Chris Anderson 05-04-2016

Done right, a talk can electrify a room and transform an audience’s worldview. Done right, a talk can be more powerful and evocative than any other medium. In this program, Chris Anderson, TED curator and master of the short talk, explains how to achieve the miracle of powerful public speaking.

This conversation marks the publication of Chris Anderson’s TED TALKS: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking in which he shares insights from such favorites as Sir Ken Robinson, Amy Cuddy, Bill Gates, Elizabeth Gilbert, Salman Khan, Dan Gilbert, Mary Roach, Matt Ridley, and dozens more—everything from how to craft your talk’s content to how you can be most effective on stage. The book is a new manual for truly effective communication in the twenty-first century and a must-read for anyone who is ready to communicate their ideas to create change.

About the Speaker

Chris Anderson spent much of his early life in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. Trained as a journalist after graduating from Oxford University with a degree in philosophy, Anderson launched more than one hundred successful magazines and websites before turning his attention to TED, which he and his nonprofit organization acquired in 2001. His TED mantra—”ideas worth spreading”—continues to blossom on an international scale.