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Chris Anderson saved TED from dying after 15 minutes talk in 2002, prior to taking over leadership of TED. Co-founder Richard Saul Wurman was leaving, and TED's future was in the balance. Chris sought to persuade TEDsters that what was then a for-profit conference had a secure future as an idea-based nonprofit endeavor. Chris Anderson who was nervous about this moment especially that he wasn’t a very good speaker at that time, rolled forward a chair from the backstage, sat on it and began. After this speech TED went through some remarkable changes.
This illustrates the importance in staying connected in the moment and talking about something that deeply matters to you with openness, passion and conviction.
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