Ann Medlock's "near-TED" experience
In this great post, Ann Medlock describes her "near-TED experience" speaking at a regional offshoot of the TED conference. She does a great job describing the high stakes the TED conferences set out for their speakers. Here's the list:Speakers are given the TED Commandments, which writer Amy Tan called a prescription for a near-death experience. Said rules include: Be personal. Be vulnerable. Make people laugh/cry. Do something the audience will remember forever. Say something you've never said before. Share an idea that could change the world. Do not pitch for your company or organization. Do not go over your allotted time. Do not read. Rehearse and be spontaneous.Even better,
It's not every day you can find this much perspective on speaking. Denise Graveline and Andrew Dlugan point the way from their blogs. Six Minutes relates the experience of Becky Blanton in a post titled How to Deliver the Talk of your Life.