22. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Alex Honnold "How I Climbed a 3000 Foot Cliff - Without Ropes"

This is episode twenty two of The Presentation Boss Podcast and that reminds us of a song! Kate and Thomas are experienced not only as speakers, but as presentation coaches. They love finding the strengths and weaknesses in a presentation and explaining why they work or need to be considered. Today we're having a discussion about a talk Thomas has seen a few times but Kate is watching for the first time. Alex Honnold is the star of the 2018 film 'Free Solo' and a world-renowned rock climber. Here he speaks at TED 2018 about his experience in preparing for that climb. There's a lot to love and a lot to learn from this talk and Kate and Thomas don't necessarily agree on everything. Have a listen out for heavy use of scripting, pausing around humour and clever use of detail in storytelling. What You'll Learn • How you can integrate video into a presentation • The risk of having an over-scripted speech • What to do when the audience laughs when you're not expecting it • How to immerse your audience into your story in a believable fashion • Building and relieving tension in your story for your audience • Effective use of visual storytelling in PowerPoint • How important having a message is, and if every speech needs one Mentioned In The Show • Alex Honnold | How I Climbed a 3000-Foot Vertical Cliff - Without Ropes: https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_honnold_how_i_climbed_a_3_000_foot_vertical_cliff_without_ropes Resources and Links • Email us! [email protected] • The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/ • Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/ • Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss • Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/ • Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/ Quotes From This Episode • "It gives him credibility and proves he is the right person to talk about this" • "Sometimes people do amazing feats and then they're asked to speak about it" • "Even though we know it's scripted and rehearsed, it still sounds like they're just talking and having a conversation" • "I can't imagine what it's like, please just tell me what it's like" • "If you can't feel the emotions of your story, your audience never will" • "I love that moment - you see him break this mechanical delivery" • "You need to justify the act of speaking - what value are you going to add to your 12 minutes?" • "What do you remember about this speech" Used In This Episode • Taylor Swift | 22: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgFeZr5ptV8