05. What Makes a TEDx Talk Go Viral? Mark Leruste Reveals All

In this episode we spoke with Mark Leruste, Founder and Chief Purpose Officer of the Ministry of Purpose and Host of The Unconventionalists podcast.   Mark has worked with pioneering organisations, forward thinking leaders and disruptive conferences including Google, TEDx, Intuit, INSEAD, Method & Ecover, L’Oreal, StateStreet, The Guardian, Samsung, General Assembly and VirginStartup.   His weekly podcast The Unconventionalists has reached 135,000+ downloads on iTunes across 100 countries and his inspiring videos have been viewed over 1.5 million times on social media.   His TEDx talk "What they don't tell you about entrepreneurship" is the most watched TEDxCardiff talk to date.   In this episode we talked about the secrets behind his successful TEDx talk. It's packed full of great tips and insights on all things public speaking.   Books recommended by Mark: - The Breakthrough Speaker, by Adam Smiley Poswolsky - The Storyteller's Secret, by Carmine Gallo   Key Takeaways- How to ‘find your voice’ as a public speaker- How to develop a compelling message- How to make your presentations engaging- How to start strong- How to control your nerves   We hope you enjoy it!   +++IDEAS ON STAGE RESOURCES   Want to inspire your audience, increase your influence, and make a bigger impact? - Read the Confident Presenter book: https://amzn.eu/d/bKswMEe - To make the most of the book, take the Confident Presenter Scorecard to assess you presentation skills in less than 3 minutes, for free: https://ideasonstage.com/score - Attend the next Ideas on Stage web class: https://www.ideasonstage.com/uk/masterclass