How to sound smart in your TEDx Talk | Will Stephen | TEDxNewYork

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences.
In a hilarious talk capping off a day of new ideas at TEDxNewYork, professional funny person Will Stephen shows foolproof presentation skills to make you sound brilliant -- even if you are literally saying nothing. (Full disclosure: This talk is brought to you by two TED staffers, who have watched a LOT of TED Talks.)

[@fobos936]

He talked almost 6min with no content . I still can’t believe.

[@TechnoMinarchistBall]

Havr you seen Seinfeld?

[@TristanJ2812]

Hes like a clickbait youtuber

[@alessandrorossini8704]

LOL

[@SebastianGeid]

nothing special. Have you never watched a political debate on TV? There is nothing talked about for hours and in the end these Guys even applaud themselves for it.

[@limonemoji3719]

he actually talked about how to seem to be talking about something important on a Ted talk

[@michalszerszen9638]

When you present a school project you never did.

[@cmj3555]

Great for oral exams

[@paolouy3083]

Just do the project

[@spiritwildfiregaming1975]

And Is still passed somehow, maybe because of my constant suicide by words.

[@christophern762]

A rare Ted talk where the entire audience completely understood what the presenter was trying to say

[@anmolbagul9282]

Which is nothing

[@Gemuruhh]

@@anmolbagul9282 hahahaha

[@user-dp7ye3cg2z]

@@anmolbagul9282 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brosephproseph1741]

@@anmolbagul9282 I read that in the speaker's voice. 🤣

[@qubeat8702]

Wait, he said nothing, so the audience understood nothing? or the audience understood everything, which is nothing? my brain hurts

[@hi.694]

This guy made it seem like he was saying nothing while teaching us public speaking skills. Respect.

[@rubenark6834]

No. He made it look like he made it look like he was saying something, while actually saying nothing, while actually giving a really good TED Talk about TED Talks.

[@blaumutze4755]

He literally said nothing

[@gabrielhola7236]

Only u get it

[@thorH.]

@@blaumutze4755 He literally said “nothing”.

[@mcy8060]

Dude for real. I watched it to learn how can i make sense for my food for thought

[@robintangelder1676]

Mom: why are you laughing? Me: *It's nothing*

[@trollivur1719]

^

[@Sa-fv5oo]

^

[@Ruben-pr2ye]

This comment is underrated.

[@Sa-fv5oo]

@@Ruben-pr2ye you ruined it

[@HubaUploadsHere]

You learned how to come off smart

[@davidrojas9668]

This is the equivalent to adding random words to reach the word count.

[@squeet6831]

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[@nigelngai3288]

Pepega Clap

[@Lizard1582]

forsaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan

[@alguldandoce7982]

5Head

[@j.chiari4222]

4:20

[@mercury2936]

Actually, this presentation taught me that having confident is seriously important in public speaking.

[@bhaddash]

Only in ted talks, in other places people will heckle you out

[@sankit2386]

Or.....just bluffing confidence

[@user-yj7cu5sk2w]

@@bhaddash no… having confidence is most certainly the most important thing while public speaking. you can be the smartest person in the room and it won’t matter, if u can’t act like you’re the smartest person in the room you won’t be taken seriously

[@amandaavia]

@@user-yj7cu5sk2w 100%

[@renanrochapacanarotrinca3812]

@@bhaddash you can be confident AND have an real message in your speech

[@chloeren1224]

our teacher made us watch this with the sound off and it looks like he's really giving an amazing speech

[@Alvanez]

He is

[@greatwavefan397]

A Sprout main!

[@MrNight-dg1ug]

Just thought this would be a great learning tool in class

[@hydrakiwiii]

He did, it was a great learning experience. If you want to be a good speaker you should definitely watch this, it looks like he’s doing a great job.

[@randomnater_]

ME TOO

[@freepointsgals609]

If you say anything with enough confidence, people will believe you.

[@PyroYeet]

freepointsgals ha that is why no one believes me

[@lailaraslan8310]

Omg EXACTLY

[@joefalchetto94]

You just did, I believe in your words

[@jackcallahan1848]

hI iM jImMy DeAn

[@Shocker99]

Unless they know more than you on the subject, then you just sound dumb/a BSer. Then it makes everything else you've ever said questionable.

[@dreska255]

"I'm taking off my glasses which, by the way, are just frames." Sums up the whole thing

[@maxweber1069]

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[@ionisator1]

@@maxweber1069 reply

[@ionisator1]

@@maxweber1069 Cing Primson

[@maxweber1069]

@@ionisator1 comment

[@bigbazzus]

It's a James Randi bit, he did it in most of his talks

[@jhanvisharma3623]

This guy literally made the greatest TED talk out of nothing

[@jerkhops3867]

you think this is good, check out 2070 paradigm shift ;)

[@next848484]

completely true

[@rjoe3309]

Really fascinating that "now I'm gonna change the tone" It actually changed the vibe of the room Proof that your actual words are just a small part of what you say

[@tomlxyz]

Also why written communication often results in misunderstanding

[@outdose9997]

This dude literally just layed out a format.

[@FlamingZelda3]

He broke down the structure of Ted Talks, laid it out, and also led some people to question how useful some of these talks really are. Hence the comment above "I feel like I learned something but I didn't" and the reply: "That's how I feel after every ted talk."

[@rahe2141]

@@FlamingZelda3 it's a very important technique he told us, which can help us see if presentation actually do more than sound smart

[@chicxulub2947]

​@@rahe2141 Most TED Talks are just like he said... nothing. Just that!

[@annavitalia]

im literally using it rn for my speech class entertainment speech

[@navajospy2556]

@@annavitalia same

[@gdatomic]

"Notice how the majority far exceeds the minority"

[@youneslerifton]

No

[@melblack6363]

nay

[@originalname28]

nada

[@ethanraez6848]

Olsa Shamwow zip

[@joeuong]

Triggered

[@nategwright]

What I love about this is that not only is it a jab at the typical TED talk formula, but it’s in itself a meta demonstration of how important your appearance, cadence, tone, gestures, and overall confidence and eloquence are to public speaking, almost more important than your actual content.

[@zandbergx9747]

I challenge the word "almost"

[@LUCKYKATmeowsic]

This is pure genius. I would hate to be the person who went on after him. What a rockstar for saying what everyone was thinking. Amazed that they let him do this without censoring it!

[@dazza2350]

He was the last one there is no other person

[@ericsondasilva1618]

He got away with it because it was 7 years ago in todays times he would be canceled forever by ted talk

[@chrisdawson1776]

@@TheJacklikesvideos Lmao

[@horiadoroftei2689]

Most people pay good money to attend, so the joke's on them?

[@DoubleMonoLR]

@@ericsondasilva1618 Yet again someone assuring that something would definitely happen, because they *want* to believe it. This drivel is rampant online, people just constantly repeat & reinforce each others bs as though it's fact. It would be largely pointless anyway, there's a huge number of videos mocking TED talks and how they rely on presentation not facts. Indeed they'd been common since before this video was uploaded.

[@Nikitoz9595]

It must be so awkward to have a talk after him.

[@DASCSWEM]

haha true

[@RocKnMetaL97]

Nikitoz9595 now next TEDx-talker: Vsauce!

[@pickle5666]

Michael: Why... Do we ask questions? Audience: 24! Michael: F*** off!

[@terryzuniga2473]

Vsauce be awesome

[@marelleclejon6694]

This was the last tedx talk at that conference.

[@yousefkotp6129]

this is equivalent to adding "However" to my essay assignment

[@tarikay93]

However, Yousef was using however a little too much in all its howeverhood.

[@Cod4Wii]

That's great, however, I think it's also not great, however you choose it to be, however...

[@notveryhumble2u720]

😆😂

[@basomaning4166]

My preferred poison is “furthermore”

[@derpguy51]

@@basomaning4166 "therefore"

[@cr2880]

I use this TED Talk in my class every year. It's a perfect example of how to give a strong speech/presentation/TED Talk because students can focus on the method instead of getting distracted by the meaning. The words he says serve to emphasize these speaking techniques worth mentioning.

[@andrewpabon4522]

He gave us the algorithm on how to make a perfect public speech

[@darkentity1000]

He says he has nothing to say, but what he really has is a very sophisticated parody of Tedx Talks themselves

[@mystlegend9359]

Where Puppers Go to Die Congrats, you found the purpose of this TEDx Talk!

[@darkentity1000]

RainbowMiner2004 I know lol, I swear my comment sounded more clever in my head.

[@melblack6363]

Where Puppers Go to Die EXACTLY.

[@1Insurgency1]

RainbowMiner2004 Congrats, you're a sarcastic douchebag!

[@alio2269]

It's actually not a parody it's just that Tedx talks are so generic that this parody of speeches applies to them

[@spiritwildfiregaming1975]

This guy just roasted every TED talk in existence THROUGH a TED talk of his own. What a badass.

[@WOlss-pi3it]

Just letting you know that you have 1000 likes

[@WOlss-pi3it]

@xx_fazeminecrafter_2054_xx that joke is getting old

[@naudlyp]

W. Olss then why do you care

[@spiritwildfiregaming1975]

@@WOlss-pi3it Uuuh...thanks

[@ChristosNikolis]

IF I could just ROAST (almost) every (pointless) KZbin COMMENT in existence THROUGH a ONE of my own. What a badass (I would be too). Edit: Joking. (And misquoting you)

[@Worldconc]

This man just taught us the blueprint for giving a ted talk This tops every ted talk in existence

[@anythinginteresting101]

This man taught us Nothing and Everything at the same time in under 6 minutes! Legendary!

[@tupe444]

Me when the teacher asks me to give a presentation

[@RedItUp]

tupe 12 same

[@tarasmytsyshyn5851]

I am literally basing my entire presentation on this logic

[@noodlery7034]

𝑚𝑒

[@georgianawheat4394]

asjmclkams12312dlkansldnalksndlkas4234ndlansldalsaxnxlsnknqoijeqwoeiq0weiß384ß1kjqo2132 sorry, my cat .......

[@IamProFish]

I did that in real life I have film proof lol

[@marwanemam1234]

I just wanted to illustrate 2 important points . . Thank you

[@NameNik223]

I would like to add something: *something*

[@rinkerbel_]

Oof

[@ax8433]

I think you and Nikolor summed it up well, so I have nothing to add. Nothing.

[@zeeso3733]

That's a good one 😂😂😂😂

[@DiversionG]

Don't forget the fact that the fact that

[@gargantuangouda605]

Teach me something without me realizing that I've been taught something. Outstanding.

[@miyukin4354]

かなり前のKZbinですが 人の前で話す 見せ方 惹き付けておく手法 とても勉強になります

[@labeebasayed3585]

this actually kinda teaches you how to make a speech more interesting and intellectual without it being either

[@0xCAFEF00D]

Labeeba Sayed you missed a word. 'seem'

[@Omar_MH]

Labeeba Sayed You just can't accept the fact that he wasted your time, can you ?

[@SoulShineLiveMichele]

I agree with Labeeba Sayed. He's modeling a speaking template with nothing in it. Fascinating and entertaining for me who is learning all I can so I can present well. Plus, laughing is never a waste of time.

[@Built2kill]

it's much easier to learn public speaking than actually performing public speaking.

[@musicalman1995]

This is literally the point of the speech

[@matteosevenius313]

Deaf people watching this like: damn this dude is smart

[@br1ck.]

Matteo Sevenius *captions exist*

[@brumbybailey6599]

But what if they 'heard'(as opposed to saw) right through him?

[@benjaminblackwell8829]

Yea deaf people watch Ted talks

[@samuelargo8329]

Wait

[@iam_a_sad_khan]

Lmao

[@youtubeviolatedme7123]

I was watching this with headphones and my mom came up behind me and told me she was glad I was watching something informative

[@notsojharedtroll23]

Your username tho 🤨🤨🤨

[@Kas_Styles-Akuma]

The fact that is actually giving us a literal format for a Ted talk and what to do for one and that itself is lots of info. Thanks for your "talk" .

[@slauthordraws3363]

in summation: 1. talk with your hands and use expressive inflection to project confidence 2. ask the audience questions 3. share a personal anecdote to make the material feel persona 4. appeal to authority 5. throw out statistics and data 6. use images 7. build intensity, then bring it down 8. dress the part 9. change the tone from lighthearted to heavier near the end 10. connect the end of the speech to the beginning

[@kylechechang]

He is so smart. He presented all the techniques for speech👍

[@jupamango3000]

really curious and very useful

[@ahmedamine24]

I'd like to see this flawless execution, in a clown suit.

[@ItsjustJp]

Use fake glases xD

[@jonathanselaya9367]

Would you be so kind to develop No.4&8, please?

[@abdusselamzahma7474]

People say this guy is just trolling and doing a speech without content. But he's portraying most of people who do their bland speech in Ted talks and trying to be inspirational with no interesting content. He's so accurate that you can recognize every technique he used in other Ted talks

[@ryantucker6236]

Abdusselam Zahma I for one learned nothing😂

[@racool911]

What are you talking about he did nothing. Stop over analyzing it

[@pa9030]

@@racool911 he is right lol, otherwise ted tlak wouldn't even let him talk there. He wants to criticize all those speeches with hollow words, wich look good bit were they are actually saying nothing.

[@valorkaizen]

@@ryantucker6236 nothing is still something

[@a.bagasm.7253]

That's the point of his ted talk. By being nothing it became something, something useful

[@scout11238]

This is perhaps one of the best talk I've ever had for the last 17 years. It's something instead of nothing which by the way really got me thinking. Very well oriented and presented.

[@wakwakk23]

I first saw this video 5 years ago and been watching every year since then. This is still my favorite TED Talk about public speaking. The points that he’s supposed to be telling to the audience, he’s actually acting it. What a brilliant guy!

[@lindaugelow]

I agree. So entertaining, and so much to learn from it.

[@yepure]

I'm gonna say something in this comment section, and then all of you will agree, nod your head and give me a thumb up.

[@GebakkenLucht]

So true

[@proefslak]

+Filip Andrew I think you are right about that.

[@clayclay8450]

+Filip Andrew u sir are a genius

[@GoErikTheRed]

+Filip Andrew Oh wow! I never thought about it that way!

[@dominicbulger9136]

+Filip Andrew I AM GOING TO DISAGREE WITH YOU IN ALL CAPS, BECAUSE THAT MAKES ME SEEM LOUDER AND THEREFORE SMARTER!!!!!!

[@SauceKingg]

This is almost harder than an actual talk

[@alexlau2312]

I agree.... the implicit method like this is the hardest to execute

[@amritas2400]

Yeah... Like the gesticulating and taking off the glasses has to have perfect timing. And he has to do it without a single 'uhm' or 'uhh'. Also, he can't improvise.

[@fuckinbigbrother]

just gave a thumbs up cuz I love final fantasy 1

[@earlarthur672]

@@fuckinbigbrother you're a man of culture as well

[@roshni7678]

Ikr. And we have people in the comments saying this was a waste of time

[@tirta.yansen]

This is pure genius! The most educated Ted Talk ever!

[@fredguo2538]

This is one of the TED talks I’ve ever seen. It is so real and existing. I feel my life changed from watching this, which has as I’ve spent five minutes of my life reading this.

[@yesreneau]

"These are real numbers" lol

[@lucaslucas9950]

YesReneau they are actual real numbers (rational or irrational numbers)

[@starvitxxl]

YesReneau lol from your lol, as your lol shows your math knowledge

[@jord19100]

STAGGERING!

[@Lizlodude]

+YesReneau I wanted him to put 3+i up there sooo much XD

[@mcfly531]

+YesReneau All of them were real numbers...

[@malevolentmango7140]

5 years later. Still one of my fave ted talks. When you break it down it actually teaches the general skills of public speaking really well in under 6 minutes.

[@mikezheng33]

Yeah I don't like that many people take this as a mockery of other ted talks as having no content. It's a talk about how to make even the blandest topics seems interesting and if all talks were like this, they'd likely be more interesting.

[@nuanceblacksywin4868]

@@mikezheng33 Would they though? Or would they just SEEM more interesting?

[@mikezheng33]

@@nuanceblacksywin4868 youre right what i mean is they would be more engaging which would then get people to pay attention to their interesting things

[@__-tp4tm]

Well, something that seems to be a certain way draws attention - and attention makes it relevant. Someone who has something really interesting or important to say is wasting it if nobody cares. The power is inside arousing interest - no matter the topic you talk about.

[@user-tn8nn9mb9k]

@@nuanceblacksywin4868 They WOULD be more interesting. But the speakers would SEEM smarter.

[@sebas4101]

This is simply the best Tedx talk I’ve ever witnessed

[@jello4479]

@Insufficent Funds this is Sam Hyde for normies

[@aarushiagarwal2321]

the beauty of the ted talk , started with nothing ended with nothing but taught something new .... Very hilarious, and can't stop watching it XD

[@Nao-fo4su]

I'm Japanese🇯🇵 and I showed this video to my friend who isn't good at English. He said with admiration ”wow I don't know what he says, but he is presenting something important to human beings” lol 😆

[@user-lt9pb2gf4f]

それな

[@binq8731]

bro u bad for dat fam

[@pietro93vit]

So you japanises name us humans beings, i wonder what that means :P

[@ry1201]

草

[@shybutopinionated1428]

There’s japanese caption now so u can show it again 🤣

[@tastefullyoffensive]

This is a comment on KZbin.

[@tdolan500]

+Joe Griffin This a reply that implicates that my reply is MORE CLEVER THAN YOURS. It has a second sentence to prove YOUR COMMENT IS FLAWED.

[@joegriffin2887]

Terry Dolan THIS COMMENT IS A REPLY THAT THINKS YOUR COMMENT IS FLAWED AND I'M ACCUSING YOU OF BEING A 12 YEAR OLD

[@Epicmission48]

This is a comment asking why we are using caps, in addition to pointing out that only 12 year olds with nothing better to do use all caps InKZbin comments

[@darkfox1990]

+Kevin Jennings This is a comment telling everyone to calm down, and saying that everyone has their own opinion.

[@davimatloff2497]

+TastefullyOffensive.com this is a comment saying that this is Obama's fault and that that these comments have confirmed the Illuminati.

[@sergi99075]

15 years of public speaking and this talk taught me something really important showing it in a way that is as original as it is fun. Brilliant!!!!! 👍

[@samuelakin1616]

Confidence and storytelling skills can indeed be powerful tools for keeping people engaged.

[@kyleaaron91]

My life is based off this speech.

[@ramen6792]

The odds xD Best comment 10/10

[@kyleaaron91]

Carrot Cake *Slithers away*

[@ramen6792]

:)

[@seltzpopz377]

off of... nothing?

[@ramen6792]

Sorry to break it to you but Klyaaron is a dude.

[@kazghost]

I felt like I learned something from this, But i didn't.

[@viljamtheninja]

I mean, you pretty much learned what the title said you would: How to sound smart in your Ted talk.

[@rafiqul84]

You learnt key skills in engaging an audience

[@miguelpereira9859]

TED talks in a nutshell

[@HubaUploadsHere]

You learned how to look smart

[@blacat2168]

That's the point xD

[@Eojoguinho]

Anos depois, continua incrível... Parabéns a dupla que fez as legendas, sempre vale a pena ter um conteúdo desse disponível em nosso idioma :)

[@ocristianovieira]

Genial. Uma das melhores palestras sobre apresentações já feitas. Great. One of the best presentations ever.

[@laylavladi]

4 4 24

[@SirTopEmHat]

STAGGERING

[@boatknight2246]

These are True Numbers people!

[@victoriavecinoescalante8766]

=%=%°¥😍☺😘😊😘😋😍😋😍😋😍😋😍😂😅🍞🍈🍒🍉🍓🍉🍒🍉🍒🍈🍈🍒🍈🍒🍐 🍓🍐🍒🍐🍒🍓

[@swanw.7909]

STAGGERING

[@swanw.7909]

+SirTopEmHat oh Damn it,you beat me to it

[@st4rf1sh36]

Watched this without audio. This guy is amazing. Great points. I liked the part when he showed those graphs. What a genius.

[@vahinirai510]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@j.chiari4222]

So did I

[@davidt01]

I was looking for this comment :)

[@lifeonmars3147]

My english teacher showed this to us as an example of a good public speech, and it's still one of my favourites today. Learnt a lot whilst simultaneously nothing at all.

[@alexshea8274]

That was so inspirational. I'm gonna sit down and really evaluate my life choices. The points Will made have really opened up my eyes. Please continue to spread such wisdom. Thank you Will Stephen!

[@thehazarika]

This is Lorem Ipsum of Ted talks. It's not the content that matters, but the container

[@mcyoinet3266]

🤣🤣

[@99Gara99]

It's the content that matters, but some people just want to be charmed

[@merchillio]

@@99Gara99 the point is more that with the right plating, even the blandest content can become appetizing. Having the greatest content is useless if you can’t get people to listen to you.

[@InspiredEvolution]

Bahahahahhaa yes

[@dropout]

Great talk, Will! ...now here's a comment that is both enlightening and supportive.

[@iankimca]

Well, have a comment in reply agreeing and advocating your stand point to start the next chain of events cascading through this comment line!

[@crescentrr9783]

Have a comment disagreeing with your statement that uses poor grammar/spelling and uses curse words in hopes that it will break your spirit and give me a sense of power over you.

[@Black0ctagon]

Ruby Rose Will immediately point out that your last post in fact demonstrated grammatical prowess, and deride you for being a (insert profanity) hipster.

[@shinjinobrave]

Have a comment reminding you all that guy eats his own shit.

[@seansullivan420]

shinjinobrave ...and discounting everyone on this thread by pointing out that they're all fans of Justin Bieber.

[@m2mdohkun]

I will come to this to refresh my presentation skills. Or maybe my public speaking skills. And IT ALWAYS makes me chuckle. And I love it!

[@ashrafmohamed-rm6eb]

He speaks with full confidence, and amazing style of voice and emotion ❤

[@taliahass1234]

This is actually every Ted talk ever

[@shuyayanase3570]

Talia Hass XD SO TRUE!!!!

[@gauravtanwar3695]

i have nothing to write here, but look i wrote something.

[@c.arlynx]

Maker I'm going to act like I totally disagree! With this exclamation mark...

[@gauravtanwar3695]

carlijn .038 I will act like i'm upset with your statement but in reality i am laughing with every key stroke.

[@gauravtanwar3695]

CAQ Vevo I see absolutely nothing in your response.

[@c.arlynx]

Maker​ I really don't have a good response haha, next to that I really have nothing to say!

[@riukrobu]

Well well well... We got ourselves some writers, i see... I now will write something that doesn't really have a content, but I'll put it against all of you, with a lot of useless words. With no arguments at all, and not actually stating anything meaningful, I'm contradicting your thoughts just to show everybody my indisputable superiority in the subject. Case closed! Do your researches, all of you! And go back to school! And eat your veggies!

[@user-eh8vx9lf7t]

His voice, his confidence and his accent are all fascinating. He's describing most of the people making their bland speeches in Ted's lectures and trying to inspire them without interesting.

[@haskelltan276]

"You can't have humour in Ted Talks" Will Stephen: "hold my glasses-like glasses"

[@zenas7668]

Is this "inside the mind of a master procrastinator"

[@monroekelvin8955]

Since the beginning of humanity, Colorized

[@hoyamamira1032]

Omg he doesnt have the panic monster thats why he didnt fo his work

[@ZigDaKid]

and although it might seem like i'm going to say something, I am in fact going to say nothing

[@allanabrandao4321]

YES

[@divangibran8007]

*insert mind valley soundtrack*

[@kurtiscarpenter9844]

The best shit ever. So creative, bravo!

[@IQuick143cz]

It's just nothing

[@user-fd2od1ge7p]

これ好きすぎて定期的に見にきてる

[@user-kk2fj9qm9y]

this is one of the best TED conference i have ever WATCHED . such a character and an entertainer.

[@adarshkumar3518]

"These are real numbers!" Lol. True literally and mathematically 🤣🤣

[@someone3821]

Gosh, yeah... I didn't even think about that.

[@gamer7234]

I was thinking the same hahaha

[@pyrogenic]

I was waiting for him to bring up something imaginary be like: "However, this number isn't [real]"

[@scriber36]

I was waiting for "and here is an imaginary number too for you nerds", but that would divide the audience and establish two kinds of nothing, one nothing for nerds and one for the rest.

[@marians91]

"staggering!"

[@syllvei]

Ok, so if you're the kind of person that looks at comments before watching the video, watch the video with no sound once, and then watch it again with sound. I promise you will not be disappointed

[@prodygy560]

This comment needs more likes

[@haemind]

I wish I could've seen this comkent before I started watching the video. I still would've expected a little from the title tho

[@fxrixlilov4080]

More likes!

[@ayoubgasmi9574]

The charts kinda make no sense visually tho LOL

[@basherrah9604]

good idea except the video title, so you can guess the guy isnt doing much. plus there are subtitles

[@chocolate_01]

This is so hilarious😂😂😂 He did make a point that appearance, tone and you presence are likely to be the key in how to persuades an audience.

[@b.barbin4735]

This is ridiculously fantastic! I listened to it 3 times!! Thanks for that template for a great talk.😂❤

[@ana_goncalves]

"I was offered a Ted Talk and damn it, I'm gonna see it through" HAHAHAHAA

[@lauraireson6358]

Ana Virgínia Souza +

[@goulash31]

This is the best TED talk I've ever seen.

[@igoratfargo]

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[@sitruun4]

I believe you are reading into his comment a bit too much. Also this talk was thought provoking for me at least. The way he deconstructs the paradigm of the usual TED Talk is inspiring and let's not forget he's talking utter nonsense yet still manages to sound like he's an expert talking about something important. In a way that makes the speech brilliant. If you are smart you should be able to see that. Also, you're being rude. CHEERS BRUH

[@goulash31]

I have no idea what the other two replies to my comment are about...

[@igoratfargo]

thats probably coz its the only video that you have seen of TED :D

[@othmana.4506]

so you like the "nothing", which translate into "nothing" is good :D

[@faclvpacademics8868]

I tell you, wherever there's a "Will", there sure must be a way. Waoh!!! Waooohhhh!!!!What a crescendo! What a 360 degree journey in less than 360 seconds!!! Thanks Will, just couldn't stop watching! This is like the 3rd time in 20 minutes and I still have you on replay! This is all round EPIC!!!!

[@rodrigoloppe2651]

THIS IS FOR SURE ONE OF THE TED TALKS OF THE HISTORY!!!!!!!

[@AriPuff23]

4 4 24 *Staggering*!

[@aidanmco]

AriPuff23 These are all REAL numbers!

[@miigon9117]

aidan c. They absolutely are.

[@TheCheesyZed]

*STAGGERING*

[@Aaa-ho3sq]

AriPuff23. Did you mean to make the letters bold? Because you have to seperate the asterisk from any other characters with a space.

[@lolicanadian]

"Style over substance" is the point; a jab at the formulaic nature of all TEDx talks, and a broader commentary on how one can speak while saying nothing.

[@studywithshilpa8178]

This is the best ted talk speech i have ever watched!!

[@perinor1P84]

めっちゃ笑ったと同時に、賢そうな雰囲気で話す相手に騙されないように気をつけようと思った 教育的なプレゼンだった

[@Emsi_Lordtemp]

This is so unsatisfying, my heart is telling me, "you're learning something", my brain is saying, "what the heck, I'm learning nothing"

[@bleh1569]

Exactly

[@volvobok6644]

I think you just described our education system :D

[@Emsi_Lordtemp]

@@volvobok6644 Have you happened to watch boyinabands video on that?

[@moonhall]

I am learning how to talk smart so i guess im learning something

[@benjamincsiha1863]

You learn how to talk about nothing for 6 minutes

[@lppunto]

If anyone was wondering, the "scientist" at 1:55 is Raymond Pearl, pioneering American biologist renowned for his studies of the aging process.

[@sgnMark]

I'm sure it was a very difficult thing to figure out the things age and die,

[@SoraRaida]

@@sgnMark I'm just gonna assume you're being sarcastic

[@renatoaquino2788]

thank you very much

[@ejej_shej7958]

Lol

[@rockysandman5489]

Why scientist in quotes?

[@sajjadabdulaziz6178]

This is one of the best speeches I've ever heard on TED. He is funny😂

[@fredguo2538]

This is one of the TED talks I’ve ever seen. It is so real and existing. I feel my life changed, which has as I’ve spent five minutes of my life watching this.

[@myvh773]

What a coincidence, this is one of the TED talks I’ve ever seen too!

[@tommyprogress]

I completely agree, after watching this i can truly say that ive seen this video.

[@Warlord_Megatron]

One of the ted talks of all time isn't it?

[@user-el5ex3wr5t]

I’m Japanese so For the first time I heard his speech I thought he says something important . And I can’t understood why people laugh But second time I watched subtitles , I understand why It’s interesting

[@annymp]

Honto

[@orcahhh8017]

The point is: this WASN'T interesting IT was just NOTHING And that's what 's interesting😂

[@rainydeestar4806]

@@orcahhh8017 So it WAS interesting you bafoon

[@orcahhh8017]

Bewer 2S just shut up if you don't understand a small joke

[@maulanalaser4748]

Arigatou Gozaimasu. Anata wa weaboo desu ka?

[@ricisebastiano]

A few lessons from this talk: 1) How important the non-verbal part of our communication is. Through simple tone, volume, speed and pauses you can convey meaning that together with logical sentences creates ideas. So you don't need say something in order to sound smart - the listener will interpret it as such. 2) TED Talks might be a bit gibberish or controversial or both, especially since this talk seems to have one of the lowest down-vote ratios 3) This was a great example of a meta-analysis of TED Talks and how one should structure an effective Ted Talk. 4) This is a great example of courage being demonstrated and exploited in terms of thinking outside the box. 5) This was a good example of how to do a comedic piece and of a type of meta-comedy.

[@depressionsession7256]

Yeah someone get its!

[@coffi5589]

6) 2×6 = 12 7) 6×2 = 12

[@andresescobar8209]

Great! you just put in words what I was amazed by during the video, what a genius this guy is (Will), what a huge points he made.

[@katelyn1782]

I don't think that's a meta-analysis, analysis yes, but not a collection of analysis. I don't think you know what that means.

[@chromiumnitrate1961]

Nice joke mate

[@nicktrevi2990]

The tone of voice, the pitch, the music of it … He aced it.. He is an actor after all. The meaning is that tone of voice conveys emotion. Any emotion equals meaning ❤

[@adventurecoalition3690]

Absolutely perfect template for a public speech just plug in your topic, lol

[@Ein2404]

Reminds me of Apple devices presentation lol

[@Michael-rx7ff]

Amen to that

[@Steyreon]

loool

[@Proofy99]

Lmaaaao ahahagag

[@EMlNEM2020]

+Einar Silvansky 420th like

[@WilcovanBeijnum]

haha

[@lessglare]

Full disclosure: This talk is brought to you by two TED staffers, who have watched a LOT of TED Talks. *Noice.*

[@colederusha]

The most brilliant TED Talk I've ever watched.

[@VermonPapas]

The funniest part in this talk is how much time he took to prepare and thought about the things he said... This is by far one of the best Ted talks I've ever seen and I'm sure the reason why he is confident is because he prepared for it. Preparation is key

[@joshhyyym]

I thought this was probably the most interesting TED talk I've listened to. Apart from it being an interesting commentary on psychology, it also allows one to think about delivery. By extension we may see how people are easily convinced of weak arguments from those in positions of authority and such.

[@shibadoge5349]

Well said, and very true.

[@gc4152]

Shiba Doge I'd say, very *very* true (very)

[@loulou7921]

Exactly !

[@tom_su66]

Well said!

[@frugihoyi]

True, an important point CAN actually be taken away from this talk.

[@mr.thompson6613]

He literally summed up every TED talk ever.

[@crazye7132]

I disagree

[@poof_6815]

@@crazye7132 why do you disagree?

[@spiritwildfiregaming1975]

@@crazye7132 It is true tho. Every TED talk has at least a couple of the elements mentioned.

[@Xman34washere]

That could be the name "Every TED Talk Ever"

[@unpolishedpearl3769]

Finally found someone on here! This is the most cliche and low-blow at presenters I’ve seen. Hardly the best TedX talk - although memorable. There are presenters on here who have really inspired and changed my life and a guy who possibly cleverly teaches an audience how to have a cliche of a Ted talk that lacks heart… is hardly “the best”.

[@zeitlos2997]

I love this! I laughed and enjoyed this, but actually thought he was a genius at storytelling. His body language and inflection were perfect, as if he was speaking confidently. Respect!🎩

[@fdvanderwel]

this is by far my most favourite ted talk ;-)

[@L3xCin]

This guy successfully wasted 6minutes of our lives without us getting mad.... Wow

[@SMBVG]

+Adrian Tan I don´t think I ever learned so much about holding a speech than in this 6 minutes :D

[@KJSPianoGoddess]

18 mins for me..... Once for me. Made my parents watch it without sound and then with it 😂😭😅

[@gasgano8255]

6 minutes times more than 3 millions plus the audience... thats a lot of time

[@kzmOP]

plus tym to comment

[@kawaiime4714]

Adrian Tan yah ikr that's something really cool

[@vinifranchelli8566]

you might as well just keep watching this talk over and over its the same as watching a bunch of different ones

[@krinola]

Vini Franchelli Not James Veitch’s though.

[@mariosstamoulis7345]

+Almighty Octopus totally

[@ubu6949]

Hahahaha

[@legendarytat8278]

You currently have 999 likes. Aaand done. Four digits.

[@its_elkku135]

I think more people need to watch the TeDxBoulder talk 'I was almost a school shooter'. I feel it is very important right now.

[@gabriele-ny]

Ancora qui dopo un bel po' di anni. Resta sempre uno degli speech più fighi che abbia mai sentito!

[@magnus49]

Literally the only TED Talk you need.