TED Talks Storytelling: 23 Storytelling Techniques from the Best TED Talks

Everyone has heard of TED Talks. In short but compelling presentations speaker after speaker holds our interest and shares a lesson that changes lives and minds. Karia utilizes the actual videos and shares insightful analysis that isolates and conveys practical applications from the talks that can be utilized by anyone to hone their presentation skills. Thoroughly​ enjoyed this book and gained useful tips (and I have done hundreds and hundreds of presentations). Highly recommended.

A decent read. I really enjoy Ted Talks and this is a good compliment to the talks. It give you insight into how the talks are developed... As in the approach peple use.

This book is simply fantastic and remarkable! It is a fast-read, easy-to-implement useful tool you can use! It shares the how-to and the why! I Loved it!

It is all good points and advice but the chapters on a subject may only be two full pages. I wish it would have gone into more detail and really flashed it out. Worth the cheap price, but may leave you looking for another book to dig deeper.

Ordered 1/29/22; arrived 3/21/22. I like that this book is immediately useful with good insight and excellent examples.Book arrived from the Lexington KY Amazon Fulfillment Services covered with something I at first thought was snot. I doubt it was but it was the second brand new long awaited book in the same day that I had to clean and sanitize before I could read it.

The premise of this book is that “the best speakers on the TED stage were the ones who had mastered the art of storytelling.”The first 30 seconds are critical. “Opening with a story is a tested and proven method for grabbing audience attention and keeping your audience mentally engaged.”As a rule, TED Talks are limited to 18 minutes. This gives the speaker only enough time to share one main idea. “If my audience was to forget everything else I said, what one single idea or lesson would I want them to remember?”Karia says that the secret to an “irresistible” story is conflict. “As long as there are two strong, opposing forces that make the outcome of the story uncertain, a story will be gripping. It keeps us engaged. It keeps us curious.”The author writes about creating a “mental motion picture” for your audience. “Engaging an audience is more than just giving important information… Patricia Fripp, an executive speech coach, says, ‘People don’t remember what you say as much as they remember what they see when you say it.’ Providing descriptions of the five senses “can help your audience to create a mental motion picture of your characters and stories.” How does it look, sound, smell, feel, or taste?Being specific adds credibility. “Non-specific statements such as ‘the man was tall’ don’t help your audience members picture the characters and the scene in their mind. Saying, ‘He was about 6 foot 5, with ripped muscles’ provides enough detail for your audience to be able to see the characters and the scene.”Personal stories add authenticity. “When you talk about events that have taken place in your life, you will naturally feel some of the emotions that you felt when those events took place.”“Positive-message stories are inspiring… “Positive-message stories are stories where the main character managers to overcome the conflict. The character changes for the better as a result of having overcome the conflict. This type of story shows the audience what they should do and leaves them in high spirits.” In contrast, “a negative-message story… teaches the audience what not to do. While the story may be instructive, it is not inspiring. It leaves audiences on an emotional low, which is generally not how you want to end your presentation.”What do you want your audience to learn from your story? “Between the conflict and the final victory of the character, we have what I refer to as the ‘spark.’ The spark refers to the process, idea or wisdom that allows the character to overcome the conflict. The spark is one of the most valuable parts of the story. It’s the process or the wisdom that audience members can take home with them and use to overcome similar conflicts in the own lives.”In the wrap-up chapter, the author summarizes 23 tips for a successful presentation. This is a short book. I read it in about an hour.

The author tells us that he studied 200 of the best TED talks in order to learn "What Makes a Great TED Talk ?"A TED Talk is limited to 18 minutes, so each speaker only has time to give the audience ONE takeaway message. How can the speaker give a short talk, and inspire his audience to LISTEN to him? The speaker must capture the audience's attention in the first 30 seconds, or else they will be bored.How do all great TED Talk speakers do this? Read the book. It is all there.If you are a salesman, or if you are going to give a speech, you must read this book. Not only will you learn what to tell your customer or audience in the first 30 seconds, you will also learn techniques that will help you of how and what to tell them in the next 17 minutes so that they will listen to your story and buy it.

This book is a wonderful read! I couldn't put it down! Everyone can learn from it!!

The content is to the point and as per the title of the book. Great analysis of TED talks. Small size of the book is added advantage.Must Read.

Doesn't really contain anything new or interesting.

As a person who gives speeches regularly I really enjoyed this book. The ideas for improving speeches were great and the use of Ted Talk examples were helpful. I liked the end of chapter summaries for referencing back to. The only thing I didn't like was the advertising during the book to get you into his courses but I can overlook that as information was very helpful.

Very interesting book with clear takeaway to improve our speeches. It is easy to read and the author goes to the points. Enjoy.

Piccola guida che non si perde in fronzoli, ma va subito al dunque. Facile da leggere, ricca di consigli pratici.