12 Most Terrific Things About TEDTalks
I was introduced to TEDTalks around 4 years ago in Tokyo by William Reed. He showed me a talk that Seth Godin did about marketing.
I visualised myself doing one of these talks myself one day and started to celebrate how good it would feel.
On Saturday, September 10, I will talk at TEDxHomer.
The 12 Most Terrific Things About TEDTalks are:
1. The huge vision and energy of the founder Chris Anderson
His vision was galactic and TED has spread around the world.
2. The effect that the internet and in particular YouTube has had.
TEDTalks have been viewd over 100 million times.
3. Branding
Even with the spread to TEDx and the granting of licenses to hundreds of local events worldwide since 2009, the brand has been maintained.
4. Friendships I have made
My friends Jennifer Barr, Kat Haber and Lonnie Hodge live and breathe TED. At least weekly I see them talking about it somewhere or another online. Thanks Kat for giving me the chance to talk at your event.
5. Livestreaming
The world comes together. For free. The ability to do this still astonishes me.
6. Twitter
Speaker days such as TED Events are perfect for Twitter. At the very first TEDx event in May 2009 some friends and I took TEDxTokyo to number 2 in the most tweeted about topic in the world at that time. That was an extremely exciting and formative experience for me. It has never neen repeated by any TED Event. We did tweet a lot that day! TED was already known to many in the community but it was the first that anyone had heard of TEDx. There is an especially interesting woman in Twitter named Maria with the handle @brainpicker. She tweets a lot about TED and other clever things. I aspire to get to her level one day.
7. Community
TED Heads. They meet on and offline. It’s a movement!
8. Ideas
There is no limit to them. Sometimes writing a book is beyond us but we have perhaps one great idea or point to make. A TEDTalk is a fantastic vehicle for this.
9. Possibility
Could a short talk be so good that it could actually be the catalyst for massive change? I believe so.
10. Children
TEDTalks are an incredible resource. My niece has a wonderful teacher who plays her class a talk a day. This is something.
11. Spreading
When there is a dedicated and engaged community and when a brand is so strong, some TEDTalks get seen a lot. It is a community effort, not necessarily organized in any way. The brand seems to have taken wings of its own.
12. You
Do not tell me you do not have a talk in you. We all have an idea or an area of expertise to share. What would you talk about?
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Michael Q. Todd
Michael Q Todd is an author and International speaker. Please contact him on skype: michaeltoddshoot 72. All his social profiles are here: XeeMe
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Nice post that one on TED Talks, @mqtodd
This entire "12 Most. _____" is a cool idea. Like!
Or to put in TEDspeak... it's an idea worth sharing.
All the best with your TED talk. Congrats & Cheers!
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@mqtodd a few items on your list of 12 spark similar interests for me! When I first learned of TEDTalks and TED Women I thought it was a fabulous resource for learning and having access to people I may not be able to see otherwise. Eventually I will have something to contribute and it just may be worth a TEDTalk! Until then, I'm grateful to learn from those already sharing their ideas, concepts, and thoughts with a diverse community. Hope your talk went well!
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I think TEDTalks have been the most inspiring, educational innovation of recent times — they really get the brain thinking and the speakers are always top-notch! The format is also easily-digestable.
Looking forward to your first TEDTalk, Michael!
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Michael, aloha. Like you, TED talks have long been one of my very favorite things to watch and discuss. Many of my posts feature a TED talk as the topics are so thought provoking and conversation stimulating. Look forward to cheering you on Saturday, Michael.
CONGRATULATIONS on the first of your TED talks. Until later, aloha. Janet
Actually my talk has been rescheduled and will now be at 9.30 pm! Hope you can all watch as I think it will be of value to anyone interested in the internet or media
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Well congratulations!!!
I love the TED talks too. There is always something fascinating to learn, and what I like in addition to your excellent list is that you can find almost any topic covered by a TED event. I've seen talks about amazing technology, talks about human rights violations, and talks about self-improvement, just to name a few. It really is an amazing communication tool and a great way to connect people from around the world!
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