“Today, we’re all in sales, whether we want to be or not” – Daniel Pink
The common skills of the best TED presenters:
1. Passion is the foundation of a persuasive & successful presentation
2. Storytelling helps you to connect emotionally with your audience
3. Emotional connection happens only when a speaker’s voice, gestures and body language are in sync
4. Give your audience new information!
– Weave novel & surprising information into the presentation.
5. Share an extreme moment or extraordinary statistic
– Bill Gates opened up a jar of mosquitos when he was talking about mosquitos carrying malaria.
6. Add humour to your speech makes your audience see you in a positive light
7. Presentations should cover no more than 3 aspects in 15-20 minutes.
8. Use pictures & key words rather than text.
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