{"product_id":"ted-talks-9781472228062","title":"TED Talks","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This is not just the most insightful book  ever written on public speaking-it''s also a brilliant, profound look at  how to communicate'' - Adam Grant, author of ORIGINALS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTed Talks\u003c\/i\u003e Chris Anderson, Head of TED, reveals the inside secrets of how to give a first-class presentation. Where books like \u003ci\u003eTalk Like TED \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTED Talks Storytelling\u003c\/i\u003e whetted the appetite, here is the \u003ci\u003eofficial\u003c\/i\u003e TED guide to public speaking from the man who put TED talks on the world''s stage. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnderson shares his five key techniques to presentation success: Connection, Narration, Explanation, Persuasion and Revelation (plus the three to avoid). He also answers the most frequently asked questions about giving a talk, from ''What should I wear?'' to ''How do I handle my nerves?''.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTed Talks\u003c\/i\u003e is also full of presentation tips from such TED notable speakers as Sir Ken Robinson, Bill Gates, Mary Roach, Amy Cuddy, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dan Gilbert, Amanda Pa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs there a single recipe for a great speech? Of course not. But there are some essential ingredients, which the TED team sets out here with concision, verve and wit (which are also some of the ingredients). An inspiring, contemporary guide to the venerable arts of oratory. * Sir Ken Robinson *\u003cbr\u003eExcellent; easily the best public speaking guide I have read. -- Tim Harford * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eNobody in the world better understands the art and science of public speaking than Chris Anderson. He is the absolutely perfect person to have written this book, and it will be a gift to many. -- Elizabeth Gilbert\u003cbr\u003eThis is not just the most insightful book ever written on public speaking-it's also a brilliant, profound look at how to communicate. If you ever plan to utter a sound, this is a must-read. It gives me hope that words can actually change the world. -- Adam Grant, Wharton professor and author of ORIGINALS\u003cbr\u003eThe TED Talk has reinvented the art of rhetoric for the 21st century - we now know that \"ideas worth spreading\" can indeed be spread far and wide, and with clarity and panache. Behind this revolution lies Chris Anderson, who had a vision that powerful ideas can improve the world and has developed a coherent philosophy and a set of guidelines for compelling communication. -- Steven Pinker\u003cbr\u003eThe TED Talk may well be the defining essay genre of our time: what the pamphlet was to the 18th-century, and the newspaper op-ed was to the twentieth. TED TALKS is a guidebook to this new language, written by the man who has made it a global force. -- Steven Johnson, bestselling author of HOW WE GOT TO NOW\u003cbr\u003eFor anyone who's got a story to tell, or an audience they want to engage - this book is a must-read * Forbes *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867204235607,"sku":"9781472228062","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472228062.jpg?v=1722282190","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ted-talks-9781472228062","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}