TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking

In Ted Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking, author and head of TED, Chris Anderson, gives readers tips and tools to help make a good speech great. He defines the differences between what makes a speech great and what can make a speech less effective. Using examples of successful and unsuccessful TED speeches, Anderson makes a case for why the tips in his book for giving a good speech, such as eye contact, humor, and adding a story to connect with the audience, can help it go from okay to memorable.

Anderson has written an excellent book that can help someone getting ready to give their first speech, as well as someone who has given speeches for years. His tips, techniques and tools are carefully outlined in this book that make them easy to follow and make a lot of sense. He backs up his TED techniques and tools for giving a speech that will reach readers and stick with audiences after the book ends. Easy to read and understand, this is a book that should be read by anyone who speaks to large groups of people for whatever reason.