The document outlines five public speaking tips from Chris Anderson, TED Talks curator, emphasizing the importance of eye contact, vulnerability, humor, humility, and storytelling. These skills are presented as essential for engaging audiences effectively and are increasingly valuable in today's economy. The article posits that mastering these techniques can enhance speakers' ability to communicate ideas powerfully.

1. Public Speaking tips
gives its speakers
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2. IS MORE IMPORTANT
THAN EVER.
As the global economy rewards
people with great ideas,
your ability to explain, inspire,
inform and persuade

3. which are viewed more
than 1 billion times a year,
TED TALKS
have become the
gold standard of
public speaking.

4. CHRIS
ANDERSON
TED Talks curator,
offers 5 public-speaking tips
that he, and the conference
organizers, give each speaker
as they prepare to take a TED
stage.

5. 1. MAKE EYE
CONTACT,
RIGHT FROM
THE START

6. “Great speakers find a way of making an
early connection with their audience. It
can be as simple as walking confidently
on stage, looking around, making eye
contact with two or three people, and
smiling.”
-Chris Anderson, TED Talks curator

7. 2. SHOW
VULNERABILITY

8. “One of the best ways to disarm an
audience is to first reveal your own
vulnerability...
Authentic vulnerability is powerful.
Oversharing is not.”
-Chris Anderson, TED Talks curator

9. 3. MAKE THEM
LAUGH (BUT
NOT SQUIRM.)

10. “If you can find just one short
story that makes people smile, it
may unlock the rest of your talk.”
-Chris Anderson, TED Talks curator
C O M P A N Y . C O M

11. 4. PARK YOUR EGO.

12. “Remember that the purpose
of your talk is to gift an idea,
not to self-promote.”
-Chris Anderson, TED Talks curator
C O M P A N Y . C O M

13. 5. TELL A STORY.

14. “Tales of failure, awkwardness, misfortune,
danger, or disaster, told authentically, are
often the moment when listeners shift
from plain vanilla interest to deep
engagement.”
-Chris Anderson, TED Talks curator
C O M P A N Y . C O M

15. Presentation and public-speaking are
core skills for the 21st century.
They are “superpower” for
those who want to express
their ideas.

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