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1 " Storytelling is not something we do. Storytelling is who we are. "
― Carmine Gallo , Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds
2 " Science shows that passion is contagious, literally. You cannot inspire others unless you are inspired yourself. You stand a much greater chance of persuading and inspiring your listeners if you express an enthusiastic, passionate, and meaningful connection to your topic. "
3 " People cannot inspire others unless and until they are inspired themselves. "
4 " It’s been said that success doesn’t lead to happiness; happiness creates success. "
5 " Passion is the thing that will help you create the highest expression of your talent. —LARRY SMITH, TEDx, NOVEMBER 2011 "
6 " Learning is one addiction I don’t mind admitting to. In fact, I celebrate it. "
7 " the power of the people is so much stronger than the people in power. "
8 " stories are just data with a soul. "
9 " Every ‘no’ means you’re one step closer to ‘yes. "
10 " As Daniel Pink notes in To Sell Is Human, “Like it or not, we’re all in sales now.”4 "
11 " I’m a learning machine and this is the place to learn. "
12 " Don’t be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking,” Jobs told the graduates. “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. "
13 " You’ve got to follow your passion. You’ve got to figure out what it is you love—who you really are. And have the courage to do that. I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams.” —Oprah Winfrey "
14 " It’s just about being you and being cool with that. And I think when you’re authentic, you end up following your heart, and you put yourself in places and situations and conversations that you love and that you enjoy. You meet people that you like talking to. You go places you’ve dreamt about. And you and up following your heart and feeling very fulfilled. "
15 " Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Nothing great has ever been achieved without enthusiasm. "
16 " What’s the first thing you should do when creating a PowerPoint presentation? If you’re like many people you’ll say, “Open PowerPoint.” Wrong answer. You should plan the story first. Just as a movie director storyboards the scenes before he begins shooting, you should create the story before you open the tool. You’ll have plenty of time to design pretty slides once the story is complete, but if the story is boring, you’ve lost your audience before you’ve spoken a word. "
17 " The 18-minute rule isn’t simply a good exercise to learn discipline. It’s critical to avoid overloading your audience. Remember, constrained presentations require more creativity. "
18 " The first step to inspiring others is to make sure you’re inspired yourself. "
19 " Great conversations or presentations take you to ideas you’d never considered. "
20 " The most popular TED speakers give presentations that stand out in a sea of ideas. As Daniel Pink notes in To Sell Is Human, “Like it or not, we’re all in sales now.”4 If you’ve been invited to give a TED talk, this book is your bible. If you haven’t been invited to give a TED talk and have no intention of doing so, this book is still among the most valuable books you’ll ever read because it will teach you how to sell yourself and your ideas more persuasively than you’ve ever imagined. It will teach you how to incorporate the elements that all inspiring presentations share, and it will show you how to reimagine the way you see yourself as a leader and a communicator. Remember, if you can’t inspire anyone else with your ideas, it won’t matter how great those ideas are. Ideas are only as good as the actions that follow the communication of those ideas. "