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I don't know if you'll remember this, but we had sort of a tech mishap at my TED Talk.

Oh no. I remember there was someone who if things didn't go well,

who you could sort of go talk to or would give you a hug or something like,

there's someone, right, if things didn't go well.

I think I have a team of huggers if things don't go well.

Welcome to how to. I'm science writer David Epstein.

At some point, everyone's got to give a speech.

That could be on stage, it might be in your office, or these days staring into the dark black hole of your computer's camera.

And I've given a lot of speeches these last few years, and I still get nervous every single time.

Because you can prep and you can plan all you want, but successfully captivating an audience

that's different and tricky every time.

That's why we're focusing on TED Talks today, because they've set the standard for popular

speeches in the digital age.

And our expert this week, he knows a thing or two about them.

My name's Chris Anderson.

I'm the guy lucky enough to run TED, as in TED Talks.

And so you've been the curator for TED in this period where, in some ways, it became

synonymous with giving a public talk.

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