My favourite TED talks (Part Fifty One)
I have been passionately promoting TED almost since it started. It is a fantastic initiation that completely re-shaped public speaking and informative presentations by creating a very entertaining and unique formula for sharing information. In today's accelerated world it offers us full engagement in any contemporary subject in maximum 20 minutes. Speakers are carefully selected and well-prepared to meet the high standards, therefore it is a real privilege to give a TED-talk. There are thousands of great speeches in basically any topic that you could imagine, so it is not easy to choose the best ones. Still, in this series I would like to share with you a few personal favourites.
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What are the words you choose? Do they give you power, or fill your future with negative energy? In this talk, Abria Joseph helps us become aware of how to be present and mindful in both thought and action in order to actualize dreams and live in positivity.
I love this talk because Abria has a very suggestive personality and the hangdrum sessions he has at the beginning and at the end are also great.
He was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area. He began learning yoga at 16 and in completed his first training program, a 700-hour vinyasa training in Thailand. He went on to teach vinyasa classes across the US, Canada and Mexico, and earned a degree in exercise science and wellness from Bastyr University in Washington state. Aria founded Pranaforce Yoga in 2010, an international yoga lifestyle company offering yoga retreats, teaching training, workshops and community events. He is also an experienced TEDx speaker who encourages others to practice and live their dreams within each moment.
Do you have a favourite TED-talk? I would be interested to know. We can learn from each other... 😊 Stay tuned, soon I come back with another suggestion for you.
Previous parts of this series:
Simon Sinek on leadership
Ursus Wehrli on tidying up arts
Dan Ariely on the irrationality of our "rational" decisions
Julian Treasure on listening
Tim Urban on procrastination
Nicolas Christakis on social networks
Amy Cuddy on the power of body language
Dan Pink on motivation
Kelly McGonigal on stress management
Shawn Anchor on happiness at work
Ron Gutman on smiling
Michael Shermer on myths, superstitions and urban legends
Hans Rosling on interesting statistics
Apollo Robbins on the art of misdirection
Jill Bolte Taylor on an insider view of stroke
Kai-Fu Lee on artificial intelligence
Itay Talgam on lessons leaders can learn from conductors
Emily Levine on the theory of everything
Brian Little on who we are really
Al Gore on climate change
David Christian on the history of humanity in 18 minutes
Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice
Andrew Solomon on how our worst moments grow us stronger
Phillip Zimbardo on time perspectives
Bill Gates on mosquitos, malaria and education
Mark Rober on the Super Mario Effect
Celeste Headlee on good conversations
Michael Patrick Lynch on seeing past our own perspective
Amanda Palmer on the art of asking
Jacob Wilde on the lessons we can learn from weaver ants
Alison Ledgerwood on positive thinking
Karen Thompson Walker on the power of fear
Thomas Suarez on how a 12-year-old can develop Apps
Pamela Meyer on deception
Lizzie Velazquez on self-definition
Kyle Eschen on the predictable blind spots of our brain
Dolly Chugh on the puzzling psychology of ethical behaviour
Chuck Nice on the unintended consequences of technological advancement and human interaction
Adam Galinsky on self-assertion
Elizabeth Loftus on false memories
Liv Boeree on strategies we can learn from playing poker
Yu-kai Chou on gamification
Gabe Zichermann on engaging millenials using gamification
Mary Donohue on the differences between generations
Simone Schnall on overcoming challenges
Mark Bowden on body language
[Al Switzer](https://wha onleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-fourty-eight) on managing change
Scott Geller on making the first steps of change easier
Mel Robbins on how turning off our brain's autopilot is key to a rewarding life