What’s the most mind blowing presentation / talk you’ve ever seen?

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On January 9, 2007 Apple introduced the iPhone. The iPhone was a revolutionary product from Apple and it changed the way smart phones look and work. This video is from MacWorld 2007 were Steve Jobs introduced the original iPhone (1st Gen. / 2G). If you like vintage Apple stuff are just general Tech
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Dennis Crowley 🇺🇸 8 months ago

Steve Jobs swiping his finger across the screen for the first time (“swipe to unlock”) in the original iPhone reveal.

Roshan Shetty 8 months ago

The way he presents the products♥️

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Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself -- at the university's 114th Co
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Krish 8 months ago

Dots always connect:

http://www.ted.com With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling uses an amazing new presentation tool, Gapminder, to present data that debunks several myths about world development. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, and foun
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bullish-ish 8 months ago

Maybe not mindblowing, but inspired me to get over fear of public speaking AND teach myself VBA to animate an Excel chart. I then stole Hans Rosling's style and did a play-by-play of biz performance over time as my coworkers watched my moving bubble chart

Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 - July 25, 2008) gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving presentation, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to student
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Jason Trice🚢🚢 8 months ago

14 years old, but this lecture had a huge impact on me.

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 not
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David Alcobero 8 months ago

I remember being surprised how he actually pulled it off without really saying anything at all. Lots to think about there...

Sean Sukonniks 8 months ago

While defying the purpose, it given a lot on listeners' retention during presentations and had learned me more than TedTalk books themelsevs

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Commencement Speech to Kenyon College class of 2005 written by David Foster Wallace
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Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. The TED Talks ch
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Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done. In this hilarious and insightful talk, Urban takes us on a journey through YouTube binges, Wikipedia rabbit holes and bouts of staring out the win
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http://www.ted.com The dot-com boom and bust is often compared to the Gold Rush. But Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos says its more like the early days of the electric industry. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thin
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Joel John 8 months ago

Jeff bezos talking about the internet in 2004. I keep thinking of how his amazon stock was hammered down then but google was just IPOing so the guy was doing just fine.

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Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it -- and by extension, our untapped love for all new po
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"The Mother of All Demos is a name given retrospectively to Douglas Engelbart's December 9, 1968, demonstration of experimental computer technologies that are now commonplace. The live demonstration featured the introduction of the computer mouse, video conferencing, teleconferencing, hypertext, wor
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(1:06 - Start of Presentation) Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin
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Irwin Rosenrosen 8 months ago

Perhaps the most important I've ever seen

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