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7+1 THINGSI LearnedFROM MY
SPEECH
WHO I am!TASOS VELIADIS
LET’S START!
MORE THAN A year ago, I had the honour of talking at the organized by the students of the University of Piraeus.
I have spent A LOT OF YEARS in and out of this University - mostly out of IT, actually! - so I really wanted to return and speak at this special event.
IS
EVERY SPEECH
DIFFERENT
The truth is that from every speech you give, there is ALWAYS something DIFFERENT for you to gain, something new to learn even about yourself.
So here’s what I learned from this
That counts
It is the effort1
I accepted the students’ invitation almost immediately, without second thoughts. What I loved the most was the fact that they were a team of 18-24 years old students,
trying their best to organize such a big event. Their effort did count and made everything possible. I could see the will and passion in their eyes and THIS WAS WHAT INSPIRED me to
speak and communicate everything they were experiencing, everything we were all experiencing.
HERE AS WELL
YOU CAN MAKE IT2
At every you hear many stories; some are emotional, others inspiring, but most of them are mainly about people who fought, struggled and actually made it here, in Greece.
Each one of them had something positive to say about what they HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.
YOUR STORY
YOU SHOULD TELL3
So I decided to speak about myself. It is not something I usually do, but it felt right. Make sure you talk about the things you do, the things you’ ve experienced, the things that
fulfill you and make you keep going. Speak about everything you’ ve learned FROM YOUR life and make the people around you REALIZE that it's not easy to achieve things, but it doesn’t mean you can’t actually achieve them! It may be hard, but unless you try, you won't succeed.
LEARN
MAKE NEW FRIENDS
4 AND
FROM THEM
OK, I’m not 20 anymore (and I haven't been for about 10 years now), but I still have many things in common with theM. Perhaps it is because we share the same madness and the same PASSION to do things. So, the TEDx gave me new friends, new ideas and knowledge. I WAS EVEN
ABLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW YOUNGER PEOPLE LOOK AT THINGS.
MORE
LESS
5 IS
You only have 18 minutes, so you don’t have to say much, just the things that matter, the things you’ ve thought for a long time and THAT YOU always wanted to share. Now it is your
chance to do it. Do not include too many slides in your presentation and do not, by any means, use bullet points! Just use the rule 1:7:140.
1:7:140
1:7:140IDEA PER SLIDE
1:7:140WORDS PER SLIDE
1:7:140CHARACTERS OR LESS
audience
Play with
6 The
People are there to listen to what you have to say and to be inspired, to get new ideas AND to move along. Be yourself on stage and, either you’ re planning to make them laugh or get emotional, remember to really speak to them, to play with them. Create a presentation just
for them, one they have never SEEN before.
Is like a RACE
The presentation7
PREPARE YOURSELF FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AS IF IT WAS A RACE. Study hard, learn it by heart, so you won't have to look at it. Make eye contact with your audience. What I’m always
saying is that you have to go FOR sleep WHILE thinking OF the presentation. Sleep on it!
Are on your own
On the stage you7+1
Everyone gets anxious, INCLUDING myself! The first 10 seconds are hard, but only until you manage to break the ice. Introduce yourself, make people comfortable with what you have to say, cut to the chase and express things your way. Don’t try to be like SOMEONE else. EACH
ONE has HIS/HER OWN unique style while making a presentation.
My speech
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