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TED Tuesdays: Larry Burns and the future of cars

TED Tuesdays: Larry Burns and the future of cars

| May 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

“TED Tuesdays” is our recurring series on public speaking, specifically breaking down TED talks. This week, we take a look at a talk from TED2005 by Larry Burns of General Motors on the future of cars.

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TED Tuesdays: Rory Sutherland on ‘Being an Ad Man’

TED Tuesdays: Rory Sutherland on ‘Being an Ad Man’

| April 24, 2012 | 0 Comments

“TED Tuesday” is our recurring series on public speaking, specifically breaking down TED talks. This week, we examine Rory Sutherland in 2009 discussing “Life Lessons from an Ad Man.”

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TED Tuesdays: Keith Bellows on the camel

TED Tuesdays: Keith Bellows on the camel

| April 10, 2012 | 1 Comment

“TED Tuesday” is our recurring series on public speaking, specifically breaking down TED talks. This week, we examine Keith Bellows in 2008 discussing the camel as an engineering phenomenon, an animal he dubs the “SUV of the desert”. The video has garnered some criticism; on YouTube as of today, it has 51 likes and 47 [...]

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TED Tuesdays

TED Tuesdays

| April 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

A few months back, my office started a public speaking club where those interested in the craft could discuss strategies, develop skills, practice upcoming talks, and provide feedback to other speakers. One recurring exercise we have is to watch and critique TED talks. I’ve decided that’s a good weekly feature for this blog: “TED Tuesdays”. [...]

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