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Learn the public-speaking secrets of the world's top minds

Ideas are the currency of the twenty-first century. In order to succeed, you need to be able to sell your ideas persuasively. This ability is the single greatest skill that will help you accomplish your dreams. TED Talks have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking. TED―which stands for technology, entertainment, and design―brings together the world's leading thinkers. These are the presentations that set the world on fire, and the techniques that top TED speakers use will make any presentation more dynamic, fire up any team, and give anyone the confidence to overcome their fear of public speaking.

Public speaking coach and bestselling author Carmine Gallo has broken down hundreds of TED talks and interviewed the most popular TED presenters, as well as the top researchers in the fields of psychology, communications, and neuroscience to reveal the nine secrets of all successful TED presentations. Gallo's step-by-step method makes it possible for anyone to deliver a presentation that is engaging, persuasive, and memorable.

Many people have a fear of public speaking or are insecure about their ability to give a TED-worthy presentation. Carmine Gallo's top 10 Wall Street Journal Bestseller Talk Like TED will give them the tools to communicate the ideas that matter most to them, the skill to win over hearts and minds, and the confidence to deliver the talk of their lives.

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“Lively and appealing… the book draws on current brain science to explain what wins over, and fires up, an audience -- and what doesn't.” ―Fortune

“I found his book compelling and educational, and I'm now ready to shorten and reformat my speeches.” ―INC

“A dynamic work focused on storytelling, filled with examples from TED Talks… The book is sure to be a hit with anyone who wants to be more a successful communicator.” ―Publishers Weekly (Pick of the Week, Starred Review)

About the Author

CARMINE GALLO, bestselling author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, is the communications coach for the world’s most admired brands. A former anchor and correspondent for CNN and CBS, Gallo is a popular keynote speaker who has worked with executives at Intel, Cisco, Chevron, Hewlett-Packard, Coca-Cola, Pfizer, and many others and writes the Forbes.com column “My Communications Coach.” He lives in Pleasanton, California, with his wife and two daughters.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Smp Trade Paper; Reprint edition (March 10, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 286 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250061539
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250061539
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Carmine Gallo is a popular keynote speaker, Harvard instructor, and communication advisor for the world's most admired brands. His new book is FIVE STARS: The Communication Secrets to Get From Good to Great. Gallo is the author of 9 books including international bestsellers: Talk Like TED, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, The Apple Experience, and The Storyteller's Secret. Join Carmine's list at carminegallo.com and follow him on Twitter @carminegallo.

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the writing style well presented and helpful for organizing thoughts into a great presentation. They also appreciate the great stories and credible science. Readers describe the content as instructive, highly specific, and solid. They find the book practical and quick to read with helpful and easy to implement tips.

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176 customers mention "Content"165 positive11 negative

Customers find the book instructive, packed with interesting observations, and great ideas. They also say the author offers clear and real examples that provide enlightening material. Readers say the analysis is immensely helpful, especially when learning how to better speak. They mention the book is practical and inspirational, and it helps understand the emotion and psychology behind powerful presentations.

"This is a great book! It will give you great ideas and help inspire you to come up with your own story. I highly recommend it!!" Read more

"The book delivers its promise. It provides some useful insights about what makes a great and inspiring TED talk...." Read more

"...It is an easy read and very insightful. Will use advice given in my professional career." Read more

"I'm just starting but this book is good already. Good tips and inspiring." Read more

90 customers mention "Audience"90 positive0 negative

Customers find the book practical and concise for public speaking. They say it helps to refine presentations and communicate better. Readers also appreciate the guiding principles, which make everything easier to remember. They mention that the book references a lot of talks and provides a good source to begin.

"It was simple and straightforward to read with memorable anecdotes that drive the most important lessons home...." Read more

"...I think this book can help you to communicate better. So, it worths reading it." Read more

"...examples" served as my guiding principles, and they made everything easier to remember, more fun to deliver, and more pleasurable for the..." Read more

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Customers find the writing style solid, well presented, and concise. They also appreciate the profound advice on organizing and building thoughts. Readers also mention that the book is methodical and well divided.

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"...be authentic; gestures are important; be funny; make an impact; visuals are powerful; have passion...." Read more

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Customers find the stories in the book great, interesting, and inspiring. They also say the book explores new ways of presenting a compelling story.

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Customers find the book's presentation techniques really effective, and say it provides an excellent overview of points of improvement when it comes to speaking.

"...use this book to help prepare for a recent presentation and it went off very well! I find the guidance to be clearly written and practical...." Read more

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Talk Like TED: No Seth McFarlane. No Bears. All Carmine. Pretty Good Insights.
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Talk Like TED: No Seth McFarlane. No Bears. All Carmine. Pretty Good Insights.
I'm an early TEDster. Like, 2002.Ze Frank got me rockin'.Rives kept me rollin'.Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor brought me to tears.In Talk Like TED, Carmine Gallo expounds in example after example, how the Best of the TED stage execute badass, world-class presentations.(If you get a moment, the one's above are still worth a watch... go ahead, I'll wait...;-)What Gallo's (audio)book drills home is how key authentic storytelling, delivery, timing and audience engagement are to the success of your presentation. Few presentations are as polished, timely and informative as those selected to show on TED-dot-com and their YouTube channel.(Yes, Big Think, the EG and others are right up there. But TED does an incredible job with finding and presenting challenging ideas from mostly otherwise invisible but truly inspiring folks).Carmine does a great job of breaking down each element of each talk.Expounding on the core approach the presenter uses.Then breaking it down further to cover it in detail.It can appear redundant.But in reflection, it definitely drills it into your noggin'.I was hoping for a few more takeaways.But I think he saved those for The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs.As a "trick" to help embed these ideas into my thick skull, I filled a large bottle with watered down BAWLS Guarana Drink with NooJuice Nootropic Beet Juice Energy Drink and took a pleasant drive up the Columbia Gorge.A few hours later, I was spinning the last CD in the series as the sun set on the beautiful Pacific Northwest.And I felt compelled to orate a few of my favorite stories.Carmine does a good job on this.If you're new to storytelling, I suggest adding Big Think, The Moth and Snap Judgement to your listening list. They will greatly expand your presentation and storytelling vocabulary.And who knows?Maybe get you an invite to speak on the TED stage...;-)
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Lou Lou
5.0 out of 5 stars Need help with public speaking?
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024
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This is a great book! It will give you great ideas and help inspire you to come up with your own story. I highly recommend it!!
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Thu M Truong
5.0 out of 5 stars a great read to improve communication skills
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It was simple and straightforward to read with memorable anecdotes that drive the most important lessons home.

Very much recommend listening to the referenced talks on YouTube.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good insights about what makes the great TED talks
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2018
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The book delivers its promise. It provides some useful insights about what makes a great and inspiring TED talk. The author uses lots of examples from some of the most viewed TED talks to illustrate what he calls ghe 9 public-speaking secrets. Communication is important in all aspects of life. I think this book can help you to communicate better. So, it worths reading it.
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Frenny Mariano
5.0 out of 5 stars The best way to captivate an audience
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2024
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I wish I had read this ten years ago. The best part is that you can go and watch and listen to these speakers referenced in the book, and yourself see the results of what the author talks about. Amazing read.
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Laura Dobberstein
5.0 out of 5 stars Purchased for college
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2023
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Needed to purchase for a college professional presentation class, but learned a lot for my private life as well. It is an easy read and very insightful. Will use advice given in my professional career.
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Tasha D Bryant
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Book
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2024
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I'm just starting but this book is good already. Good tips and inspiring.
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Norcalsurf
3.0 out of 5 stars Can be Useful but Has Its Limitations
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2020
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I'll preface this by saying that books written by business coaches/consultants usually annoy the heck out of me, as they are generally filled with narcissistic self-references and do a horrendous job summarizing actual scientific findings. To some extent, this book does the same. But while other such books usually garner 1-star reviews from me, "Talk Like Ted" has its redeeming qualities. As many others have noted, this could have been a much, much shorter book; as such, I recommend taking what you need from it and skipping the rest, as it's easy to get the point of each chapter by the first one-third of it. I liked the main point each chapter provides, but I felt like they fell short on application. For example, in Chapter 1, Gallo repeats over and over again the importance of passion, but does nothing to provide guidance on how the reader can find such passion. I guess this reflects his lack of knowledge of the science behind such principles. Despite all of the shortcomings of this book, though, I do believe a reader can sort through it for things to apply to one's own presentation opportunities. At the very least, while nothing in this book is cutting edge knowledge, it does contain enough reminders that can escape our consciousness after a while.
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Matt Deaton, Ph.D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Helped Tremendously with Veterans Day Presentation -- Expect to Revisit Often
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2016
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Gallo's in-depth analysis of the best speakers of our time is a superb resource sure to up your public speaking game. Last fall I drew heavily on it while preparing and delivering a Veterans Day presentation for two local middle schools. "Tell stories" and "use emotionally potent examples" served as my guiding principles, and they made everything easier to remember, more fun to deliver, and more pleasurable for the audience to receive.

This isn't a basic how-to for novice speakers, but it doesn't claim to be. For comprehensive coverage of the nuts and bolts basics, consider Carnegie's timeless classic, The Art of Public Speaking (its copyright is expired, and so can be found online for free), or for more concise coverage of the same, consider my  The Best Public Speaking Book: How to Conquer Nervousness, Polish Your Authentic Stage Self, Develop & Deliver Dynamite Presentations . (When I revise The Best Public Speaking Book, Gallo will be cited for sure!)

Thanks for the excellent book, Gallo! You and Brian Tracy have helped take my public speaking game to the next level, and Talk Like Ted is a resource I anticipate revisiting many times.
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Clovis
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice summary of ideas for presentations
Reviewed in Brazil on August 30, 2022
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Nice summary of ideas for presentations, givings the reader way to deliver a great presentation
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Jesus David caraveo
5.0 out of 5 stars Cumple
Reviewed in Mexico on September 13, 2021
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Cumple con su objetivo que es darte una idea de como mejorar tu forma de expresarte en publico y de mantener a tu audiencia, ideal si eres lider o si debes llevar un pequeño equipo de trabajo, la presentación del libro muy buena y la redaccion hace amena la lectura.
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5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
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it is an eye opener for me and i highly recommend this book to everyone.
this book is surely a game changer.
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Laetitia P.
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring & concrete advice
Reviewed in France on May 29, 2024
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Carmine Gallo takes us through his study of several hundreds of TED Talks and some interviews with leaders to tell us their secrets to be successful ‘Tedsters’, and public speakers. The advice is clear and practiceable, it’s a good read for people looking to improve their public speaking skills, become better at structuring a speech and knowing on what to work as a speaker.
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Marco Triacca
5.0 out of 5 stars grande libro
Reviewed in Italy on February 29, 2024
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Un must per chi vuole capire i segreti di una grande presentazione pubblica
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