What’s Different About a TED-Style Talk? The unique “TED Talk style” is driven by several factors: Length (Talks are less than 18min) Broad audience. (Most of the audience for a talk are generally curious people, which differs from unfilmed events targeted at a specific industry) Talks are filmed (so the audience isn’t mainly in the room – they’re watching your…
If you can’t get your intro right, people may not even watch the rest of your TED Talk. This article will show you some ways to begin a TED Talk (with example TED Talks) to help you create an attention-grabbing opener for your talk. How is a TED Talk Introduction Different than Other Talks? Imagine if people got up and…
***I downloaded the performance data on more than 100,000 TEDx Talks to learn which title formats get the most views. I’ll share the takeaways in this post (as well as the YouTube title limitations, why TED talks titles are different than book/workshop/live talk titles, and more).*** You may want to get on TEDx, and you need a great title to…
A good TED Talk is one that: Reaches a lot of people Causes them to take action (not just applaud) Creates real results for the speaker (paid speaking, book deal, coaching clients, and soon) With those criteria in mind, here are the factors that control how good your TED Talk is. Factors that Affect The Results of a TED Talk…
Interested in hiring a TEDx coach to help you on your TEDx journey? Here are the different types of TEDx speaker coaches, what they offer, what they (generally) charge, and what you can ask them to find out if they can get you results. TEDx Speaker Coaches Who Help with Your Talk These are people who will take your idea…
If you’re not getting as many invitations to speak as you’d like (or clients, or opportunities of any kind), it could be because your website or LinkedIn profile is full of red flags. 1. You don’t have video of you speaking to an audience. Imagine you want to attend a dance class with a number of friends. You’re looking at…