Why do so many of us get nervous when public speaking? Communication expert Lawrence Bernstein says the key to dealing with the pressure is as simple as having a casual chat. He introduces the "coffee shop test" as a way to help you overcome nerves, connect with your audience and deliver a message that truly resonates. After the talk, Modupe explains a similar approach in academia called the "Grandma test," and how public speaking can be as simple as a conversation with grandma. Want to help shape TED’s shows going forward? Fill out our survey ! Become a TED Member today at https://ted.com/join Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
"I was working my normal job, but at the same time I was undercover collecting information for the security of the state... just like some kind of James Bond." This is Alvaro's story.
"I was working my normal job, but at the same time I was undercover collecting information for the security of the state... just like some kind of James Bond." This is Alvaro's story.
Ernesto left Cuba in 2016. He had a communist upbringing and all his family were in the party. They and many others still maintain that the revolution in 1959 by Fidel Castro brought about positive change including free education, free health, free housing. But Ernesto believes that a revolution cannot be made without money or the support of the rest of the world and that in Cuba those with different views to the state do not have a voice.…
Representatives of the Ladies in White continue to be arbitrarily detained in Cuba, usually for several hours each weekend, solely for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. They remain one of the primary targets of repression by the authorities and their arrests are often accompanied by severe beatings by law enforcement officials and state security agents dressed as civilians.…
"I was working my normal job, but at the same time I was undercover collecting information for the security of the state... just like some kind of James Bond." This is Alvaro's story.
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