So for the past could of days there have been a number of references to TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design). If you haven’t checked it out before it is a really great sight filled some of the most insightful people who are in the public eye talking giving the talks of their lives. People like Al Gore, Michelle Obama, Mike Rowe, JJ Abrams are among a few of the poeple who have spoken. They are given 18 minutes to make their point and share insight. There is no real agenda just to share in conversation. Really cool.
Here are the guidelines given to the speakers:
These are helpful to any presenter in any situation:
- Thou shalt not simply trot out thy usual shtick.
- Thou shalt dream a great dream, or show forth a wondrous new thing, or share something thou hast never shared before.
- Thou shalt reveal thy curiosity and thy passion.
- Thou shalt tell a story.
- Thou shalt freely comment on the utterances of other speakers for the sake of blessed connection and exquisite controversy.
- Thou shalt not flaunt thine ego. Be thou vulnerable. Speak of thy failure as well as thy success.
- Thou shalt not sell from the stage: neither thy company, thy goods,
thy writings, nor thy desperate need for funding; lest thou be cast
aside into outer darkness. - Thou shalt remember all the while: laughter is good.
- Thou shalt not read thy speech.
- Thou shalt not steal the time of them that follow thee.
Check it out if you have the chance http://www.ted.com/
