Analyzing Luanna's Harvard speech: How do you make Impact and Inspire? GLOBAL ONLINE TUTORIAL #AsianHeritageWeek
Whenever you speak, present, or pitch, do you want to make Impact? Inspire? Move people? Be meaningful? Be memorable? Do you know HOW to WOW?
Yurong "Luanna" delivered a mere 6.5 min speech that impacted people deeply and widely, and immediately went viral: 80,000 views within 24 hours, 160,000 in the next, and 300,000 by day 5. Furthermore, recognize that it takes something to get seasoned Deans and veteran Professors to stand up and give you a standing ovation. She was chosen to speak after a competitive campus-wide audition.
In this interactive tutorial, we will unpack, discuss, and reveal the elements she used in both the Design and Delivery of her speech, e.g. how to take and hold space and attention of your audience. Learn the techniques and tools you can learn and adopt in your own whenever you speak, present or pitch.
Join pioneer Dave Lim-Light who will share numerous applicable insights and techniques with you. Dave has ~30 years experience across venture capital, profit and non-profit organisations. Dave was pioneer TEDx Ambassador and curator since 2009 and has attended main stage TED speaker rehearsals and workshops, and helped >200 TED and TEDx speakers (youngest 5 and oldest 113 years old), >100 researchers and scientists, and several hundred entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs.
Before attending, make sure you watch her speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpR_xk-DWsQ
See reactions from the ground https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w815sXtsKjk
and read the transcript: https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/05/harvard-commencement-2025-student-speech-yurong-luanna-jiang
This event is a part of #AsianHeritageWeek by Asian Hustle Network, celebrating the Asian community worldwide.