Are you thinking about delivering a TEDx talk or bringing a TED-style session to your conference? If you’re not ready for TedX speaker coaching, but want to find and deliver your big idea on a TedX stage, this guide can help — from practical advice for how to create your talk, and finding a place to Read More
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Public Speakers! 3 Steps on How To Book a TEDx Talk
NOTE: This post was written before the pandemic, but I haven’t updated it because the advice is still good, even if the reference to “Twitter” (read: social media) isn’t. 🙂 ***** Ten years ago, a post on how to book a TEDx talk would have been very short, because TEDx didn’t even exist until 2009. Since then, there’ve been 15,000 TEDx Read More
How to Create Your TED Talk: An 8-Step Process
First, A Little Background on TED The TED conference (which stands for technology, entertainment, design) began life in 1984 as a yearly and very expensive conference where industry leaders and creative types gathered to exchange “Ideas Worth Spreading.” Back then, it was all about the live experience, and speakers were expected to bring some quirky spontaneity to the Read More
Public Speaking Tip 82: Don’t Let the “TED Talk” Style Intimidate You or Stand Between You and Making a Good Enough Speech
How Do You Know if You’ve Given a “Good” Speech? As public speakers, we want to do our best. But presentations can be hard to evaluate. Was it a good speech if: You felt comfortable? The audience was engaged (and what about the audience that’s hung over, only got 3 hours of sleep last night, and Read More
Giving a TED-Style Talk? Here’s How They’re Different from Business Presentations
In the past few years, TED, TEDx, and TED-style talks have become so pervasive and so popular that, even in business settings, speakers are often asked to give “a TED talk.” (And BTW, TEDx refers to independently organized events held for local communities, or communities of interest.) If you have a TED, TEDx, or TED-style talk coming Read More