How to Speak (MIT's Dr. Patrick Winston)

How to speak by Patrick Winston

(MIT OpenCourseWare, 12/20/19) How to Speak, IAP 2018 Instructor: Professor Patrick Winston. View the complete course: ocw.mit.edu/how_to_speak. Dr. Winston's "How to Speak" talk has been an MIT tradition for over 40 years. Offered every January, the talk is intended to improve the speaking ability of viewers in critical situations by teaching them a few heuristic rules.

• 00:16 - Introduction
• 03:11 - Rules of Engagement
• 04:15 - How to Start
• 05:38 - Four Sample Heuristics
• 10:17 - The Tools: Time and Place
• 13:24 - The Tools: Boards, Props, and Slides
• 36:30 - Informing: Promise, Inspiration, How to Think
• 41:30 - Persuading: Oral Exams, Job Talks, Getting Famous
• 53:06 - How to Stop: Final Slide, Final Words
• 56:35 - Final Words: Joke, Thank You, Examples
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