We recently concluded a phenomenally successful series, training speakers on how to craft and deliver a TED talk. During the process Jon Yeo, the curator of TEDx Melbourne, challenged the speakers to think about their impact per minute. Impact is the cognitive or emotional ‘a-ha’ moments you create as a speaker. Without impact points, a presentation is dead in the water and …
The most powerful form of influence
What do you think most people would do if they found $40,000 on the street? This is exactly what happened last September to Glen James, a homeless Boston man who found a backpack with over $40,000 in it. James flagged down a police car and handed in the backpack. The police located the distraught owner, an overseas student and reunited …