I use TED Talks so often to learn new things and to enhance my own speaking skills.

There are some amazing talks out there and so much information that can be learnt in under 20 minutes.

Here are five TED Talks that have had a big impact on me when it comes to public speaking:

 1. TED’s secret to great public speaking | Chris Anderson

Full video review 👉 “You’re number one task as a speaker is to transfer into your listener’s minds an extraordinary gift, in a strange and beautiful object that we call an idea.” 

2.How to speak so that people people want to listen | Julian Treasure

Full video review 👉 “What would the world be like if we were speaking powerfully to people who were listening consciously in environments which were actually fit for purpose?”

3.The 110 techniques of communication and public speaking | David JP Phillips

Full videio review 👉 “understand what makes a good speaker good, what makes a great speaker great, and what makes an outstanding speaker outstanding.”

4.The secret structure to great talks | Nancy Duarte

Full video review 👉 “The idea has got to be spread, or it won’t be effective. So it has to come out of you and out into the open for people to see. And the way that ideas are conveyed the most effectively is through story.”

5.The importance of being inauthentic | Mark Bowden

Full video review 👉 “Behavioural psychology says that you’re just not going to pay attention to me unless I can get into the category – ‘friend’ with you.”