Welcome to the 2023 TEDxPearlStreet Speaker Nomination Portal!TEDxPearlStreet speakers possess a deep commitment towards sharing their compelling ideas, pioneering insights, and innovative research. We invest an extraordinary amount of time, resources, and energy into preparing speakers to give the talk of their lives and this nomination form is the first step in an extraordinary journey.
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR IDEA:
If you have an idea worth spreading, or if you know of someone who has an idea worth spreading, we'd like to hear from you. The first step is to complete the nomination form below so we can learn more about you and your idea. Your submission is confidential, and will go directly to our curation team.
Before you submit your nomination, please review the following speakers requirements:
Event Details & Dates to Remember:
This year's TEDxPearlStreet event will take place on June 29, 2023 from 8am until 8pm at The Anthem in Washington, DC. We are expecting an audience of 2,500+ people and have space for 12 speakers and 4 performers. All speakers are required to adhere to the following deadlines:
• March 10: Deadline to submit a speaker nomination
• March 15-22: Virtual auditions will be held
• April 03: Speakers announced
• April 30: Final written scripts are due (all speaker MUST submit a written script).
• June 27 & 28: Dress Rehearsals
•June 29: TEDxPearlStreet Conference
What is an "Idea Worth Spreading?"
We look for Ideas Worth Spreading, but what does that even mean? It can actually be one of two things:
- Something that’s new and surprising; an idea or invention that the audience has never heard about.
- A great basic idea (that your audience has maybe already heard) with a compelling new argument behind it that challenges beliefs and perspectives.
In other words, an idea isn’t just a story or a list of facts. A good idea takes certain evidence or observations and draws a larger conclusion. A good idea also inspires the audience to take action, or think in new ways.
Content Guidelines:
TEDx offers speakers a platform to provide information directly to millions of people around the world. It’s a responsibility we take seriously. First and foremost, that information has to be accurate at the time of publication.
As stewards of ideas worth spreading, we bear the responsibility of maintaining TED’s reputation as a forum for sharing ideas that matter and upholding our audience’s trust. Curation is at the heart of everything we do--and sometimes that means determining that an idea is not fit for the TEDx stage.
We put together a few content guidelines to help you plan your TEDx talk. Our intention is not to be directive, but to provide the community with a practical set of standards that ensure every audience member can trust the ideas they’re hearing. It’s inherently difficult to give hard and fast rules in this area. We’re learning as we go so these guidelines may change over time as we run into new challenges. In this way, we can all preserve the integrity and value of our TEDx stage in Washington DC:
Guideline 1: No commercial agendas or blatant self-promotion
Guideline 2: No political agendas or inflammatory rhetoric
Guideline 3: No religious agendas
Guideline 4: No bad science and no pseudoscience
Fact-checking is a non-negotiable. In order to be a part of our event, you must be willing to meet our fact-checking standards and modify your script, if necessary. All speakers are REQUIRED to submit a written script that includes a list of citations and references to any claims made in the talk.
TAKE THE NEXT STEP:
Are you ready to take the next step? Complete the form below to submit your nomination for this year's TEDxPearlStreet event. We accept nominations on a rolling basis, and if you do not hear back from us right away, please be patient. We are all volunteers!
Thank you for your interest in speaking at TEDxPearlStreet, we can't wait to meet you!
