Tamsen Webster shares three ways to present like a TEDx speaker: ask who, what, and why before you start; use storytelling structure instead of academic structure; and show rather than tell through stories, demonstrations, or images.
The first is ask— oh— Here are 3 things you can do to start presenting like a TEDx speaker today. The first is to ask who, what, why before every presentation. Who are you talking to? What do you want them to know? And why do you want them to know that? The second thing is to flip academic structure with storytelling structure. Instead of starting out by telling someone, here's the thing I want you to do, and here are all the reasons why that's a good idea. Instead, start with, here's the thing I know you want, here's what's in the way of it, here's what you need to know now, and now, don't you see, here's the thing that I want you to do as a result. The third thing is to show, don't just tell. And there's a lot of different ways to show information. Tell stories, make a demonstration, show a picture, show a process at work. Ultimately, all three things will help set you apart.
