TED Talks

If you can't get enough of TED talks, you are in luck. New in our collection is Carmine Gallo's recently released Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds, a detailed look at what makes for effective communication in public speaking.

Gallo, author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs (2009), has analyzed countless TED presentations, and concludes that the best ones have nine elements in common. Read what these shared aspects are, and also get a behind-the-scenes look at how the most successful TED speakers wrote and prepared their speeches.

Whether you need to present on a project at school, communicate a new idea in a meeting at work, or give the speech at your best friend's wedding reception, learn how to become a successful communicator by getting help from TED and exploring the tricks behind keeping your audience expertly captivated.

Borrow Talk Like TED from the library in your choice of three formats:

• Book
• Book on CD
• Playaway Audio 

More public speaking books available at FPL:

• 7 Steps to Fearless Speaking by Lilyan Wilder (Downloadable Audiobook)
• The Elements of Great Public Speaking: How to be Calm, Confident, and Compelling by J. Lyman MacInnis
• The Essentials of Persuasive Public Speaking by Sims Wyeth
• How to be a Great Communicator: In Person, on Paper, and at the Podium by Nido Qubein (Book on CD)
• Great Toasts: From Births to Weddings to Retirement Parties - and Everything in Between by Andrew Frothingham

WATCHING TED TALKS

If you're looking to watch inspirational or informative videos, there are lots of different subjects available, whatever your tastes and interests may be.

Ways to watch TED:

• TED.com
• YouTube
• iPad & iPhone
• Android devices
• Kindle Fire
• TV (Netflix, Roku, etc.)

Explore to your heart's content! Whether on your computer, phone, tablet, or TV, enjoy free, full-length TED talks 24/7. Happy viewing.