The Secret Behind the Best Steve Jobs Speech: Why Does It Work so Well?

The Secret Behind the Best Steve Jobs Speech: Why Does It Work so Well?
Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple special event in Cupertino, Calif., on April 8, 2010. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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By Francisco García Pimentel
What makes a speech effective, powerful, and inspiring?

We start with one of the great modern ones: Steve Jobs, founder of Apple and Pixar, communication genius, geek guru, and turtleneck enthusiast.

Despite the fact that its product introductions are legendary in their own right (the iPod in 2004 broke three different industries), Stanford’s commencement address takes the cake for being the most viewed and the most shared. In it we enjoy a Steve Jobs that you can rarely see: open, human, natural, and, above all, de-stressed.

You can see the full speech here:

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