Event Basics
What is the difference between TED and TEDx?
The main difference between TED and TEDx is that TED events are centrally organized and curated by the TED organization, while TEDx events are independently organized and may have varying levels of resources and experience.
Look around the room. Can you name two or three allowed or forbidden modifications to the TEDx logo?
Allowed:
Change font from Helvetica to Inter Light,
Use bold font for special events,
Remove the tagline “x=independently organized TED event”,
Use white or black as background colour
Forbidden:
All Caps are forbidden,
Change the colour of the text,
Use abbreviations
Remove the x
Can we hold a fundraiser for people affected by natural catastrophes?
No, you may not use your event to raise funds for charities or other organizations.
How long can a TEDx talk be, and how many people can present it?
TEDx talks should be less than 18 minutes long. Any video submitted outside of this format may not be published on the TEDx YouTube channel.
Joint talks are allowed, but TED generally discourage from having more than one presenter at the same time.
How many main events have we organized so far?
9, no main event in 2020.
TEDxTUM was first organised in 2014!
Can we have a live Q&A with the speaker on stage?
No, no panels or audience Q&A are permitted
Once your event’s talks are published on the TEDx YouTube channel, your team and speakers can create TEDx talk clips, for social media usage, of up to...?
Max 60 sec
Can we accept a speaker who wants to pay us to give a TEDx talk? If yes, how much should we ask?
Or else, can you pay someone to give a TEDx talk?
No. TEDx does not allow speakers to pay or be charged in any manner, including production costs, recruiting sponsors, buying ticket blocks, or hiring coaches. Speakers give generously of their time, giving their ideas to the world for free. That is enough!
I have written a book about a group of friends who set out to destroy a ring, and all the problems they encounter along the way. Can I give a TEDx talk about this book?
No, speakers cannot promote their own products, books, or businesses, or those of a company which employs them.
Talks can only feature technology, product demos, or books that inform an idea presented in a talk
How many birds have been on a TEDxTUM stage?
1 in the talk "The fascinating intelligence of birds | Auguste von Bayern"
Can we organize a TEDxTUM event at the TUM Campus in Straubing?
No, your TEDx event must happen in the city for which you received the license.
Where can we upload all the pictures from the event to our website for attendees to download?
Photos from your TEDx event must be uploaded to Flickr.
Would our sponsors be able to present a technology on stage?
Can sponsors' logos appear in the video of a talk? If so, how often?
Sponsors of the event cannot be speakers and can never present from the stage.
Yes you can have sponsor slides before and after video (2 times)
· The sponsor logos must appear smaller than your TEDx event logo. Sponsor logos may only be shown on a single slide at the beginning and end of each edited video. If you are unable to edit these image files, you may recreate the layout in your image/slide editor of choice.
· The sponsor slide should be a static slide, no moving graphics or commercials are allowed. Never feature rolling credits.
· If you have multiple sponsors, you must feature all of their logos on the one slide. You may not feature different sponsor logos on different videos.
Can you name two guidelines for TEDx talks?
No commercial agenda
No political agenda
No religious agenda
No bad science
Two tries:
How many times would the number of views of our most viewed talk need to double for the talk to be in the TEDx Top10 most viewed talks?
~ 4 times (12.9 mio)
Can you name one permissible and one impermissible way of bringing your event to a wider audience?
Examples:
TEDx talks and events cannot be broadcast on television
TEDx events cannot be streamed or incorporated into any audio programming (radio, podcasts, etc)
You may organize a watch party in a separate venue
Your webcast must be free to viewers
How long can the General event intro graphics and Post-roll event graphics be?
Are those graphics mandatory?
10 seconds max!
Any video with pre-roll exceeding 10 seconds submitted is subject to review by the TEDx team and may not be published to the TEDx YouTube channel
They are optional.
What industries are not allowed to sponsor TEDx events? Could BMW be a TEDxTUM sponsor?
I'm about to give a TEDx talk as a speaker, and I’ve just signed the speaker release form. What did I allow?
The speaker needs to sign the speaker release form. It's a mutual understanding that the recorded talk will be used only to spread their idea and not for commercial reasons.
It also grants TED exclusive, unrestricted rights to display, distribute, perform, reproduce, edit, create derivative works from, and/or otherwise use the Presentation anywhere around the world, in whole or in part, alone or accompanied by other material, in any and all media without any further approval from the speaker, in perpetuity.
How many views has the most watched TEDxTUM talk? (in case it was already mentioned, which is the talk?)
~2.4 million 6 Steps to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence | Ramona Hacker