Talk Like TED
by Carmine Gallo · Carmine Gallo
Carmine Gallo analyzes hundreds of TED presentations to extract nine recurring techniques: emotional openings, an eighteen-minute limit, novel data, multisensory delivery. You finish with a repeatable template for structuring and rehearsing a short, high-stakes talk.
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