Monsoon has set in. Bangalore is seeing incessant rains and great monsoon weather. Nothing can be more relaxing than reading a book in such a setting with healthy dose of strong south Indian coffee. Thats what I've been doing in the past week. I completed this beautifully written book "TED Talks: The Official TED guide to public speaking". Written by the head of TED, Chris Anderson, the book is full of presentation tips from some of the greatest TED speakers. Tips include detailed steps for preparation, delivery, tools available, pit falls to be avoided and even how to dress. It generously and regularly references the actual TED talk from where the example is being made. At the end of the book, there is a list of all the TED talks referenced and the TED website has a playlist of all these - this makes the book unique in that it is very easy to learn the topics. While everything is coming from how you could give a great TED talk, the principles can be applied for our day to day and mundane presentations as well.
