Tips From a Top TED Talker on How to Be Heard

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

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🗓️ 16 August 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Julian Treasure knows a thing or two about how to speak well. He's given five TED talks which have been watched over 125 million times, including one on, well, how to speak well, which resides in the top ten TED talks of all time. But as a former audio branding strategist, Julian got his start in the world of hearing, and as the title of his book — How to Be Heard: Secrets for Powerful Speaking and Listening — implies, he believes that if you really want to be a good communicator, you've got to learn how to be a good listener. So that's where we begin our conversation today. Julian shares why becoming a skilled listener is so important, and the practices you can use to do so. We then segue into the vocal part of communication, and Julian shares the four foundations for powerful speaking that apply whether you're talking in a casual conversation or on the TED stage. He discusses what separates the best TED talks from the just so-so, the breathing practice and posture cue that will improve the effectiveness of your vocal toolbox, and how to make your voice more resonant. We also discuss the physical gestures to generally avoid when speaking, including "the placater," and a highly effective tip for refining your body language. Show notes at aom.is/howtobeheard

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0:00.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:07.4	Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:10.6	Now Julian Treasurer knows a thing or two about how to speak well.
0:13.3	He's given five TED talks which have been washed over 125 million times, including one
0:17.8	on well, how to speak well, which resides in the top 10 TED talks of all time.
0:21.9	But as a former audio-branding strategist, Julian got his start in the world of hearing.
0:25.3	And as the title of his book, how to be heard, secrets are powerful, speaking and listening,
0:28.8	and applies, he believes that if you really want to be a good communicator, you've got
0:32.1	to learn how to be a good listener.
0:33.7	So that's where we begin our conversation today.
0:35.7	Julian shares why becoming a skilled listener is so important, and the practices you can
0:39.4	use to do so.
0:40.6	We then segue into the vocal part of communication, and Julian shares the four foundations for
0:44.4	powerful speaking that apply whether you're talking in a casual conversation or on the
0:48.2	TED stage.
0:49.4	He discusses what separates the best TED talks in the just-so-so, the breathing practice
0:53.3	and post-acute that will improve the effectiveness of your vocal toolbox and how to make your voice
0:57.3	more resonant.
0:58.3	We also discuss the physical gestures to generally avoid when speaking, including the play cater,
1:02.3	and a highly-affected tip for refining your body language.
1:05.0	After the show's over, check out our show notes at aawim.is slash how to be heard.
1:08.8	All right, Julian Treasurer, welcome to the show.
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