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My favourite TED talks (Part One)

ksolymosiPosted for Everyone to comment on, 5 years ago2 min read

I have been passionately promoting TED almost since it started. It is a fantastic initiation that completely re-shaped public speaking and informative presentations by creating a very entertaining and unique formula for sharing information. In today's accelerated world it offers us full engagement in any contemporary subject in maximum 20 minutes. Speakers are carefully selected and well-prepared to meet the high standards, therefore it is a real privilege to give a TED-talk. There are thousands of great speeches in basically any topic that you could imagine, so it is not easy to choose the best ones. Still, in this series I would like to share with you a few personal favourites.



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I will start with a talk by Simon Sinek which is based on his book, Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. The book and the talk are based on his idea of the Golden Circle, what he calls "a naturally occurring pattern, grounded in the biology of human decision making, that explains why we are inspired by some people, leaders, messages and organizations over others". Sinek focuses all of his talks around leadership, he aims to find out how leaders can make an impact.

He is a very suggestive speaker, I love his natural presence at the stage. No slides, no effects, just wonderfully structured and emotionally touching words. Sometimes he uses a flipchart to make a few simple drawings, but he rather operates with well-selected stories and great examples.

If you follow my example and become a fan, you can listen to his two other talks I love:

  • Why leaders make you feel safe is based on his book titled Leaders Eat Last and explores how leaders can inspire cooperation, trust and change. It is a must-read or must-listen for everyone planning to execute changes at the workplace.
  • In another talk he speaks about Millenials at the Workplace, it is really thought-provoking how he summarises the generational differences everyone might experience nowadays.

Do you have a favourite TED-talk? I would be interested to know. We can learn from each other... 😊 Stay tuned, soon I come back with another suggestion for you.

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