerful TED talk (or any other presentation or speech, for that matter)? If you follow the guidelines and tools How to Deliver a Great TED Talk (previously published as How to Deliver the Perfect TED Talk), I guarantee that your audience will have no choice but to be wrapped up in your speeches and presentations. I studied more than 200 of the most inspiring TED talks, analyzed each one line by line and discovered the common elements that make them successful. This book is the result of my intensive research. In it, you'll discover tools that will help make you twice the speaker you are today in half the time. This book is also based on the work of bestselling authors Chip and Dan Heath. In their groundbreaking book, Made to Stick, Chip and Dan Heath revealed six simple principles for creating memorable messages. In this book, I have taken Chip and Dan's work and applied it to creating powerfully persuasive presentations. I use their SUCCESS framework and draw on examples from TED talks to show how the success principles can be applied to public speaking. More specifically, you will learn how to: - Craft a repeatable power phrase - Utlize the ABC-C speech structure - Use rhetorical devices to spice up your speech - Create an attention-grabbing opening - Build the body of your presentation/speech - Craft a compelling closing - Use statistics to grab attention - Create a wow-moment - Bring your characters to life - Use analogies, metaphors and similes - Turn your stories into mental movies - Build your credibility with the speech introduction - Add internal credibility to your presentation - Build an emotional connection with your audience - Use compelling visuals - Use PowerPoint the right way - Arouse your audience's curiosity - Use Sir Ken Robinson and Dan Pink's techniques for adding humor to a speech - Use rhetorical questions to hook your audience into your presentation - Use the five C's of storytelling to create spell-binding stories - Deliver dynamic TED talk (or any other presentation or speech) Whether you are scheduled to deliver a TED talk, a business presentation or a motivational or inspiring speech, this book will teach you the techniques used by some of the world's most powerful public speakers. Learn the art of public speaking and persuasion by studying the speeches of inspiring speakers such as Anthony Robbins, Sir Ken Robinson, Mike Rowe and Dr. Jill Taylor. Shorten your learning curve and learn the public speaking secrets most speakers never discover. If you're ready to become the kind of speaker other people pay and line up to see, scroll up, click the buy button and get started today.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Every speaker can put these ideas into practice immediately -- and they should Dr. Richard C. Harris, Certified World Class Speaking Coach An insightful read Dennis Waller, Top 500 Reviewer Superb communication advice Larry Nocella MASTER THE ONE THING ALL GREAT TED TALKS HAVE IN COMMON What is the secret to delivering a great TED talk? What is the magic ingredient that makes a TED talk captivating? And more importantly, how can you use those secrets to make your presentations more powerful, dynamic and engaging? To try to answer these questions, I studied over 200 of the best TED talks. I broke each TED talk down in terms of structure, message and delivery. Here's what I discovered. After studying over 200 TED talks, the one commonality among all the great TED talks is that they contain stories. UTILIZE ADVANCED STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES TO INJECT LIFE INTO YOUR PRESENTATIONS Essentially, the best speakers on the TED stage were the ones who had mastered the art of storytelling. They had mastered how to craft and present their stories in a way that allowed them to share their message with the world without seeming like they were lecturing their audience. DISCOVER THE 23 STORYTELLING SECRETS OF THE BEST TED TALKS In this short but powerful guide, you're going to learn how to use stories to make your presentations engaging and entertaining. Using case studies drawn from TED talks by Sir Ken Robinson, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, Susan Cain, Leslie Morgan Steiner, Mike Rowe and Malcom Gladwell, you'll learn how to craft stories that keep your audience mesmerized. By the time you've finished reading this storytelling manifesto, you will have picked up twenty-three principles on how to create stories that keep your audiences mesmerized. Whether you are giving a TED talk or a corporate presentation, you will be able to apply the principles you pick up in this guide to make your next talk a roaring success RAVE REVIEWS FROM READERS No more boring speeches and presentations Douglas L. Coppock A crisp and no fluff book Kam Syed A great book on storytelling David Bishop Excellent book for any speaker Dean Krosecz.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Every speaker can put these ideas into practice immediately -- and they should Dr. Richard C. Harris, Certified World Class Speaking Coach An insightful read Dennis Waller, Top 500 Reviewer Superb communication advice Larry Nocella MASTER THE ONE THING ALL GREAT TED TALKS HAVE IN COMMON What is the secret to delivering a great TED talk? What is the magic ingredient that makes a TED talk captivating? And more importantly, how can you use those secrets to make your presentations more powerful, dynamic and engaging? To try to answer these questions, I studied over 200 of the best TED talks. I broke each TED talk down in terms of structure, message and delivery. Here's what I discovered. After studying over 200 TED talks, the one commonality among all the great TED talks is that they contain stories. UTILIZE ADVANCED STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES TO INJECT LIFE INTO YOUR PRESENTATIONS Essentially, the best speakers on the TED stage were the ones who had mastered the art of storytelling. They had mastered how to craft and present their stories in a way that allowed them to share their message with the world without seeming like they were lecturing their audience. DISCOVER THE 23 STORYTELLING SECRETS OF THE BEST TED TALKS In this short but powerful guide, you're going to learn how to use stories to make your presentations engaging and entertaining. Using case studies drawn from TED talks by Sir Ken Robinson, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, Susan Cain, Leslie Morgan Steiner, Mike Rowe and Malcom Gladwell, you'll learn how to craft stories that keep your audience mesmerized. By the time you've finished reading this storytelling manifesto, you will have picked up twenty-three principles on how to create stories that keep your audiences mesmerized. Whether you are giving a TED talk or a corporate presentation, you will be able to apply the principles you pick up in this guide to make your next talk a roaring success RAVE REVIEWS FROM READERS No more boring speeches and presentations Douglas L. Coppock A crisp and no fluff book Kam Syed A great book on storytelling David Bishop Excellent book for any speaker Dean Krosecz.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. *Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, New Statesman, Air Mail, and more * Longlisted for the Chautauqua Prize * Recipient of a Whiting Grant* A "haunting and elegant" (The Wall Street Journal) story about love, faith, the search for utopia--and the often devastating cost of idealism. It's the late 1960s, and two lovers converge on an arid patch of earth in South India. John Walker is the handsome scion of a powerful East Coast American family. Diane Maes is a beautiful hippie from Belgium. They have come to build a new world--Auroville, an international utopian community for thousands of people. Their faith is strong, the future bright. So how do John and Diane end up dying two decades later, on the same day, on a cracked concrete floor in a thatch hut by a remote canyon? This is the mystery Akash Kapur sets out to solve in Better to Have Gone, and it carries deep personal resonance: Diane and John were the parents of Akash's wife, Auralice. Akash and Auralice grew up in Auroville; like the rest of their community, they never really understood those deaths. In 2004, Akash and Auralice return to Auroville from New York, where they have been living with John's family. As they reestablish themselves in the community, along with their two sons, they must confront the ghosts of those distant deaths. Slowly, they come to understand how the tragic individual fates of John and Diane intersected with the collective history of their town. "A riveting account of human aspiration and folly taken to extremes" (The Boston Globe), Better to Have Gone probes the underexplored yet universal idea of utopia and portrays in vivid detail the daily life of one such community. Richly atmospheric and filled with remarkable characters, spread across time and continents, this is narrative writing of the highest order--a "gripping.compelling.[and] heartbreaking story, deeply researched and lucidly told" (The New York Times Book Review).…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. *Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, New Statesman, Air Mail, and more * Longlisted for the Chautauqua Prize * Recipient of a Whiting Grant* A "haunting and elegant" (The Wall Street Journal) story about love, faith, the search for utopia--and the often devastating cost of idealism. It's the late 1960s, and two lovers converge on an arid patch of earth in South India. John Walker is the handsome scion of a powerful East Coast American family. Diane Maes is a beautiful hippie from Belgium. They have come to build a new world--Auroville, an international utopian community for thousands of people. Their faith is strong, the future bright. So how do John and Diane end up dying two decades later, on the same day, on a cracked concrete floor in a thatch hut by a remote canyon? This is the mystery Akash Kapur sets out to solve in Better to Have Gone, and it carries deep personal resonance: Diane and John were the parents of Akash's wife, Auralice. Akash and Auralice grew up in Auroville; like the rest of their community, they never really understood those deaths. In 2004, Akash and Auralice return to Auroville from New York, where they have been living with John's family. As they reestablish themselves in the community, along with their two sons, they must confront the ghosts of those distant deaths. Slowly, they come to understand how the tragic individual fates of John and Diane intersected with the collective history of their town. "A riveting account of human aspiration and folly taken to extremes" (The Boston Globe), Better to Have Gone probes the underexplored yet universal idea of utopia and portrays in vivid detail the daily life of one such community. Richly atmospheric and filled with remarkable characters, spread across time and continents, this is narrative writing of the highest order--a "gripping.compelling.[and] heartbreaking story, deeply researched and lucidly told" (The New York Times Book Review).…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Black & White edition This is the B&W edition of the book. All pictures inside will be in grayscale. Reading this book changed my presentation style and my slides, both for the better - and I've been a professional speaker for over 30 years. Becki L. James How to Design TED-Worthy Presentation Slides is a short, practical and step-by-step guide to creating sexy slides. It is based on an extensive analysis of some of the best TED speakers, such as Brene Brown, Daniel Pink, Amy Cuddy, Larry Lessig, Seth Godin, Bill Gates and many, many more. LEARN HOW TO BREATHE LIFE INTO YOUR SLIDES, INSTEAD OF DRAINING IT OUT OF YOUR AUDIENCE By the end of this guide, you too will be able to create sexy presentation slides that keep your audiences mesmerized. More importantly, you will be able to design presentations that breathe life into your slides, instead of draining it out of your audience. Here's just a taste of what you'll learn inside the book: -The most common mistake most presenters make - and how you can avoid it -The one principle that will make you better than 90% of most speakers -How to quickly create a presentation storyboard -Bill Gates' trick for transforming his slides from dull to dashing -The Seth Godin presentation formula -The importance of contrast -Locating and using sexy fonts -Spicing up your presentations with video -Displaying data without being dull -Ensuring consistency between slides -How to deliver a great TED talk (or any other speech or presentation) -And much, much more. A must read.An essential tool for preparing effective, interesting and sexy presentations.a must read for any professional who wants to improve his communicational skills. Rosalinda Scalia The lessons shared in this short book will a go a long way to helping a person give better public presentations. The insights shared by Akash are like golden nuggets in a river full of info Alan Portugal I have been teaching workshops at universities and Fortune 500 Campuses up and down the East Coast on building better presentations. Akash hits all the right notes in this book. A must read for anyone wanting to build powerful presentations. David Bishop Excellent for those who want to really engage their audience. I incorporated many of the principles within and developed a more effective product presentation. Tom Tipps Right on the mark. Just what I was looking for as a non-designer. Erik J. Zettelmayer Make a greater impact with your presentations. While reading this book I was mentally reviewing my talks where I use PowerPoint slides. I am now changing some of those slides to make a greater impact on the listeners. These tips are easy to implement and make sense. John C. Erdman As always we can expect the best from Akash and we are getting more. Payam Bahrampoor This book gives practical advice. However, it does not stop there. It demonstrates how to use that advice, gives visual examples of what to do and what not to do and explains why. It turns creating a presentation from a dreaded event to one allowing creativity to flow and your passion about your subject matter to emerge on the screen through your slides. Pandora Training and Consulting I will admit to rarely reviewing books. However, this book was such a step above any others I've read on the art of PowerPoint presentations, I had to give it a five star review. David Schwind.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Black & White edition This is the B&W edition of the book. All pictures inside will be in grayscale. Reading this book changed my presentation style and my slides, both for the better - and I've been a professional speaker for over 30 years. Becki L. James How to Design TED-Worthy Presentation Slides is a short, practical and step-by-step guide to creating sexy slides. It is based on an extensive analysis of some of the best TED speakers, such as Brene Brown, Daniel Pink, Amy Cuddy, Larry Lessig, Seth Godin, Bill Gates and many, many more. LEARN HOW TO BREATHE LIFE INTO YOUR SLIDES, INSTEAD OF DRAINING IT OUT OF YOUR AUDIENCE By the end of this guide, you too will be able to create sexy presentation slides that keep your audiences mesmerized. More importantly, you will be able to design presentations that breathe life into your slides, instead of draining it out of your audience. Here's just a taste of what you'll learn inside the book: -The most common mistake most presenters make - and how you can avoid it -The one principle that will make you better than 90% of most speakers -How to quickly create a presentation storyboard -Bill Gates' trick for transforming his slides from dull to dashing -The Seth Godin presentation formula -The importance of contrast -Locating and using sexy fonts -Spicing up your presentations with video -Displaying data without being dull -Ensuring consistency between slides -How to deliver a great TED talk (or any other speech or presentation) -And much, much more. A must read.An essential tool for preparing effective, interesting and sexy presentations.a must read for any professional who wants to improve his communicational skills. Rosalinda Scalia The lessons shared in this short book will a go a long way to helping a person give better public presentations. The insights shared by Akash are like golden nuggets in a river full of info Alan Portugal I have been teaching workshops at universities and Fortune 500 Campuses up and down the East Coast on building better presentations. Akash hits all the right notes in this book. A must read for anyone wanting to build powerful presentations. David Bishop Excellent for those who want to really engage their audience. I incorporated many of the principles within and developed a more effective product presentation. Tom Tipps Right on the mark. Just what I was looking for as a non-designer. Erik J. Zettelmayer Make a greater impact with your presentations. While reading this book I was mentally reviewing my talks where I use PowerPoint slides. I am now changing some of those slides to make a greater impact on the listeners. These tips are easy to implement and make sense. John C. Erdman As always we can expect the best from Akash and we are getting more. Payam Bahrampoor This book gives practical advice. However, it does not stop there. It demonstrates how to use that advice, gives visual examples of what to do and what not to do and explains why. It turns creating a presentation from a dreaded event to one allowing creativity to flow and your passion about your subject matter to emerge on the screen through your slides. Pandora Training and Consulting I will admit to rarely reviewing books. However, this book was such a step above any others I've read on the art of PowerPoint presentations, I had to give it a five star review. David Schwind.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. .boils complex issues and ideas down to concise actionable material. Thomas Lindey .a quick read that can have immediate and long term benefits. The exercises in chapter two are really good. The advice in chapters 3 and 4 is spot on. I'm going to share it with my three sons. Phil Barth Compared to the other self-help books, this one of the easiest books to follow and implement, from start to finish. Alnoor Talwar MASTER THE ONE SKILL ALL PEAK PERFORMERS HAVE IN COMMON What is the one skill that the world's most successful leaders, athletes and business people have in common? And more importantly, how can you harness this skill to achieve greater success, fulfillment and well-being in your business and personal life? New research reveals that resilience - more than IQ - is a key factor in determining your success and well-being, at work as well as in your relationships. In fact, studies show that people with higher levels of resilience have higher productivity, better health, greater morale, higher job satisfaction and lower stress. DISCOVER 7 SCIENCE-BACKED TOOLS THAT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE WHEN IT COUNTS In this book, you will discover the 7 things resilient people do differently.and how to apply them in your own life so that you can: - Persevere through adversity. - Quickly bounce back from disappointments. - Break negative emotional patterns by taking control of your self-talk and inner movies. - Instantly shift your emotional state using the power of physiology. - Create greater drive and ambition by mastering the use of self-directed questions. - Supercharge your energy levels at a moment's notice. - Experience even greater excitement, passion, happiness and fulfillment in every area of your life. Using the 7 habits of resilient people discussed in this book, you will be able to handle the vulnerabilities of intimate relationships, the risks and failures of business and the ups and downs of life. RAVE REVIEWS FROM READERS .a great book if you're looking to master your emotions, become more resilient, flexible, and ultimately successful. M. Sean Marshall I'll definitely be reading this book again, because I spent the whole time analyzing my own thoughts and reactions and found a great deal to work on. Rebecca Vickers Akash] has knocked it out of the park. A great read full of examples.Highly recommended. Jamie Hill Just one idea in this book might be the what you need. Ready to get stared? Then take advantage of this limited-time introductory pricing, scroll up and click the BUY NOW button to grab your copy.…

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