Chapter 07: "Welcome to my TED Talk" – how to give a TEDx Talk

07/25/23 • 26 min

Speechless – Tell Stories that Change the World

If you want to give a TEDx or TED Talk – this is the episode for you. Speechless co-host and TEDxLondon Director Maryam Pasha shares the key elements to consider about the TEDx Talk format and experience, in conversation with Simon Bucknall. If you’ve got no ego, are willing to ruthlessly self-edit, and you’ve got an idea that could change the world – listen in.

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Speechless – Tell Stories that Change the World - Chapter 07: "Welcome to my TED Talk" – how to give a TEDx Talk

Transcript

Maryam Pasha 0:03
You're listening to speechless the new podcast from storytelling experts, Maryam Pasha and Simon Bucknall. here for an hour to learn how to tell stories that change the world.
Simon Bucknall 0:18
The phrase doing a TED talk has somehow entered the lexicon in the last few years has it not yet, have you done a TED talk or that sounds a bit like a TED talk, or I want to do an academic presentation, not a TED Talk. It's amazing how the phrase Ted and or TEDx and we'll