This post originally appeared on the TEDxMileHigh Blog, and can be found in full here. In recent years, TED has become the gold standard of public speaking, of publicity even. It used to be that having a New York Times bestseller was impressive. Now, people brag about their TED Talks. If you’re wondering what makes […]

This blog was originally published on the TEDxMileHigh blog and can be read in full here. Want to improve your public speaking in 2020? It’s just as important to know what not to do, as it is to know what to do on stage. As TEDxMileHigh’s Content Producer, I review hundreds of talks each year, […]

I love a good myth-busting talk. Telling the audience they’re wrong is a sure-fire way to get them to listen.  It plays off two basic human instincts – 1) Not wanting to be wrong about anything, ever (hello, ego!), and simultaneously / paradoxically, 2) Wanting in on a secret. Don’t know what I’m talking about? […]