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From the Ted Talk by Derek Sivers: How to start a movement

Unscramble the Blue Letters


(ltghauer)

(Applause)

And here comes a second follower. Now it's not a lone nut, it's not two nuts — three is a crowd, and a crowd is news. So a movement must be public. It's important to show not just the leader, but the followers, because you find that new followers emulate the feorllwos, not the ldeear.

Now, here come two more people, and iaeltemmdiy after, three more people. Now we've got momentum. This is the tipping pinot. Now we've got a meevnomt.

(Laughter)

So, notice that, as more people join in, it's less risky. So those that were sitting on the fence before now have no reason not to. They won't stand out, they won't be ridiculed, but they will be part of the in-crowd if they hurry.

Open Cloze


(________)

(Applause)

And here comes a second follower. Now it's not a lone nut, it's not two nuts — three is a crowd, and a crowd is news. So a movement must be public. It's important to show not just the leader, but the followers, because you find that new followers emulate the _________, not the ______.

Now, here come two more people, and ___________ after, three more people. Now we've got momentum. This is the tipping _____. Now we've got a ________.

(Laughter)

So, notice that, as more people join in, it's less risky. So those that were sitting on the fence before now have no reason not to. They won't stand out, they won't be ridiculed, but they will be part of the in-crowd if they hurry.

Solution


  1. laughter
  2. point
  3. leader
  4. movement
  5. followers
  6. immediately

Original Text


(Laughter)

(Applause)

And here comes a second follower. Now it's not a lone nut, it's not two nuts — three is a crowd, and a crowd is news. So a movement must be public. It's important to show not just the leader, but the followers, because you find that new followers emulate the followers, not the leader.

Now, here come two more people, and immediately after, three more people. Now we've got momentum. This is the tipping point. Now we've got a movement.

(Laughter)

So, notice that, as more people join in, it's less risky. So those that were sitting on the fence before now have no reason not to. They won't stand out, they won't be ridiculed, but they will be part of the in-crowd if they hurry.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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collocation frequency
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Important Words


  1. applause
  2. crowd
  3. emulate
  4. fence
  5. find
  6. follower
  7. followers
  8. hurry
  9. immediately
  10. important
  11. join
  12. laughter
  13. leader
  14. lone
  15. momentum
  16. movement
  17. news
  18. notice
  19. nut
  20. nuts
  21. part
  22. people
  23. point
  24. public
  25. reason
  26. ridiculed
  27. risky
  28. show
  29. sitting
  30. stand
  31. tipping