Talking Like a TED Talker

The Look & Sound of Leadership

Essential Communications - Tom Henschel

Education, Executive Presence, Management, Careers, Executive Coaching, Self-improvement, Business

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🗓️ 4 May 2017

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

TED Talkers turn us into engrossed detectives, absorbed in solving the mysteries unfolding before us. But TED Talking doesn’t have to be saved for special events. This month’s coaching conversation explores ways to turn everyday presentations into compelling content that will hold people's interest ... like a TED Talk.

If you're crafting an actual TED Talk, use Chris Anderson's terrific book: "TED Talks."

I have a nifty 3-page reduction of Anderson's book. Reach out to me at [email protected] and I'll send it along.

Working to improve yourself as a presenter? The Coaching Tips archive are full of related episodes. Go to: essentialcomm.com/podcast and search the topic: "Presentation Skills."

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Look and Sound of Leadership, an ongoing series of
0:06.0	executive coaching tips designed to help you be perceived in the workplace the
0:09.9	way you want to be perceived. I'm Tom Henschel, your executive coach, and today we're talking
0:15.2	about talking like a TED Talker.
0:20.7	Kurt was a little freaked out.
0:23.0	I don't mind talking in front of groups, he told me during our coaching session.
0:27.0	I actually enjoy presenting at these annual global meetings, but I don't know what she means when she says she wants us to talk about our groups as if we're giving a TED Talk?
0:37.0	Kurt was referring to Dorothy, the company's CEO. Her vision for this year's global gathering was that she and her
0:44.5	senior team would stop delivering droning monologues one after the other.
0:49.0	Instead, she wanted everyone on her team to talk about their part of the business as if giving a TED Talk.
0:56.7	I loved the idea.
0:58.8	I said,
1:00.1	TED Talkers have a wonderful way of making us curious.
1:03.4	We suddenly become fascinated by something we didn't know was fascinating.
1:07.6	Kurt said,
1:08.8	You think I'm going to get people to think talent is fascinating, not that group."
1:15.0	Kurt was chief talent officer. I asked, but the work interests you, doesn't it?
1:21.0	Well, sure. So I said your job is to show me what interests you and to do it in a way
1:28.0	that'll interest me. That's what Ted Talkers do so well they show us why something is interesting.
1:34.7	He gave a skeptical smile, nice work if you can get it.
1:39.6	Well here's my first question, I said.
1:42.0	What's the one big idea you want me your listener to
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