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  • This is why the “18 minute rule” of presentations help

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Carmine Gallo on presentation skills and storytelling tips..

    The following insight is about the 18 minute rule of TED presentations and highlights the benefits of sticking to this regime..

    “The 18-minute rule isn’t simply a good exercise to learn discipline. It’s critical to avoid overloading your audience. Remember, constrained presentations require more creativity.”

  • All inspiring presenters stick to these THREE types of stories

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Carmine Gallo on presentation skills and storytelling tips from his book TALK LIKE TED..

    Inspiring communicators and the best TED presenters stick to one of three types of stories.

    1. The first are personal stories that relate directly to the theme of the conversation or presentation
    2. Second are stories about other people who have learned a lesson the audience can relate to
    3. Third are stories involving the success or failure of products or brands.
  • The Power of Storytelling encompasses all spheres of life

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Carmine Gallo on presentation skills and storytelling tips from his book TALK LIKE TED..This shows the power of storytelling in all spheres of our lives

    1. During a job interview, tell a personal story about your success managing a team or executing a difficult project.
    2. In a new business pitch, share a story about how your product helped a client increase sales despite the economic downturn.
    3. During a product launch, tell a personal story behind the product’s inception. You might be surprised at how many people remember the stories you tell

  • Best tip to concisely express our ideas

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Carmine Gallo on presentation skills and storytelling tips in TALK Like TED..

    “If you can’t explain your big idea in 140 characters or less, keep working on your message. The discipline brings clarity to your presentation and helps your audience recall the one big idea you’re trying to teach them.”

  • Any presentation with overuse of bullet points eventually sinks , this is why

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Carmine Gallo on presentation skills and storytelling tips..

    “New research into cognitive functioning—how the brain works—proves that bullet points are the least effective way to deliver important information. Neuro-scientists are finding that what passes as a typical presentation is usually the worst way to engage your audience.”

  • Be a Passionate presenter first , Passionate listeners will follow

    Adopted from Carmine Gallo’s great insights on presentations and storytelling tips , which highlights that even spreading of passion is science..

    “Science shows that passion is contagious, literally. You cannot inspire others unless you are inspired yourself. You stand a much greater chance of persuading and inspiring your listeners if you express an enthusiastic, passionate, and meaningful connection to your topic.”

  • Any visionary is incomplete without this person

    A visionary knows the WHY & badly needs a person who knows the HOW of execution

    Adopted from the following great leadership quote of Simon Sinek echoes the same..

    Visionaries, the truly infinite minded, need the finite minded or nothing’s going to work. Vision without execution is hallucination. You’ve got to get stuff done. “

  • Any organization’s CEO should actually be a CVO

    Adopted from the following great leadership quote of Simon Sinek

    “A Chief Executive Officer is actually a Chief Vision Officer, someone who is responsible for setting and articulating and ensuring the organization is heading in one direction and then hiring the people and giving them direction beyond the short term.

  • Adopting an infinite mindset can help leave behind a legacy

    Adopted from the following great inspirational quote of Simon Sinek

    As for us those who choose to embrace the infinite mindset, our journey is one that will lead us to feel inspired every morning, safe when we are work, and fulfilled at the end of each day. And when it’s time to leave the game we will look back at our lives and our careers and say, “I lived a life worth living and important when imaging what the future holds, we will see how many people we’ve inspired to carry on the journey without us.”

  • Great leaders inspire their followers to collaborate

    Adopted from the following leadership quote of Simon Sinek

    Under poor leaders we feel like we work for the company. With good leaders we feel like we work for each other.”