We’re pleased to announce that our third TEDxCanberraSalon for 2011 will be hosted by the ANU Entrepreneurs Club this Wednesday 26 October at 6PM. The theme for this salon will be ‘Innovation and Enterprise’.

For those that aren’t familiar with TEDx salons, they’re basically mini-events that are run in between main TEDx events. They’re a great way of intro­duc­ing new folks to the TED and TEDx expe­ri­ence and of tak­ing a quick time-out to fill your head with some inter­est­ing material.

Everyone is welcome to attend this event regardless of whether or not you were able to make it to TEDxCanberra last month.

Attendance is free, but spaces are limited so if you’d like to come along please register.

If you aren’t able to make it to the National Library on the day – get a few friends together and be part of the day from wherever you are.

For those that aren’t familiar with TEDx salons, they’re basically mini-events that are run in the lead up to a main TEDx event. They’re a great way of intro­duc­ing new folks to the TED and TEDx expe­ri­ence and of tak­ing a quick time-out to fill your head with some inter­est­ing material.

Attendance is free, but spaces are limited so if you’d like to come along please register.

So, to apply to present your 3-minute talk at TEDxCanberra 2011 send your pitch (max 250 words or 1 minute video) to hello@tedxcanberra.org by 5pm Wednesday 7 September. Shortlisted entries will be contacted by Friday 9 September and requested to attend auditions (in person or via Skype if you’re not based in Canberra) the following week.

If you’re in need of a bit of inspiration, check out Kerrie Noonan’s audience talk from TEDxSydney 2011.

We’re hold­ing our first TEDxCanberraSalon for 2011, hosted by the Can­berra office of our friends at Stam­ford Inter­ac­tive, on Thursday 1 Sep­tem­ber at 6PM. The theme for this salon will be ‘Design: Reflections. Happenings. Predictions’.

Attendance is free, but spaces are limited so if you’d like to come along please register.

Madeleine Albright: On being a woman and a diplomat

Before watching this TED talk, I have to admit that I knew very little about Madeleine Albright (except that she was former US Secretary of State) and my general impression of her was as a smart, but very serious politician and diplomat. So on watching this video I was pleasantly surprised by how open, funny and passionate she is. In this Q&A session she shares a number of fantastic stories that reflect her deep professional and personal commitment to helping other women.

Nancy Duarte uncovers the common structure of great communication

Nancy Duarte is an expert in presentation design, and in this talk from TEDxEast (November 2010) she certainly practices what she preaches. This talk reveals the surprisingly simple structure that the greatest communicators and persuaders have used over thousands of years and explains the essential qualities of an excellent presentation by analyzing the speeches of Martin Luther King and Steve Jobs. Worth a watch for anyone who wants to improve their ability to communicate (whether at home or at work).

@webbyclare

TED is all about ideas worth spreading, right? So I figure that one the best indicators of an effective TED talk is that I end up raving about it to everyone and anyone who’ll listen! I’ve enjoyed tonnes of TED talks on a range of different topics, but I’m very conscious that there are a few that I talk about constantly. Here they are…

Dan Buettner: How to live to be 100+

National Geographic writer and explorer Dan Buettner studies the world’s longest-lived peoples, distilling their secrets into a single plan for health and long life.

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. A real TED classic!

Eve Ensler: happiness in body and soul

Eve Ensler created the ground-breaking Vagina Monologues, whose success propelled her to found V-Day — a movement to end violence against women and girls everywhere.