How to Speak: MIT Lecture on Public Speaking

MIT OpenCourseWare · Lecture · YouTube title: How to Speak

Why it's here

HN treats it as the canonical, near-universally recommended lecture on giving talks and presentations.

What it covers

Patrick Winston's long-running MIT lecture on public speaking teaches heuristic rules for talks. It covers how to start, use time and place, boards, props and slides, and how to inform, persuade and finish.