Jon Yeo, TEDxMelbourne Licensee and Curator

In this episode, Jon Yeo speaks about his consulting business and philosophies and lets us in on his secrets as the TEDxMelbourne licensee and curator.

Find Jon on Twitter: @jontv

http://brightstar.net.au/

http://tedxmelbourne.com/

"If you are delivering value, you will always get asked to speak. My goal is to always maximize the value for the people in the room." 

Jon demonstrates a great skill for all speakers – how to tell a story to make a point. He tells a delightful story of his father coming to Australia and teaching himself to swim, despite being unwelcome on Aussie beaches.

"There is great synergy and power in being aligned with what you love."

"Just like Apple, if Speakers don’t choose to be bold and distinctive you’re just going to be another subject matter experts – who are becoming redundant because of google."

Jon discusses 'Have Do Be' Vs 'Be Do Have'

He is on a mission to discover how to empower people to reach their potential and encourage them to do the same for others.

Jon talks honestly about the challenges of the first TEDxMelbourne event and how it was all up from there.

Jon answers the questions:

• what is the magic ingredient to ensure a successful event?
• how do you choose a TEDx speaker? He gives away some real secrets here
• the Number 1 attribute of a very successful speaker
• the top tips for delivering a Ted style talk (including positioning an idea for an audience and some GREAT tips on Pacing)

Jon's favourite quote:

"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."
Henry David Thoreau

Jon also references RoboGals : http://melbourne.robogals.org.au/