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

Will Stephen's humorous six-minute TEDx talk shows presentation techniques that make you sound brilliant while saying essentially nothing.

Why HN readers recommended it

HN recommends it as a funny deconstruction of TED talk style, and as a favorite example of the appearance of meaning without content.

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That's why the "Ted Talk about Nothing" is one of my favorites: [VIDEO] Their manner of speaking reminds me of American Dad making fun of Ira Glass. Why is pausing??! Doesn't he know what he's going to say next??? AAAAHH. [LINK]
randycupertino on Hacker News · 2016-02
In We Are Now at Peak TED
Obligatory meta TED talk: [VIDEO] Personally the TED talk I liked the most. It's funny but I actually find it interesting, showing that appearance of meaning is not actual meaning.
light_cone on Hacker News · 2022-02
In What Was the Ted Talk?
Pseudo-intellectual consumerism, as I like to call it. How many people do you know who turn on the news on TV, sit in front and take notes? Who put on some music, relax in the sweet spot and immerse themselves? Who read a book, stop …
friendzis on Hacker News · 2024-10
In Google’s AI thinks I left a Gatorade bottle on the moon

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