[music, applause]
Walk onstage, walk onstage, walk onstage, walk onstage.
I am a thought leader.
You know that I'm a thought leader
because I'm wearing a blazer,
I have glasses, and I've just done this with my hands.
I will now walk over to my laptop.
by doing so, I'm demonstrating to you
that as a thought leader, I understand technology
and that there will be slides.
Because everybody knows that a presentation
seems more legitimate than it actually is
if there are slides.
I'm now going to come back to the centre of the stage
and give you some unremarkable context
about how I became a thought leader.
If it's okay with you, I'd like to pace
while telling you this story.
In 2009, I met a thought leader and I asked him,
"how did you become a thought leader?"
And you know what he said? He said, "I don't know."
Now, that doesn't sound important,
and it's not, but if I repeat it three times
I'm making you believe that it is important.
He said, "I don't know. I don't know.
I don't know."
Let's look at a picture of the planet for no reason.
It's nice, isn't it?
That's where we live.
What happens if I put some words over it?
Hmm.
How about a number?
What if I pose a question?
By doing this, I've now made you think
that I know what I'm talking about.
Okay.
[chuckling]
Walking over here, I'm going to change
the tone of my voice [chuckles] and I'm going to tell you
an unremarkable story that's seemingly unrelated
and it's funny.
And you'll know it's funny because I'm laughing.
And you're laughing.
And you'll ask yourself, "what does this have to do
with his talk? What is the point?" [laughing]
Well... coming back to the centre.
And [slows] slowing my speech.
Lowering the volume of my voice.
by looking at you directly
and by making a list on my fingers,
I've made you believe there is a point.
Sip of water.
Check the time...oh!
Let's bring this puppy home.
Graph, graph, graph, graph, pie chart,
statistic.
How about we end with a question,
[voice raises] a very big question:
what if everybody in this room
decided to come together
and agree
[voice lowers] with what I'm saying?
Let's look at a picture of the planet again.
That is a world I want to live in.
Coming back to the centre of the stage.
Standing ovation.
[applause]
humble head nod, humble head nod,
humble head nod.
See someone I know.
Humble head nod.
Video fades to black while the applause continues
for an unrealistic amount of time.
Humble head nod, thank you. Walk off stage.
[applause continues]
Walk off stage, walk off stage.
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♪ [inspirational]