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

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  • čas přidán 14. 01. 2015
  • 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.)
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  • @fobos936
    @fobos936 Před 5 lety +17477

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

    • @TechnoMinarchistBall
      @TechnoMinarchistBall Před 5 lety +101

      Havr you seen Seinfeld?

    • @TristanJ2812
      @TristanJ2812 Před 5 lety +346

      Hes like a clickbait youtuber

    • @alessandrorossini8704
      @alessandrorossini8704 Před 5 lety +3

      LOL

    • @SebastianGeid
      @SebastianGeid Před 5 lety +192

      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
      @limonemoji3719 Před 5 lety +129

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

  • @robintangelder1676
    @robintangelder1676 Před 4 lety +8716

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

  • @christophern762
    @christophern762 Před 3 lety +5979

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

    • @anmolbagul9282
      @anmolbagul9282 Před 2 lety +247

      Which is nothing

    • @Gemuruhh
      @Gemuruhh Před 2 lety +18

      @@anmolbagul9282 hahahaha

    • @user-dp7ye3cg2z
      @user-dp7ye3cg2z Před 2 lety +6

      @@anmolbagul9282 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @brosephproseph1741
      @brosephproseph1741 Před rokem +12

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

    • @qubeat8702
      @qubeat8702 Před rokem +33

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

  • @hi.694
    @hi.694 Před 2 lety +3382

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

    • @rubenark6834
      @rubenark6834 Před rokem +147

      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
      @blaumutze4755 Před rokem +14

      He literally said nothing

    • @gabrielhola7236
      @gabrielhola7236 Před rokem +6

      Only u get it

    • @thorH.
      @thorH. Před rokem +14

      @@blaumutze4755 He literally said “nothing”.

    • @mcy8060
      @mcy8060 Před 11 měsíci +4

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

  • @freepointsgals609
    @freepointsgals609 Před 4 lety +15917

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

    • @PyroYeet
      @PyroYeet Před 4 lety +195

      freepointsgals ha that is why no one believes me

    • @lailaraslan8310
      @lailaraslan8310 Před 4 lety +23

      Omg EXACTLY

    • @joefalchetto94
      @joefalchetto94 Před 4 lety +104

      You just did, I believe in your words

    • @jackcallahan1848
      @jackcallahan1848 Před 4 lety +1

      hI iM jImMy DeAn

    • @Shocker99
      @Shocker99 Před 4 lety +58

      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.

  • @matteosevenius313
    @matteosevenius313 Před 5 lety +10905

    Deaf people watching this like: damn this dude is smart

  • @mercury2936
    @mercury2936 Před 2 lety +2581

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

    • @bhaddash
      @bhaddash Před 2 lety +9

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

    • @sankit2386
      @sankit2386 Před 2 lety +16

      Or.....just bluffing confidence

    • @user-yj7cu5sk2w
      @user-yj7cu5sk2w Před rokem +75

      @@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
      @amandaavia Před rokem

      @@user-yj7cu5sk2w 100%

    • @renanrochapacanarotrinca3812
      @renanrochapacanarotrinca3812 Před 8 měsíci +1

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

  • @chloeren1224
    @chloeren1224 Před 3 lety +1672

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

    • @Alvanez
      @Alvanez Před 3 lety +32

      He is

    • @greatwavefan397
      @greatwavefan397 Před 3 lety +2

      A Sprout main!

    • @MrNight-dg1ug
      @MrNight-dg1ug Před 2 lety +11

      Just thought this would be a great learning tool in class

    • @hydrakiwiii
      @hydrakiwiii Před 2 lety +8

      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_
      @randomnater_ Před 2 lety

      ME TOO

  • @davidrojas9668
    @davidrojas9668 Před 5 lety +9326

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

    • @squeet6831
      @squeet6831 Před 5 lety +40

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    • @nigelngai3288
      @nigelngai3288 Před 5 lety +18

      Pepega Clap

    • @Lizard1582
      @Lizard1582 Před 5 lety +9

      forsaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan

    • @alguldandoce7982
      @alguldandoce7982 Před 5 lety +7

      5Head

    • @j.chiari4222
      @j.chiari4222 Před 5 lety +7

      4:20

  • @Nikitoz9595
    @Nikitoz9595 Před 7 lety +36386

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

    • @DASCSWEM
      @DASCSWEM Před 7 lety +674

      haha true

    • @RocKnMetaL97
      @RocKnMetaL97 Před 6 lety +994

      Nikitoz9595 now next TEDx-talker: Vsauce!

    • @pickle5666
      @pickle5666 Před 6 lety +1237

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

    • @terryzuniga2473
      @terryzuniga2473 Před 6 lety +72

      Vsauce be awesome

    • @marelleclejon6694
      @marelleclejon6694 Před 6 lety +658

      This was the last tedx talk at that conference.

  • @jhanvisharma3623
    @jhanvisharma3623 Před rokem +974

    This guy literally made the greatest TED talk out of nothing

    • @jerkhops3867
      @jerkhops3867 Před rokem

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

    • @next848484
      @next848484 Před 5 měsíci +2

      completely true

  • @rjoe3309
    @rjoe3309 Před 2 lety +560

    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
      @tomlxyz Před rokem +21

      Also why written communication often results in misunderstanding

  • @michalszerszen9638
    @michalszerszen9638 Před 4 lety +5371

    When you present a school project you never did.

  • @gdatomic
    @gdatomic Před 7 lety +6830

    "Notice how the majority far exceeds the minority"

  • @nategwright
    @nategwright Před rokem +382

    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.

  • @LUCKYKATmeowsic
    @LUCKYKATmeowsic Před 3 lety +708

    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
      @dazza2350 Před 2 lety +8

      He was the last one there is no other person

    • @ericsondasilva1618
      @ericsondasilva1618 Před rokem +17

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

    • @chrisdawson1776
      @chrisdawson1776 Před rokem +1

      @@TheJacklikesvideos Lmao

    • @horiadoroftei2689
      @horiadoroftei2689 Před 8 měsíci

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

    • @DoubleMonoLR
      @DoubleMonoLR Před 6 měsíci

      @@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.

  • @marwanemam1234
    @marwanemam1234 Před 5 lety +10656

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

    • @NameNik223
      @NameNik223 Před 5 lety +426

      I would like to add something:
      *something*

    • @rinkerbel_
      @rinkerbel_ Před 5 lety +11

      Oof

    • @ax8433
      @ax8433 Před 5 lety +157

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

    • @zeeso3733
      @zeeso3733 Před 5 lety +18

      That's a good one 😂😂😂😂

    • @DiversionG
      @DiversionG Před 5 lety +74

      Don't forget the fact that
      the fact that

  • @slauthordraws3363
    @slauthordraws3363 Před 4 lety +11630

    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
      @kylechechang Před 4 lety +278

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

    • @jupamango3000
      @jupamango3000 Před 4 lety +48

      really curious and very useful

    • @ahmedamine24
      @ahmedamine24 Před 4 lety +73

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

    • @ItsjustJp
      @ItsjustJp Před 4 lety +58

      Use fake glases xD

    • @jonathanselaya9367
      @jonathanselaya9367 Před 4 lety +5

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

  • @andrewpabon4522
    @andrewpabon4522 Před 3 lety +144

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

  • @cr2880
    @cr2880 Před rokem +90

    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.

  • @spiritwildfiregaming1975
    @spiritwildfiregaming1975 Před 4 lety +14418

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

    • @WOlss-pi3it
      @WOlss-pi3it Před 4 lety +46

      Just letting you know that you have 1000 likes

    • @WOlss-pi3it
      @WOlss-pi3it Před 4 lety +17

      @xx_fazeminecrafter_2054_xx that joke is getting old

    • @naudlyp
      @naudlyp Před 4 lety +13

      W. Olss then why do you care

    • @spiritwildfiregaming1975
      @spiritwildfiregaming1975 Před 4 lety +9

      @@WOlss-pi3it Uuuh...thanks

    • @ChristosNikolis
      @ChristosNikolis Před 4 lety +15

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

  • @labeebasayed3585
    @labeebasayed3585 Před 6 lety +6730

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

    • @0xCAFEF00D
      @0xCAFEF00D Před 6 lety +150

      Labeeba Sayed you missed a word.
      'seem'

    • @Omar_MH
      @Omar_MH Před 6 lety +82

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

    • @SoulShineLiveMichele
      @SoulShineLiveMichele Před 6 lety +248

      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
      @Built2kill Před 6 lety +21

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

    • @musicalman1995
      @musicalman1995 Před 5 lety +1

      This is literally the point of the speech

  • @anythinginteresting101
    @anythinginteresting101 Před rokem +77

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

  • @youtubeviolatedme7123
    @youtubeviolatedme7123 Před 2 lety +50

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

  • @outdose9997
    @outdose9997 Před 4 lety +6083

    This dude literally just layed out a format.

    • @FlamingZelda3
      @FlamingZelda3 Před 4 lety +329

      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
      @rahe2141 Před 4 lety +42

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

    • @chicxulub2947
      @chicxulub2947 Před 3 lety +12

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

    • @annavitalia
      @annavitalia Před 3 lety +8

      im literally using it rn for my speech class entertainment speech

    • @navajospy2556
      @navajospy2556 Před 3 lety +1

      @@annavitalia same

  • @dreska255
    @dreska255 Před 4 lety +4976

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

  • @Worldconc
    @Worldconc Před 2 lety +54

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

  • @gargantuangouda605
    @gargantuangouda605 Před 2 lety +33

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

  • @abdusselamzahma7474
    @abdusselamzahma7474 Před 4 lety +8808

    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
      @ryantucker6236 Před 4 lety +44

      Abdusselam Zahma I for one learned nothing😂

    • @racool911
      @racool911 Před 4 lety +51

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

    • @pa9030
      @pa9030 Před 4 lety +227

      @@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
      @valorkaizen Před 4 lety +22

      @@ryantucker6236 nothing is still something

    • @a.bagasm.7253
      @a.bagasm.7253 Před 4 lety +38

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

  • @kazghost
    @kazghost Před 5 lety +7386

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

    • @viljamtheninja
      @viljamtheninja Před 5 lety +207

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

    • @rafiqul84
      @rafiqul84 Před 5 lety +216

      You learnt key skills in engaging an audience

    • @miguelpereira9859
      @miguelpereira9859 Před 4 lety +30

      TED talks in a nutshell

    • @HubaUploadsHere
      @HubaUploadsHere Před 4 lety +13

      You learned how to look smart

    • @blacat2168
      @blacat2168 Před 4 lety

      That's the point xD

  • @Kas_Styles
    @Kas_Styles Před 2 lety +5

    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" .

  • @scout11238
    @scout11238 Před 2 lety +5

    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.

  • @darkentity1000
    @darkentity1000 Před 7 lety +2215

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

    • @mystlegend9359
      @mystlegend9359 Před 7 lety +36

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

    • @darkentity1000
      @darkentity1000 Před 7 lety +59

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

    • @rimblerock
      @rimblerock Před 7 lety +4

      Where Puppers Go to Die EXACTLY.

    • @1Insurgency1
      @1Insurgency1 Před 7 lety +3

      RainbowMiner2004 Congrats, you're a sarcastic douchebag!

    • @alio2269
      @alio2269 Před 7 lety +6

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

  • @ricisebastiano
    @ricisebastiano Před 6 lety +4840

    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
      @depressionsession7256 Před 6 lety +53

      Yeah someone get its!

    • @coffi5589
      @coffi5589 Před 5 lety +225

      6) 2×6 = 12
      7) 6×2 = 12

    • @andresescobar8209
      @andresescobar8209 Před 5 lety +30

      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
      @katelyn1782 Před 5 lety +6

      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
      @chromiumnitrate1961 Před 5 lety +2

      Nice joke mate

  • @fredguo2538
    @fredguo2538 Před rokem +3

    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.

  • @wakwakk23
    @wakwakk23 Před rokem +32

    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
      @lindaugelow Před 2 měsíci

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

  • @yousefkotp6129
    @yousefkotp6129 Před 4 lety +5268

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

    • @tarikay93
      @tarikay93 Před 4 lety +98

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

    • @Cod4Wii
      @Cod4Wii Před 4 lety +57

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

    • @notveryhumble2u720
      @notveryhumble2u720 Před 4 lety +4

      😆😂

    • @basomaning4166
      @basomaning4166 Před 4 lety +58

      My preferred poison is “furthermore”

    • @derpguy51
      @derpguy51 Před 4 lety +39

      @@basomaning4166 "therefore"

  • @tupe444
    @tupe444 Před 7 lety +1700

    Me when the teacher asks me to give a presentation

    • @RedItUp
      @RedItUp Před 7 lety +1

      tupe 12 same

    • @tarasmytsyshyn5851
      @tarasmytsyshyn5851 Před 7 lety +68

      I am literally basing my entire presentation on this logic

    • @noodlery7034
      @noodlery7034 Před 7 lety +4

      𝑚𝑒

    • @georgianawheat4394
      @georgianawheat4394 Před 6 lety

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

    • @IamProFish
      @IamProFish Před 6 lety +1

      I did that in real life I have film proof lol

  • @haskelltan276
    @haskelltan276 Před 2 lety +15

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

  • @miyukin4354
    @miyukin4354 Před 9 měsíci +3

    かなり前のCZcams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

  • @yepure
    @yepure Před 8 lety +730

    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
      @GebakkenLucht Před 8 lety +10

      So true

    • @proefslak
      @proefslak Před 8 lety +10

      +Filip Andrew I think you are right about that.

    • @clayclay8450
      @clayclay8450 Před 8 lety +9

      +Filip Andrew u sir are a genius

    • @GoErikTheRed
      @GoErikTheRed Před 8 lety +4

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

    • @dominicbulger9136
      @dominicbulger9136 Před 8 lety +19

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

  • @Nao-fo4su
    @Nao-fo4su Před 3 lety +4864

    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 😆

  • @sergi99075
    @sergi99075 Před 6 měsíci +2

    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!!!!! 👍

  • @user-eh8vx9lf7t
    @user-eh8vx9lf7t Před rokem +5

    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.

  • @gauravtanwar3695
    @gauravtanwar3695 Před 7 lety +2659

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

    • @c.arlynx
      @c.arlynx Před 7 lety +40

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

    • @gauravtanwar3695
      @gauravtanwar3695 Před 7 lety +20

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

    • @gauravtanwar3695
      @gauravtanwar3695 Před 7 lety +2

      CAQ Vevo I see absolutely nothing in your response.

    • @c.arlynx
      @c.arlynx Před 7 lety +11

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

    • @riukrobu
      @riukrobu Před 7 lety +22

      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!

  • @tastefullyoffensive
    @tastefullyoffensive Před 8 lety +2161

    This is a comment on CZcams.

    • @tdolan500
      @tdolan500 Před 8 lety +47

      +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
      @joegriffin2887 Před 8 lety +28

      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
      @Epicmission48 Před 8 lety +14

      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 InCZcams comments

    • @darkfox1990
      @darkfox1990 Před 8 lety +28

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

    • @davimatloff2497
      @davimatloff2497 Před 8 lety +17

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

  • @sebas4101
    @sebas4101 Před 3 lety +23

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

    • @jello4479
      @jello4479 Před rokem

      @Insufficent Funds this is Sam Hyde for normies

  • @lifeonmars3147
    @lifeonmars3147 Před rokem +6

    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.

  • @yesreneau
    @yesreneau Před 9 lety +6373

    "These are real numbers" lol

    • @lucaslucas9950
      @lucaslucas9950 Před 8 lety +105

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

    • @starvitxxl
      @starvitxxl Před 8 lety +36

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

    • @jord19100
      @jord19100 Před 8 lety +72

      STAGGERING!

    • @Lizlodude
      @Lizlodude Před 8 lety +44

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

    • @mcfly531
      @mcfly531 Před 8 lety +5

      +YesReneau All of them were real numbers...

  • @user-el5ex3wr5t
    @user-el5ex3wr5t Před 4 lety +2462

    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
      @annymp Před 4 lety +24

      Honto

    • @orcahhh8017
      @orcahhh8017 Před 4 lety +86

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

    • @rainydeestar4806
      @rainydeestar4806 Před 4 lety +47

      @@orcahhh8017 So it WAS interesting you bafoon

    • @orcahhh8017
      @orcahhh8017 Před 4 lety +6

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

    • @maulanalaser4748
      @maulanalaser4748 Před 4 lety +6

      Arigatou Gozaimasu.
      Anata wa weaboo desu ka?

  • @aarushiagarwal2321
    @aarushiagarwal2321 Před 2 lety +13

    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

  • @tirta.yansen
    @tirta.yansen Před rokem +23

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

  • @malevolentmango7140
    @malevolentmango7140 Před 4 lety +8342

    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
      @mikezheng33 Před 3 lety +510

      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
      @nuanceblacksywin4868 Před 3 lety +65

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

    • @mikezheng33
      @mikezheng33 Před 3 lety +127

      @@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
      @__-tp4tm Před 2 lety +33

      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
      @user-tn8nn9mb9k Před 2 lety +11

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

  • @GebakkenLucht
    @GebakkenLucht Před 8 lety +4108

    I watched this without sound cause my headphones aren't working. It looks like he knows what he's talking about...

    • @LATRELL..
      @LATRELL.. Před 8 lety +34

      +Gebakken Lucht
      plenty of things important ... ashuashuashuaa

    • @sjoerd809
      @sjoerd809 Před 8 lety +35

      Passende naam

    • @Diggy77
      @Diggy77 Před 8 lety +2

      +Gebakken Lucht I`m gonna try that :D

    • @cartordoyle5839
      @cartordoyle5839 Před 8 lety +60

      Why are you watching ted talks without sound in the first place?

    • @dreams666
      @dreams666 Před 8 lety +2

      +Cartor Doyle irony

  • @m2mdohkun
    @m2mdohkun Před 2 lety +2

    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!

  • @faclvpacademics8868
    @faclvpacademics8868 Před 2 lety +1

    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!!!!

  • @SauceKingg
    @SauceKingg Před 4 lety +4864

    This is almost harder than an actual talk

    • @alexlau2312
      @alexlau2312 Před 4 lety +169

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

    • @amritas2400
      @amritas2400 Před 3 lety +229

      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
      @fuckinbigbrother Před 3 lety +13

      just gave a thumbs up cuz I love final fantasy 1

    • @earlarthur672
      @earlarthur672 Před 3 lety +6

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

    • @roshni7678
      @roshni7678 Před 3 lety +8

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

  • @kyleaaron91
    @kyleaaron91 Před 8 lety +3519

    My life is based off this speech.

  • @user-fd2od1ge7p
    @user-fd2od1ge7p Před rokem +2

    これ好きすぎて定期的に見にきてる

  • @user-kk2fj9qm9y
    @user-kk2fj9qm9y Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @syllvei
    @syllvei Před 5 lety +1191

    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
      @prodygy560 Před 4 lety +15

      This comment needs more likes

    • @haemind
      @haemind Před 4 lety +14

      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
      @fxrixlilov4080 Před 4 lety +1

      More likes!

    • @ayoubgasmi9574
      @ayoubgasmi9574 Před 4 lety +4

      The charts kinda make no sense visually tho LOL

    • @basherrah9604
      @basherrah9604 Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @Ein2404
    @Ein2404 Před 8 lety +3601

    Reminds me of Apple devices presentation lol

  • @ashrafmohamed-rm6eb
    @ashrafmohamed-rm6eb Před 2 měsíci +1

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

  • @thismyytbhandle
    @thismyytbhandle Před rokem +7

    Wish he could apply that to the SNL sketch he just wrote about his buddy Ned Fulmer...

  • @ishangarg4862
    @ishangarg4862 Před 6 lety +2801

    He : I was gone for a Ted talk.
    Friend: what did you talk.
    He: nothing

    • @thesicilygamers
      @thesicilygamers Před 6 lety +27

      about*

    • @daniel4002
      @daniel4002 Před 5 lety +33

      MR. RIDDLE
      Friend: No come on just tell me
      He: honestly nothing
      Friend: Come on man just tell me it's obviously something
      He: No seriously it was nothing
      Friend: Fine then, be like that

    • @youtubeisawebsite7484
      @youtubeisawebsite7484 Před 5 lety +1

      him*, if we're going to start correcting people

    • @spikespiegel1000
      @spikespiegel1000 Před 5 lety +2

      Seinfeld would be proud

    • @PixlPlayer
      @PixlPlayer Před 5 lety +1

      MR. RIDDLE “what did you talk”

  • @L3xCin
    @L3xCin Před 8 lety +1393

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

    • @SMBVG
      @SMBVG Před 8 lety +26

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

    • @KJSPianoGoddess
      @KJSPianoGoddess Před 8 lety +18

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

    • @gasgano8255
      @gasgano8255 Před 8 lety +2

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

    • @kzmOP
      @kzmOP Před 7 lety +3

      plus tym to comment

    • @kawaiime4714
      @kawaiime4714 Před 7 lety

      Adrian Tan yah ikr that's something really cool

  • @adventurecoalition3690
    @adventurecoalition3690 Před rokem +8

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

  • @Eojoguinho
    @Eojoguinho Před rokem +42

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

  • @st4rf1sh36
    @st4rf1sh36 Před 5 lety +1752

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

  • @randomtrucks
    @randomtrucks Před 8 lety +222

    This is actually genius, if you think about it.

  • @alexshea8274
    @alexshea8274 Před 3 lety +22

    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!

  • @Samuel-ku1qb
    @Samuel-ku1qb Před 2 lety +12

    3:14 THESE ARE REAL NUMBERS. anyone else catch the slight math joke there? Cause this is the second time I’ve seen this video I did not.

  • @laylavladi
    @laylavladi Před 7 lety +3015

    4
    4
    24

    • @SirTopEmHat
      @SirTopEmHat Před 7 lety +308

      STAGGERING

    • @boatknight2246
      @boatknight2246 Před 7 lety +122

      These are True Numbers people!

    • @victoriavecinoescalante8766
      @victoriavecinoescalante8766 Před 7 lety

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

    • @swanw.7909
      @swanw.7909 Před 7 lety +10

      STAGGERING

    • @swanw.7909
      @swanw.7909 Před 7 lety +6

      +SirTopEmHat oh Damn it,you beat me to it

  • @adarshkumar3518
    @adarshkumar3518 Před 4 lety +1668

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

    • @someone3821
      @someone3821 Před 4 lety +15

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

    • @gamer7234
      @gamer7234 Před 4 lety +10

      I was thinking the same hahaha

    • @pyrogenic
      @pyrogenic Před 4 lety +14

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

    • @scriber36
      @scriber36 Před 4 lety +21

      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
      @marians91 Před 4 lety +2

      "staggering!"

  • @Turtle-.-
    @Turtle-.- Před 3 lety +27

    Imagine what the guy going after him must be feeling like...

    • @merchillio
      @merchillio Před 2 lety +3

      I once went to a symposium where the first presenter talked about how to use PowerPoint in a useful manner without overloading your slides and the lb the following presenter had the most cluttered unreadable slides I ever saw. Must have been embarrassing.

  • @_callmecyan
    @_callmecyan Před 2 lety +2

    Every once and a while I come back here and it makes my week

  • @zenas7668
    @zenas7668 Před 4 lety +3862

    Is this "inside the mind of a master procrastinator"

    • @monroekelvin8955
      @monroekelvin8955 Před 4 lety +82

      Since the beginning of humanity, Colorized

    • @hoyamamira1032
      @hoyamamira1032 Před 4 lety +119

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

    • @ZigDaKid
      @ZigDaKid Před 4 lety +42

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

    • @allanabrandao4321
      @allanabrandao4321 Před 4 lety +1

      YES

    • @divangibran8007
      @divangibran8007 Před 4 lety +2

      *insert mind valley soundtrack*

  • @taliahass1234
    @taliahass1234 Před 7 lety +576

    This is actually every Ted talk ever

  • @magnus49
    @magnus49 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Literally the only TED Talk you need.

  • @ocristianovieira
    @ocristianovieira Před 3 lety +6

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

  • @thehazarika
    @thehazarika Před 3 lety +895

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

    • @mcyoinet3266
      @mcyoinet3266 Před 3 lety +3

      🤣🤣

    • @99Gara99
      @99Gara99 Před 3 lety +10

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

    • @merchillio
      @merchillio Před 2 lety +15

      @@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
      @InspiredEvolution Před 2 lety +1

      Bahahahahhaa yes

  • @lessglare
    @lessglare Před 5 lety +2075

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

  • @perinor1P84
    @perinor1P84 Před 2 lety +6

    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

  • @b.barbin4735
    @b.barbin4735 Před 8 měsíci +1

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

  • @ana_goncalves
    @ana_goncalves Před 7 lety +715

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

  • @mr.thompson6613
    @mr.thompson6613 Před 4 lety +1077

    He literally summed up every TED talk ever.

    • @crazye7132
      @crazye7132 Před 4 lety +3

      I disagree

    • @poof_6815
      @poof_6815 Před 4 lety +4

      @@crazye7132 why do you disagree?

    • @spiritwildfiregaming1975
      @spiritwildfiregaming1975 Před 4 lety +4

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

    • @Xman34washere
      @Xman34washere Před 4 lety +3

      That could be the name
      "Every TED Talk Ever"

    • @unpolishedpearl3769
      @unpolishedpearl3769 Před 4 měsíci

      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”.

  • @nicktrevi2990
    @nicktrevi2990 Před rokem +2

    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 ❤

  • @chocolate_01
    @chocolate_01 Před 10 měsíci +2

    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.

  • @Emsi_Lordtemp
    @Emsi_Lordtemp Před 4 lety +1402

    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
      @bleh1569 Před 4 lety +13

      Exactly

    • @volvobok6644
      @volvobok6644 Před 4 lety +58

      I think you just described our education system :D

    • @Emsi_Lordtemp
      @Emsi_Lordtemp Před 4 lety +3

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

    • @moonhall
      @moonhall Před 4 lety +14

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

    • @benjamincsiha1863
      @benjamincsiha1863 Před 4 lety +7

      You learn how to talk about nothing for 6 minutes

  • @dropout
    @dropout Před 9 lety +9401

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

    • @iankimca
      @iankimca Před 9 lety +340

      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
      @crescentrr9783 Před 9 lety +286

      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
      @Black0ctagon Před 9 lety +153

      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
      @shinjinobrave Před 9 lety +102

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

    • @seansullivan420
      @seansullivan420 Před 9 lety +75

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

  • @user-mq3yz1ij2o
    @user-mq3yz1ij2o Před 2 lety +3

    this is just "every 60 seconds in Africa , a minute passes" but in an elaborate way

  • @HarmoniumSumant
    @HarmoniumSumant Před 4 měsíci +2

    I had tears in my eyes when he said life's a roller coaster 😂😂

  • @goulash31
    @goulash31 Před 7 lety +1789

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

    • @igoratfargo
      @igoratfargo Před 7 lety +5

      .

    • @sitruun4
      @sitruun4 Před 7 lety +13

      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
      @goulash31 Před 7 lety +12

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

    • @igoratfargo
      @igoratfargo Před 7 lety +1

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

    • @othmana.4506
      @othmana.4506 Před 7 lety +3

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

  • @lolicanadian
    @lolicanadian Před 6 lety +498

    "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.

  • @fredguo2538
    @fredguo2538 Před rokem +17

    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
      @myvh773 Před rokem +2

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

    • @tommyprogress
      @tommyprogress Před rokem

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

    • @Warlord_Megatron
      @Warlord_Megatron Před rokem

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

  • @RhinoBuckeye
    @RhinoBuckeye Před 5 měsíci +4

    3:09 “Four, four, twenty four. S T A G G E R I N G .”

  • @vito345678
    @vito345678 Před 3 lety +3381

    Real life story, I did ALMOST THE EXACT SAME THING for a 20 minute presentation I had for my university class that should have been prepared in one week, I did it the night before and my teacher told me it was one of the best presentations she has ever heard and that it was so well researched and presented

    • @burcburc865
      @burcburc865 Před 3 lety +134

      I wish I could do something like that in a rush. lol

    • @oliw2793
      @oliw2793 Před 3 lety +201

      I'll take things that didn't happen for 100

    • @99Gara99
      @99Gara99 Před 3 lety +74

      It's something you are only capable of doing when you are in the last day of your presentation

    • @eduardacomar7569
      @eduardacomar7569 Před 2 lety +38

      I did almost the same too, I read an article the day before and also prepared the presentation to the next day. The teacher after my talk said that I include some really nice informations that were directly related to the ones we were studying. The good part was that it just last 2h to de done

    • @rilbitz8364
      @rilbitz8364 Před 2 lety +27

      @@oliw2793 its actually fairly possible, it isnt as far fetched as you would think XD

  • @dhruvs3458
    @dhruvs3458 Před 9 lety +259

    damn this guy really knows what he's talking about.

  • @heyitssaaay
    @heyitssaaay Před 2 lety +1

    My favorite TED talk! The guy is expert on the subject!

  • @nightcorekira5787
    @nightcorekira5787 Před 2 lety +2

    used this video as to form a speech and presentation oral presentation. IT WORKED. not one rejected it