Talk Like TED: The 9 Public Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars | 4,428 ratings

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Last update: 01-10-2025


Top reviews from the United States

Thu M Truong
5.0 out of 5 stars a great read to improve communication skills
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2024
It was simple and straightforward to read with memorable anecdotes that drive the most important lessons home.

Very much recommend listening to the referenced talks on YouTube.
Tasha D Bryant
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Book
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2024
I'm just starting but this book is good already. Good tips and inspiring.
Bandar Al Saud
4.0 out of 5 stars public speaking
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2022
Enjoyable book with good tips for public speaking skills
Lou Lou
5.0 out of 5 stars Need help with public speaking?
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024
This is a great book! It will give you great ideas and help inspire you to come up with your own story. I highly recommend it!!
Laura Dobberstein
5.0 out of 5 stars Purchased for college
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2023
Needed to purchase for a college professional presentation class, but learned a lot for my private life as well. It is an easy read and very insightful. Will use advice given in my professional career.
jhon peña
5.0 out of 5 stars Not to good but left important messages
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024
Perfect condition
Norcalsurf
3.0 out of 5 stars Can be Useful but Has Its Limitations
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2020
I'll preface this by saying that books written by business coaches/consultants usually annoy the heck out of me, as they are generally filled with narcissistic self-references and do a horrendous job summarizing actual scientific findings. To some extent, this book does the same. But while other such books usually garner 1-star reviews from me, "Talk Like Ted" has its redeeming qualities. As many others have noted, this could have been a much, much shorter book; as such, I recommend taking what you need from it and skipping the rest, as it's easy to get the point of each chapter by the first one-third of it. I liked the main point each chapter provides, but I felt like they fell short on application. For example, in Chapter 1, Gallo repeats over and over again the importance of passion, but does nothing to provide guidance on how the reader can find such passion. I guess this reflects his lack of knowledge of the science behind such principles. Despite all of the shortcomings of this book, though, I do believe a reader can sort through it for things to apply to one's own presentation opportunities. At the very least, while nothing in this book is cutting edge knowledge, it does contain enough reminders that can escape our consciousness after a while.
Matt Deaton, Ph.D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Helped Tremendously with Veterans Day Presentation -- Expect to Revisit Often
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2016
Gallo's in-depth analysis of the best speakers of our time is a superb resource sure to up your public speaking game. Last fall I drew heavily on it while preparing and delivering a Veterans Day presentation for two local middle schools. "Tell stories" and "use emotionally potent examples" served as my guiding principles, and they made everything easier to remember, more fun to deliver, and more pleasurable for the audience to receive.

This isn't a basic how-to for novice speakers, but it doesn't claim to be. For comprehensive coverage of the nuts and bolts basics, consider Carnegie's timeless classic, The Art of Public Speaking (its copyright is expired, and so can be found online for free), or for more concise coverage of the same, consider my  The Best Public Speaking Book: How to Conquer Nervousness, Polish Your Authentic Stage Self, Develop & Deliver Dynamite Presentations . (When I revise The Best Public Speaking Book, Gallo will be cited for sure!)

Thanks for the excellent book, Gallo! You and Brian Tracy have helped take my public speaking game to the next level, and Talk Like Ted is a resource I anticipate revisiting many times.

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