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1 Daniel Goleman: Why aren’t we more compassionate?
Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, asks why we don’t show
love and care more often.
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_goleman_why_aren_t_we_more_compassi
onate/transcript.
2 Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great career
In this funny and very direct talk, economics professor Larry Smith shares
the silly excuses some people invent when they fail to follow their dreams.
https://www.ted.com/talks/larry_smith_why_you_will_fail_to_have_a_great
_career.
3 Dan Ariely: What makes us feel good about our work?
Why do we work? Many people would say money, but it isn’t just that. It’s
not exactly pleasure either. It seems that most of us enjoy making progress
and feeling that our work is useful. Economist Dan Ariely presents two
surprising experiments that show our unexpected attitudes towards work.
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_what_makes_us_feel_good_about_our
_work.
4 Charlie Todd: The shared experience of absurdity
Charlie Todd creates funny and unexpected events: seventy dancers in shop
windows, science-fiction characters running through the New York Public
Library, and the annual no-trousers underground ride. In his talk, he shows
how his group, Improv Everywhere, uses these events to bring people
together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewWIDwRMVJw.
5 Linda Cliatt-Wayman: How to fix a broken school? Lead fearlessly, love
 hard
When Linda Cliatt-Wayman started work as principal at a high school in an
area with high crime and poverty levels, she wanted to make a strong first
impression. But she soon realized the job was more complicated than she
thought. In a passionate talk, she shares her three key ideas that all leaders
can follow, not just in schools.
https://www.ted.com/talks/linda_cliatt_wayman_how_to_fix_a_broken_scho
ol_lead_fearlessly_love_hard?language=la.
6 Seth Goldin: How to get your ideas to spread
In a world of too many options and too little time, we don’t pay attention to
ordinary things. Marketing expert Seth Goldin explains why, when it comes
to getting our attention, bad or strange ideas are more successful than boring
ones.
https://www.ted.com/talks/seth_godin_how_to_get_your_ideas_to_spread.
7 Jessica Jackley: Poverty, money – and love
What do you think of poor people? Maybe what Jessica Jackley once
thought: ‘they’ need ‘our’ help – usually a few coins in a jar. The co-owner
of Kiva.org talks about how her attitude changed – and how her work with
lending small amounts of money (microloans) has brought new power to
people who live on a few dollars a day.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_jackley_poverty_money_and_love/transcr
ipt.
8 Andrew Mwenda: Aid for Africa? No thanks.
In this talk, journalist Andrew Mwenda asks us to think again about the
‘African question’ – to look past the news stories of poverty, war and great
need and see the opportunities for bringing money and happiness to the
continent.
https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_mwenda_aid_for_africa_no_thanks.
9 Charles Robertson: Africa’s next boom
In the past ten years, there has been slow but sure economic development
across the continent of Africa. But economist Charles Robertson has this
 idea: Africa’s economy is about to grow suddenly. He explains that rising
education levels and increased money from abroad will bring fast economic
improvement for one million people, sooner than you may think.
https://www.ted.com/talks/charles_robertson_africa_s_next_boom?
language=yi.

Теми рефератів
1. Mark Zuckerberg’s secrets of success.
2. Jeff Bezos’s secrets of success.
3. Steve Jobs’ secrets of success.
4. From rags to riches – wealthy people who came from nothing.
5. The Apple phenomenon.
6. The Amazon phenomenon.
7. Social Media Marketing.
8. Charity work of celebrities.