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The TED commandments - rules every speaker needs to know
- jsomers 17y agoI'm judging by the dearth of comments here that these rules are considered excellent (hence the upvotes) but obvious (so no discussion). Which makes me wonder how valuable they are, especially to the kind of people invited to speak at TED...
- rarrrrrr 17y agoThe real message is not contained in the content. It's a fucking stone tablet personally delivered. The medium is the message: Your TED talk is a big deal. We're serious about it. Make it good.
- quizbiz 17y agois that true? photo?
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- RiderOfGiraffes 17y agoQuoting from the article, there's a photo here: http://www.shopliftwindchimes.com/0206archive.html http://www.shopliftwindchimes.com/0206archive.html Scroll down to 20th Feb. I had thought people were being a bit harsh since asking for evidence is a hacker trait, but now it's clear you didn't bother doing your homework, and deserved to be down-mud.
- 10ren 17y agohttp://www.shopliftwindchimes.com/0206archive.html http://www.shopliftwindchimes.com/0206archive.html scroll to 20 feb - or you could follow the links from the article yourself. I have to say that it doesn't look like a stone slab to me, without an angled photo, but they clearly say it is one. Even without the message of the medium brilliant people are notorious for getting lost in the details, and forgetting how things look from the outside. It doesn't hurt to be reminded.
- chaosmachine 17y agoI believe there is, or at least was, also a rule about not bringing up politics.
- merubin75 17y agoThese TED Commandments are terrific. I've organized conferences and recruited speakers for large events before, and I wish I had had this list to distribute. You’d be surprised how many people willingly violate #7 ("Thou Shalt Not Sell from the Stage: Neither thy Company, thy Goods, thy Writings, nor thy Desparate need for Funding; Lest Thou be Cast Aside into Outer Darkness"). These people don't get that you actually add get MORE value in return by talking LESS about yourself/company/service. Instead of gaining respect and people's attention, it just makes you look amateur and low-class. Respectfully, I would also like to suggest adding an Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt respect the moderator and not attempt to flout speaker rules just to make you look like a 'rebel.' It makes thine self appear as an ass. ...Michael --- Michael E. Rubin merubin@gmail.com // 847-370-3421 // twitter: merubin
- a-priori 17y agoI find a great deal of irony in a comment that opens and closes with self-promotion, and in the middle talks about how futile self-promotion is. Since you seem to be new to HN, you should know that people here do not add signatures. If someone wants to contact you, they can find your contact info in your profile; otherwise it's just noise.
- bgutierrez 17y agoThis isn't just for great speakers. It's how I'd like to live my life.