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B1 Intermediate English 5:56 Educational

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

TEDx Talks · 15,374,645 views · Added 1 month ago

Learning Stats

B1

CEFR Level

5/10

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Subtitles (127 segments)

00:00

Translator: Gustavo Rocha Reviewer: Ariana Bleau Lugo

00:19

Hear that?

00:21

That's nothing.

00:24

Which is what I, as a speaker at today's conference,

00:28

have for you all.

00:30

I have nothing.

00:32

Nada.

00:33

Zip.

00:34

Zilch.

00:36

Zippo.

00:37

Nothing smart. Nothing inspirational.

00:40

Nothing even remotely researched at all.

00:43

I have absolutely nothing to say whatsoever.

00:47

And yet, through my manner of speaking, I will make it seem like I do.

00:53

Like what I am saying is brilliant.

00:55

And maybe, just maybe, you will feel like you've learned something.

01:02

Now, I'm going to get started with the opening.

01:04

I'm going to make a lot of hand gestures.

01:06

I'm going to do this with my right hand, I'm going to do this with my left.

01:10

I'm going to adjust my glasses.

01:11

And then I'm going to ask you all a question.

01:13

By a show of hands, how many of you all have been asked a question before?

01:17

(Laughter)

01:18

Okay, great, I'm seeing some hands.

01:20

And again, I have nothing here.

01:23

Now, I'm gonna react to that

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