TEDxYerevan

Announcing TEDxYerevan 2013 speakers!

Announcing TEDxYerevan 2013 speakers!

Fourth annual TEDxYerevan event themed Entrepreneurship of Big Dreams will take at the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies (16 Halabyan st.) on Saturday, September 14, 2013.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDxYerevan will bring about 300 people together for a day to share a TED-like experience. The event, licensed by TED, is self-organized by volunteers, hoping that TEDxYerevan 2013 will become a local forum for ideas within community that inspires people to change their lives, their futures and ultimately their world. The doors for registration will be open 9:00-10:00 am, while the entire event will span for the next 5 hours.

The amazing speaker lineup includes 14 people, who will be sharing their wisdom and inspiration on a variety of topics from music to solar energy and green business.

1. Irina Ghaplanyan: A perpetual learner and explorer
2. John Heffern: U.S. Ambassador to Armenia
3. Nigel Sharp: Entrepreneur …
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In the words of TEDxYerevanChange Speakers

In the words of TEDxYerevanChange Speakers

We asked our TEDxYerevanChange 2013 speakers to share what the enjoyed the most about the event. Here are their answers.

The most valuable part of the overall experience was preparing the talk. The whole process helped me organize my thoughts on the matter that has been important to me for many years, but remained on the level of discussions with colleagues, personal disappointments or achievements. Formulating and voicing out these thoughts was very useful to me both personally and professionally. As to the event itself, I so much enjoyed the balance between intellectual and social activities and connecting to the nature on a perfect spring day.

Ester Hakobyan
Head of Program at Children of Armenia Fund

I most enjoyed listening, rather than speaking. I learned quite a bit from listening to my fellow speakers and enjoyed being around them and having the chance to get to know them. I thought …

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TED commandments for speakers!

These 10 tips are given to all TED Conference speakers as they prepare their TED talks. They help TEDx speakers craft talks that will have a profound impact on their audience.

  1. Dream big. Strive to create the best talk you have ever given. Reveal something never seen before. Do something the audience will remember forever. Share an idea that could change the world.
  2. Show us the real you. Share your passions, your dreams … and also your fears. Be vulnerable. Speak of failure as well as success.
  3. Make the complex plain. Don’t try to dazzle intellectually. Don’t speak in abstractions. Explain! Give examples. Tell stories. Be specific.
  4. Connect with people’s emotions. Make us laugh! Make us cry!
  5. Don’t flaunt your ego. Don’t boast. It’s the surest way to switch everyone off.
  6. No selling from the stage! Unless we have specifically asked you to, do not
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