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The ted commandments

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The document outlines 10 commandments for speakers at TED conferences. The commandments instruct speakers to share new ideas or personal stories, reveal their passion for a topic, tell engaging stories, comment on other talks, discuss topics relevant to the audience, avoid reading from a script or going over time limits, and recommend embracing vulnerability and humor.

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The TED Commandments 1. Thou shalt not simply trot out thy usual shtick. 2. Thou shalt dream a great dream, or show forth a wondrous new thing, or share something thou hast never shared before. 3. Thou shalt reveal thy curiosity and thy passion. 4. Thou shalt tell a story. 5. Thou shalt freely comment on the utterances of other speakers for the sake of blessed connection and exquisite controversy. 6. Thou shalt not flaunt thine ego. Be thou vulnerable. Speak of thy failure as well as thy success. 7. Thou shalt discuss thy topic in such a way as to make it important and relevant to thine audience. 8. Thou shalt remember all the while: laughter is good. 9. Thou shalt not read thy speech. 10. Thou shalt not steal the time of them that follow thee.

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The ted commandments

  • 1. The TED Commandments 1. Thou shalt not simply trot out thy usual shtick. 2. Thou shalt dream a great dream, or show forth a wondrous new thing, or share something thou hast never shared before. 3. Thou shalt reveal thy curiosity and thy passion. 4. Thou shalt tell a story. 5. Thou shalt freely comment on the utterances of other speakers for the sake of blessed connection and exquisite controversy. 6. Thou shalt not flaunt thine ego. Be thou vulnerable. Speak of thy failure as well as thy success. 7. Thou shalt discuss thy topic in such a way as to make it important and relevant to thine audience. 8. Thou shalt remember all the while: laughter is good. 9. Thou shalt not read thy speech. 10. Thou shalt not steal the time of them that follow thee.