Exploring Talks that drive change
Books
Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice
Feb 7th
Very good content to evaluate how many choices is good to have.
“Too much choices is a bad thing” (even in talks).
What motivate an audience? A different point of view
Jan 26th
Most of us believe that the best way to motivate ourselves and others is with external rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach.
That’s a mistake, Daniel H. Pink says in, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, his provocative and persuasive new book.
The secret to high performance and satisfaction—at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.
via Drive | Daniel Pink.
The 100: Insights and lessons from 100 of the greatest speeches ever delivered (book)
Jan 25th
To learn how to make talks that drive change, we need to pull from many educational sources and books are obviously good.
The first one I reccomend is “The 100: Insights and lessons from 100 of the greatest speeches ever delivered”, by Simon Maier & Jeremy Kourdi.
It’s a book to encourage greater consideration of the art of oratory and the spoken word, and to help people become a better speaker and presenter.
As the authors write “So, ask not what this book can do for you – ask what you can do with the help of The 100″.