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How to Speak so That People Want to Listen

Speaking well is a secret weapon that successful people have.  We always admire people who speak well. I mean, one of the reasons why leaders like Barack Obama and Narendra Modi are so well liked is because of their ability to speak well and inspiringly. While we don’t all have ambitions of becoming political leaders, the art of speaking well will hold us in good stead. Everywhere. Formally and informally.

In the attached TED talk, Julian Treasure shows us what we should do to become speakers people would want to listen to. It is a brilliant talk and I would urge you to see the video.

Julian Treasure is founder and chairman of The Sound Agency, a UK-based consultancy that asks and answers the question: “How does your brand sound?” TSA helps clients such as Harrods, Nokia, BP, Marks & Spencer, Helm Bank (Colombia), Waldorf Astoria and many major shopping malls across Europe to grow their business by optimising the sounds they make. The agency specialises in creating effective and appropriate organic soundscapes for branded spaces.

Julian’s vision is to make the world sound beautiful, by helping individuals to make and receive sound consciously, and companies to discover that good sound is good.

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