Ep. 249 - Chris Anderson: TED - Tricks to Mastering Public Speaking and Storytelling

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2017

⏱️ 89 minutes

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After a long journalism career, Chris Anderson became the curator of the TED Conference in 2002. Since then he has expanded the conference to cover all topics including science, business and global issues. He introduced the TEDx initiative, giving licenses free of charge to local organizers who want to put together their own live event. In 2016, Chris published his book, "TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking". It's an insider's guide to creating an unforgettable talk. Listen to thousands of free TED Talks on ted.com and follow Chris on twitter @TEDchris. ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.4	This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.
0:12.4	Today on the James Altiger Show.
0:15.2	The essence of TED is that everyone has a message.
0:18.8	Everyone has something to communicate. Everyone has a story.
0:21.6	There's communication in every species, but what there isn't in any other species
0:26.0	is the ability to build concepts that can then be shared and transferred into other brains
0:32.8	and so that we can all build up these world views.
0:35.2	That change our behaviour, there are very few things that people can do by themselves.
0:40.4	Almost everything that's worthwhile doing has to be done by multiple people with a shared vision.
0:46.4	What are brains noticed are things that are different
0:49.2	and so that puts constant pressure on innovating and on finding a way to surprise people.
0:56.0	If a speaker shows a bit of vulnerability, shows a bit of humanity,
1:01.2	shows you why what you're about to hear.
1:05.2	Actually, that's going to be interesting.
1:07.2	You know, this is a problem I've been thinking about my whole life and people don't know it.
1:12.0	If you can make people want to open the door and make them curious,
1:15.2	then suddenly they will really pay attention.
1:19.2	What I say in the book is you can't push knowledge into a brain.
1:23.6	You know, it has to be pulled in.
1:30.4	Oh my God, I am so excited for this new sponsor, Indochino.
1:34.8	Before Indochino, I only had three outfits, but finally, I got rid of one
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