Expert Speaking Made Simple

Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the last 30 years, the chances are you will have come across TED talks and TED events. They regularly feature mind-blowing, but not necessarily established speakers and welcome people from all backgrounds, cultures and disciplines. They believe 'passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the world'. For any speaker a TEDx Talk is an AMAZING piece of free marketing which could take your speaking career to the next level. We've lost count of the number of times that Debra has been approached by someone saying 'I saw your TED online and would like to book you.' So how do you become a TED speaker? Well, in this episode, Debra and Hayley talk to TEDx Curator Simone Roche about how to do just that. What you'll learn - How to become a TEDx speaker - The difference between TED and TEDx events - How curators like Simone go about finding speakers - How NOT to be a TEDx speaker! - How much TEDx speakers get paid