Learn from the coaches who prepare TED speakers for the stage
Organize an interactive communication and public speaking class with one of TED's speaker coaches.
TED's own speaker coaches work with your leaders to transform high-stakes presentations, keynotes, and company-wide moments — using the same methods that prepare speakers for the TED stage.
This customized class is perfect for C-level execs, senior leadership and others aiming to build trust and credibility with their audience.
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Designed by TED’s Head of Speaker Coaching, Briar Goldberg
Briar Goldberg has coached hundreds of TED speakers and advised leaders at Facebook, Ford, and Levi's. She's written speeches for Nobel Prize winners and government officials, and taught business communications at Stanford and Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. Her team brings the same rigor to every TED Training engagement.
"One of the very best training sessions I've had in my career. The instructor was amazing. Professional, yet personal, and funny too! I really enjoyed this training. I want more of it!"
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What makes TED Training different
TED has spent 40 years learning what makes an idea land: how to structure a message, earn an audience's trust, and make people lean in rather than tune out. TED Training puts that expertise to work for your leaders, giving them a proven communication framework they can apply to any high-stakes situation.
For public speaking moments that matter most
A board presentation. A company-wide address. A keynote at an industry event. TED Training is designed around the specific, high-stakes communication challenges your leaders are actually facing; not generic public speaking theory.
Participants learn the same communication skills and techniques that make TED Talks so powerful and engaging.
Adaptable to participants' needs + business goals
Half-day workshops, full-day intensives, focused 60–90 minute sessions, 1:1 executive coaching. TED Training adapts the curriculum to participants' needs, as well as your organization's goals.
Every session is customized to ensure the content and formatting is ideal for the speaking engagement you're preparing for.
A communication framework, not just feedback
Participants learn TED's approach to structuring ideas, earning audience trust, and delivering messages that land, and they'll use these skills long after the session ends. This isn't a one-time confidence boost. It's a repeatable method.
With decades of experience in executive communication coaching, TED’s Speaker Coaching team deliver an unmatched training session.
Contact Our Team to Get StartedHave a high-stakes speaking engagement coming up? Tell us what you're preparing for, and we'll design exactly the right training session.
What your leaders will learn
TED Training covers the core communication skills that make TED Talks so effective, adapted for the situations business leaders commonly face:
Structuring ideas for clarity and impact: How to take a complex message and make it land with any audience, from a boardroom to an all-hands.
Earning trust and credibility quickly: The techniques TED speakers use to connect with an audience in the first 60 seconds.
Delivering difficult messages with confidence: How to communicate through organizational change, uncertainty, or tough news without losing your audience.
Commanding a room (or a screen): Presence, pacing, and delivery skills that work in person and on camera.
Persuading without overselling: How to rally support for an idea by making your audience feel like co-owners rather than targets.
When do organizations bring in TED Training?
TED Training is designed to help participants navigate scenarios that may define them as leaders and communicators. In critical moments, the way leaders deliver a message can shift confidence, alignment and perception among their audience.
TED Training supports:
- Preparing a CEO or executive team for a major company-wide address or external keynote
- Using the pillars of persuasive message delivery to motivate all audiences
- Coaching leaders through a reorganization, acquisition, or strategic pivot where clear communication is critical
- Developing high-potential talent with a premium, visible investment in their growth
- Getting a leadership cohort ready for a high-profile internal event or conference
Want to bring TED Training to your organization? Let's talk!
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