Talk like TED Speakers -10 Secrets of Great Public Speakers

As a leader, gaining the trust of your team is a “must”. A key part in gaining trust is communication. Talk Like Ted is a 1-day workshop that deals with the material in the book, “Talk Like TED” (TLT).

The “compleat” leaders are always ready to speak if the occasion requires it. It is a must for them to be ready to give impromptu talks that require thinking on our feet. TLT is also valuable that want to be a more influential and interesting people for casual conversations one on one or a small group.

Most TLT speakers hit the emotional spot of the audience, or talk about something new (novelty) or present in a novel manner and make their talk memorable.

 

Emotional

This part will discuss how being vulnerable, passionate, and obsessed in all communications to enhance connection. It will include a discussion on the importance of adding “humanity” for impact, positivity for effectiveness and persuasion.

 

For high impact, we need to default to a unique story that makes our heart sing then focus on

Sharing something to better the lives of our audience. Stories are data with a soul. Communication should be 65% pathos (act of appealing toemotion), 25% logos (rational persuasion), 10% ethos (credibility). Hence, the best starting place is with a highly personal experience or a story about a friend, family member, kid; introducing the hero, the one everyone roots for to save the day.As a bonus, wherever possible, add an unexpected twist to draw attention.

 

TLT speakers lighten up during the delivery, as they are simply having a conversation with the audience and stealing humor in the right context; while controlling the 4 variables: Rate (190WPM), Volume, Pitch, Pauses.

 

Novelty

Audiences love to be taught something and is done by creatinga “dopamine” rush, via an emotionally charged event. Most TED speakers focus on only one idea that unlocks ideas in listeners mind, previously not considered and by appealing to all the senses.

 

Memorable

Most TED speakers keep their talk to a maximum of 18minutes painting mental pictures and explaining simplywhat they know well enough.

Franco Del Rosario


Franco specializes in C-Suite Executive development, facilitation of strategic planning, sales and marketing reviews, and enabling firms to leverage corporate culture for strategic advantage and drive increased profitability and efficiency.

He was the Head of Corporate Development and Strategy for five(5) years with Davis Langdon in Manila, Philippines. He worked for fifteen(15) years with IBM North America in NewYork and Florida in Marketing and Financial functions. He had ten(10) years work stint with the Dole Food Company in the U.S., Nicaragua, Korea, and Japan in Marketing. He is a Green Associateof the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Designs (LEEDGA) of the U.S. Green Building Council. Franco holds an MBA from Columbia University, NewYork, USA. He also holds a Lia Com dual degreein History and Political Science and Commerce major in Accounting from the De La Salle University. He was a former Vice President of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) in2006.

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