# TED Talks  ## Metadata - Author: [[Chris Anderson]] - Full Title: TED Talks - Category: #books ## Highlights - That’s because a key part of the appeal of a great talk is its freshness. ([Location 64](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B011A2XCZ6&location=64)) - If your talk feels too similar to a talk someone has already heard, it is bound to have less impact. ([Location 65](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B011A2XCZ6&location=65)) - Note: We are pretty capricious with ear sense. - The last thing we want is for everyone to sound the same or for anyone to sound as though he’s faking it. ([Location 65](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B011A2XCZ6&location=65)) - Your only real job in giving a talk is to have something valuable to say, and to say it authentically in your own unique way. ([Location 68](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B011A2XCZ6&location=68)) - This is a profoundly powerful process. It is the literal alignment of multiple minds into a shared consciousness. ([Location 75](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B011A2XCZ6&location=75)) - From this shared backdrop, it is a short step to the desire to act together, to decide to embark together on a journey, a battle, a building, a celebration. ([Location 77](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B011A2XCZ6&location=77)) - When we peer into a speaker’s eyes; listen to the tone of her voice; sense her vulnerability, her intelligence, her passion, we are tapping into unconscious skills that have been fine-tuned over hundreds of thousands of years. Skills that can galvanize, empower, inspire. ([Location 87](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B011A2XCZ6&location=87)) - We live in an era where the best way to make a dent on the world may no longer be to write a letter to the editor or publish a book. It may be simply to stand up and say something … because both the words and the passion with which they are delivered can now spread across the world at warp speed. ([Location 94](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B011A2XCZ6&location=94)) - support any form of public speaking that seeks to explain, inspire, inform, or persuade; ([Location 120](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B011A2XCZ6&location=120)) - Tags: [[favorite]] - We are profoundly social animals. We crave each other’s affection, respect, and support. Our future happiness depends on these realities to a shocking degree. ([Location 146](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B011A2XCZ6&location=146))