2015.02 [How to sound smart in your TEDx Talk] Adam’s Listening – Flashcards
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Which is what I have for you all.
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(1) Thats nothing.
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Nada. Zip. Zilch. Zippo.
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(2) I have nothing.
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I have absolutely nothing to say whatsoever.
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(3) Nothing smart. Nothing inspirational. Nothing even remotely researched at all.
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I have absolutely nothing to say whatsoever.
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(3) Nothing smart. Nothing inspirational. Nothing even remotely researched at all.
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I will make it seem like I do.
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(4) And yet, through my manner of speaking,
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how many of you all have been asked a question before?
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(5) By a show of hands,
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Something to break the tension. Something to endear myself a little bit.
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(6) Now, Im gonna react to that and act like Im telling you a personal anecdote.
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Im going to really beckon.
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(7) And now Im going to bring it to a broader point.
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I simply google-imaged the word "Scientist."
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(8) I, for one, have no idea who he is.
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when in reality this is just me buying time.
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(9) Id like it to seem like Im making points, building an argument, inspiring you to change your life,
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well, thats going to be a zero.
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(10) Interesting facts imparted thus far in said talk,
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Im going to give you a couple more numbers to consider,
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(11) Now, to add more filler here,
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you might think, "This guy knows what hes talking about."
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(12) If you were, say, watching this on YouTube with the sound off,
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Ive got nothing. Im a total and utter phony.
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(13) But I dont. Im floundering, panicking.
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And dammit, Im gonna see it through.
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(14) I was offered a TED Talk.
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these are just words paired with vaguely thought-provoking stock photos.
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(15) Now, if you take a look behind me,
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like Im making use both of my time as well as your time.
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(16) Im going to point at them
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I mean, Im gesticulating as though I am.
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(17) Im building to some sort of satisfying conclusion,
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And what if I was?
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(18) Im going to make it seem like Im building to a moment.
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Id like you to think about what you heard at the beginning.
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(19) If theres one thing you take away from my talk,
