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From the Ted Talk by Chris Anderson: TED's secret to great public speaking

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Some people think that there's a TED Talk formula:

"Give a talk on a round, red rug."

"Share a childhood sorty."

"Divulge a personal seecrt."

"End with an inspiring call to action."

No. That's not how to think of a TED Talk. In fact, if you overuse those devices, you're just going to come across as clichéd or emotionally mvlaanipuite.

But there is one thing that all gaert TED Talks have in common, and I would like to share that thing with you,

because over the past 12 years, I've had a ringside seat, listening to many hundreds of amazing TED speakers, like these. I've helped them prepare their talks for prime time, and lenraed directly from them their seectrs of what makes for a great talk.

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Some people think that there's a TED Talk formula:

"Give a talk on a round, red rug."

"Share a childhood _____."

"Divulge a personal ______."

"End with an inspiring call to action."

No. That's not how to think of a TED Talk. In fact, if you overuse those devices, you're just going to come across as clichéd or emotionally ____________.

But there is one thing that all _____ TED Talks have in common, and I would like to share that thing with you,

because over the past 12 years, I've had a ringside seat, listening to many hundreds of amazing TED speakers, like these. I've helped them prepare their talks for prime time, and _______ directly from them their _______ of what makes for a great talk.

Solution


  1. secrets
  2. manipulative
  3. secret
  4. great
  5. learned
  6. story

Original Text


Some people think that there's a TED Talk formula:

"Give a talk on a round, red rug."

"Share a childhood story."

"Divulge a personal secret."

"End with an inspiring call to action."

No. That's not how to think of a TED Talk. In fact, if you overuse those devices, you're just going to come across as clichéd or emotionally manipulative.

But there is one thing that all great TED Talks have in common, and I would like to share that thing with you,

because over the past 12 years, I've had a ringside seat, listening to many hundreds of amazing TED speakers, like these. I've helped them prepare their talks for prime time, and learned directly from them their secrets of what makes for a great talk.

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