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How Long is a TEDx Talk
Photo: Alessandra Nicole. This question is like an iceberg. Short Answer, Up To 18 Minutes. The simple, literal, and tip of the iceberg answer is that a TEDx Talk should not exceed 18 minutes, as mandated by TED. If you aren’t 100% sure of the difference between TED...
TEDx Speaker Application Video
I have personally reviewed hundreds of TEDx speaker application videos. This post is a guide for you to create a video that stands out and gets selected for a speaker invitation! The most important aspect of your TEDx speaker application is the pitch video. Organizers...
TEDx Quick Start Guide
Idea Worth Spreading A TEDx Talk is about one single “idea worth spreading”. It’s not about you and your story. It’s not about a collection of themed points such as a standard speech or keynote. It’s about a single “idea worth spreading”. This single idea is then...
How to Overcome Fear of Public Speaking
If you suffer from a fear of public speaking, you are not alone. Even some of the most seasoned TEDx speakers come into the program with a lot of fear and anxiety, but myself and our team helps them through it. This guide will give you my Top Tips for Overcoming...
How To Find Your TEDx Idea
Photo: Alessandra Nicole. A TEDx Talk is about one single “Idea Worth Spreading”. That is what makes a TEDx Talk different from all other worldwide events with live speakers. Ideas Worth Spreading. Any standard conference will feature a presentations that...
What Does TED Stand For?
As TEDx organizers, we get this question all the time. Long story short, TED was not created by Ted Turner or Ted Danson. There is no Teddy Bear. "There is no one named Ted." TED is an acronym created in 1984 by Richard Saul Wurman who recognized the collsion of three...
What is TEDx Talks?
TEDx brings the spirit of TED’s mission of ideas worth spreading to local communities around the globe. TEDx events are organized by curious individuals who seek to discover ideas and spark conversations in their own community. TEDx events include live speakers and...