It’s not hard to figure out my above-average admiration for great public speakers. Steve Jobs and Randy Pausch are two examples that I’ve written about. We learn from those speeches not only their insightful thoughts but also their attitudes, their voices, their body languages, and their styles. There’s just so much to learn from such speeches. Here’s another personal reason: I admire people who can do what I unpleasantly can’t.
I’m sure you know what I’m going to say next. That is, I’ve listened to another fantastic talk, this time by Guy Kawasaki. A former Apple employee, he’s now a Silicon Valley venture capitalist and the author of the best-seller The Art of the Start. His talk, in 2006, was essentially about the title of this book, i.e. entrepreneurship. I haven’t read the book but from his talk, I can imagine how thoughtful it is.
Every point in his 40-minute presentation is worth being listened. This guy does possess a great sense of humor, on top of other master public speaking skills.
(PDF of slides here)
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