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Dear speaker: If I see you mention that you “write a talk”, my assumption is you will read it instead of presenting, which means you’ll bore your audience to death.
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I’ve recently seen more and more conference speakers read from a prepared script. If you ask for my advice as to when this is appropriate, my answer is “never”, with a possible exception for your gramdmother’s 80th birthday
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Of course it’s perfectly possible to deliver a fantastic scripted talk, if you’re able and willing to put in the effort. Most likely that’s not the case, so don’t. waitbutwhy.com/2016/03/doing-a-ted-talk-the-full-story.html