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How I Aced My TED Talk & Why You Will Too! Jan 22, 2015

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Everyone has a TED talk in them. If your first thought is "not me" then get your ass on Youtube and have a look at the hundreds of talks already there. People from all backgrounds, speaking in all languages, communicating life lessons. Sometimes funny and always educational. We're all on a journey and local TEDx events will feature you if you apply. Find a place that will host you.

1. Throw your hat over the fence. Book yourself on the TED train and make it real. Setting things in motion will be the first step in a journey that will reward you on a thousand levels. Overcome the fear and step up.

2. Craft your speech. Craft is the word. No great peace of writing, art or music dropped first time. Same stands for oration. Writing is rewriting - put the work in on the page. Preparation is more than just writing though. Practice in front of a camera but more importantly practice in front of real people. The greatest stand up comedians spend many shows refining wording that works differently on stage than on the page. Putting in the hard hours will set you apart on the day - your audience will know the difference.

3. Eyes on you, not the Keynote. Less is more when it comes to visuals - your presentation should add to the story, not tell the story. People are turning up for the live experience not a commentated slide show. Guy Kawasaki recommends 10 slides for every 30 minutes of speaking…

4. Get your own people there. Supporters in the crowd will pump your confidence and boost your hype. It's about more than this though. When the people you know are there, you'll throw it up a gear and work harder to perfect the speech. Strangers you can walk away from, fans and colleagues - not so easy. Align those cognitive bias, condition the environment so that you up your game.

5. The journey continues when you walk back off stage. That's right, it's not completely about the talk. The video gets forgotten or lands out there in cyberspace. The question that will remain is what did you take away from the experience. Answer: personal growth and quantifiable evolution. You'll have tested yourself in an enormous amount of ways. The philosophy at the very heart of London Real.

It's not about the video or the audience listening, it's about the challenge of making it happen. It will change you. Do it - no half measures.

Steven Pinker - Too Much Morality REDUX Jan 18, 2015

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Only this weekend Mr Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, announced in his new book club 'A Year of Books' that he'd be taking on Stephen Pinker's 'The Better Angel's of Our Nature'. Within hours, the book catapulted on Amazon's chart from 6,521st to 501st. A timely coincidence for our scheduled REDUX of LondonReal's 2013 interview with the linguistic and cognitive scientist - there is a real exciting sense that what we in the LondonReal community have known about Pinker for some time will now be known widely.

With the rise to prominence of the Islamic State, Boko Haram and events in Paris, Pinker's message has never been as relevant. We could be mistaken for believing the world is getting darker again but contrary to what seems to be the trend Pinker argues that violence is actually on the decrease. A revolutionary idea in our media driven world where it seems impossible to escape atrocity. He discusses how archaic structures of morality and thinking have been perpetuating conflict, rather than preventing it.

Pinker's work is promoted by philanthropist Bill Gates, who has his own reading blog called Gate's Notes. On it Gates calls Pinker's work "important" and heralds him as a great thinker showing us ways that "we can make those positive trajectories a little more likely… a contribution, not just to historical scholarship, but to the world."

The most engaging thing about Pinker as a guest is that as a communicator he is a simple pleasure to listen to, sharing his ideas with both passion and command. This episode is a must. So, before your jump on Amazon to snap up your copy of 'Better Angels' and join the Zuckerberg book club, get your fix of LondonReal.

John Lee - Wealth Dragons Jan 11, 2015

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John Lee made his first million by the age of 27 after investment in real estate. Now, he's a motivational speaker and trainer who's shared stage space with Bill Clinton, Richard Branson and Alan Sugar.

It hasn't always been this way though.Growing up the child of first generation immigrants who ran a humble takeaway restaurant, Lee's story is extremely relatable. He has pushed beyond the familiar disillusion of post-university, out of the discontentment and banality of the 9 to 5 and into a place where he could accumulate wealth for himself.

Now, as CEO and founder of Wealth Dragon he's interested in leading others to financial and personal freedom.

James Cosmo - The Pyramid Texts Dec 21, 2014

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James Cosmo is a Scottish Actor known for his film appearances in Highlander, Braveheart, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion , The Witch & The Wardrobe, Trainspotting and Troy.

His Television appearances as the Irish priest is Sons of Anarchy and as Lord Comander of the Night's Watch in game of Thrones are also major fan favourites.

Jamie Bartlett - Inside The Digital Underworld Dec 14, 2014

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Jamie Bartlett is the Author of "The Dark Net: Inside the Digital Underworld" and Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at the think tank Demos.

FREE FULL EPISODE: https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/jamesbartlett/

He heads the Violence and Extremism Programme which researches a range of terrorist and extremist groups. To research the book he immersed himself in the dark net buying marijuana from the Silk Road, watching the production of internet porn, and meeting with British neo-nazis.

Chapters: 00:00 Trailer. 01:02 Brian's thoughts on the episode. 07:30 Brian's introduction 08:03 Getting right into the shocking, hidden, obscured subcultures online. 09:10 Discovering the human element of the two dimensional people seen on the online world. 10:56 Facebook's role in prevention of lone wolf terrorism as in murder of Lee Rigby. 13:47 Rise of the lone wolf terrorist attack. 14:29 Security is the basis from which all our other liberties ultimately flow. 16:22 Use of modern technology by Jihadist and English far right parties. 20:42 Revelations from a study of Facebook supporters of anti-establishment far right parties. 23:31 Neo Nazi Paul playing to the audience, having a separate online and offline persona. 28:24 Tor and the Silk Road online market place pros and cons. 35:26 Problem of controlling an anonymous market place where anything can be bought and sold. 36:59 Surprised to learn of the power of the market to act in the interest of the consumer. 38:53 Jamie wouldn't be surprised by a Silk Road app in the future. 40:24 Pornography online, research all in the interests of writing a book. 49:30 Pro-ana sites seemingly supportive communities, but dangerously destructive or deadly. 52:49 Ease of becoming sucked into online communities when searching for knowledge and support. 54:08 The journey most people make into child pornography. 58:50 Consequence of lowering barriers to entry of pornographic or drug access sites. 1:01:11 Jamie's warning that people need to be aware of increasing normalisation of bad things. 1:02:25 Technology addiction awareness increasing. 1:04:09 Conclusions drawn upon coming to the end of writing the book. 1:07:43 Vilification issues for politicians communicating via the internet. 1:10:09 The future for everyone's digital footprint. 1:12:43 Future society inequality of intelligent users of the internet and others addicted to its harmful effects. 1:14:34 Jamie's digital tombstone will show that he just wanted to get people thinking. 1:16:06 Phone call to the 20 year old Jamie Bartlett. 1:17:31 Best advice Jamie has ever received. 1:19:02 Advice to the 20 year olds around the world who want to change the world. 1:20:56 How to access Jamie's book. 1:25:04 Brian's summing up. Show Notes: Jamie Bartlett on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Bartlett_(journalist) Jamie Bartlett website http://www.jamiebartlett.org/ Jamie Bartlett on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamieJBartlett?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Jamie Bartlett Ted Talk https://www.ted.com/speakers/jamie_bartlett Centre for the Analysis of Social Media (CASM) http://www.demos.co.uk/research-area/centre-for-analysis-of-social-media/ Jamie Bartlett's Book: The Dark Net https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Net-Jamie-Bartlett/dp/0099592029 Topics discussed: The Men Who Stare at Goats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Men_Who_Stare_at_Goats Frank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_(film) Murder of Lee Rigby https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lee_Rigby Tor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network) Silk Road https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road_(marketplace) Bitcoin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin

People mentioned in this episode:

Jon Ronson https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/jon-ronson-gonzo-journalist/ James Cosmo https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/james-cosmo-the-pyramid-texts/ Howard Marks https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/howard-marks-meeting-mr-nice-redux/ Professor David Nutt https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/professor-david-nutt-the-truth-about-drugs/

FULL SHOW NOTES: https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/jamesbartlett/

Music "Cut & Run" & "The Complex" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Afrika Bambaataa - Godfather of Hip Hop Dec 07, 2014

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Afrika Bambaataa is the Godfather of Hip-Hop and creator of the Universal Zulu Nation.

Anthony Anaxagorou - I Am Not A Poet Nov 30, 2014

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Anthony Anaxagorou is a 31 yr old Poet, writer, performer and educator of Cypriot origin from North LondonAnthony began writing at the age of 14 influenced by both hip-hop and folk music and at 17 won the London Mayors Poetry Slam and LATER went on to perform on the BBC many times

Ben Greenfield - Extreme Endurance Nov 23, 2014

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Ben Greenfield is an ex-bodybuilder, Ironman triathlete, Spartan racer, coach, speaker and author of the New York Times Bestseller "Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health and Life" In 2008, Ben was voted as NSCA's Personal Trainer of the year and in 2013 was named as one of the top 100 Most Influential People In Health And Fitness.

Dan Peña - The 50 Billion Dollar Man Nov 16, 2014

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As the high speed train wound its way up the English coast and onto the seas of Scotland I passed the hours by studying the man whom I would soon meet again, Dan Peña. I perused his full dossier: biography, newsletters, videos, and speeches looking for something that would tell me more about the man that I could not yet fully understand. But was I studying my enemy or my future mentor?Six months earlier I had the dubious honour of welcoming the "50 Billion Dollar Man" into my studio in Shoreditch in East London for a two hour interview where I was both repulsed and fascinated by his many accomplishments and accolades. I declared on camera that the London Realers would either "Love him or Hate him" and the subsequent 50,000 views racked up on YouTube quickly answered my question. They loved Dan Peña.

Eric Thomas - The Hip Hop Preacher REDUX Nov 09, 2014

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The Hip Hop Preacher Eric Thomas sat down in May 2013 with Spoken Word Artist Suli Breaks and Brian Rose to talk about his viral video "When you want to Succeed as Bad as you want to Breathe", why he thinks that each one of the 86,400 seconds in a day is worth pursuing for excellence, how he hates "average" and loathes "good", and how he would like to be remembered when he's gone.

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