Crafting TEDx-style Presentations for Business
A top-tier TEDx producer and professional writer shows you how to elevate your message using best practices from the TED stage.
What do Simon Sinek, Brené Brown and Amy Cuddy have in common? All three rose from relative obscurity to become in-demand speakers and influential business leaders as a direct result of their TED Talks.
As that trio proves, delivering a powerful TED Talk can launch careers, supercharge book sales and lead to highly paid speaking engagements. But first, you have to write it.
The Hired Pens’ Anna Goldsmith is here to help. She has coached hundreds of TEDx speakers and will show you how to use techniques from the TED stage — including storytelling, relatable humor and a conversational voice — to supercharge your own talk.
Whether you’re preparing for a TEDx event or want to give the kind of leadership speech that fires up your team or inspires donors to dig a little deeper, Anna will get you there. Discover how to:
- Find and shape your own “big idea worth spreading.”
- Capture the attention of your audience from the very first line.
- Showcase your expertise without the laundry list of degrees and titles.
- Build emotional rapport through compelling storytelling and humor.
- Transform “industry speak” into relatable, conversational language.
- Avoid common speaker pitfalls, including the dreaded attention-span trap.
Get in Touch to Learn More
If you’d like to explore working together on your own TED Talk, TED-style talk or keynote, the first step is to connect with Anna for a short call. We’ll talk about where you are in the process — e.g., just kicking around “big ideas” vs. looking to polish a rough draft? Then we’ll figure out the process, program and pricing that works for you.
Book a free, 15-minute Zoom to talk about your speaking goals
Meet Your Coach
Anna is a founding partner of The Hired Pens, an award-winning copywriting agency that serves clients across a wide range of industries. Since 2018, she has also produced TEDxPortsmouth, one of the largest and most successful TEDx events in the country. The speakers she’s worked with have been recognized across TED platforms and around the world.
Her success (and delight in doing this work) has inspired The Hired Pens to create an offshoot of their business, dedicated to helping TEDx speakers — and those who wish to deliver TED-style presentations — craft the talk of a lifetime.
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