Presenting at TEDxCanberra

About our presenters

At TEDx­Can­berra, we look year-round for pre­sen­ters and artists who will say or do some­thing new, inspire, delight and amaze. Our pre­sen­ters are ide­ally from Can­berra or rel­a­tively nearby (but don’t have to be), they may run com­pa­nies, or may be the junior per­son with the big idea. They design, per­form, think, and most impor­tantly, do. They’re trusted voices, they’re unknowns, they’re mav­er­icks, racon­teurs, icon­o­clasts and geniuses.

Sug­gest a presenter

If you know some­one who belongs on our ros­ter, or if you belong there your­self, we want to hear from you! Please use our Pre­sen­ter Nom­i­na­tion Form, and tell us why this per­son would be well-matched to the TEDx­Can­berra stage.

Mul­ti­ple nom­i­na­tions for the same per­son won’t influ­ence the pre­sen­ter selec­tion team in any way. We review every nom­i­na­tion that comes in, and it only takes one.

FAQ — Pre­sent­ing at TEDxCanberra

TEDx­Can­berra isn’t a typ­i­cal con­fer­ence. The audi­ence has high expec­ta­tions of the speak­ers; the pre­sen­ter team works with pre­sen­ters well in advance of the con­fer­ence to help shape a pre­sen­ta­tion that will suc­ceed on stage. TEDx­Can­berra is the place to give the best talk of your life (because it’s only when you take the stage at TED that it might be better).

How do I sug­gest a pre­sen­ter?
Use our form, and fill in as much infor­ma­tion as you can. This form goes directly to our pre­sen­ter selec­tion team.

Can I sug­gest some­one I don’t know per­son­ally? You ask for their email address, and I don’t know it.
Please do! Just let us know how you’ve heard about this per­son, and why you think they should speak at TEDxCanberra.

Can I sug­gest some­one I work for, or a client of mine?
Yes.

Can I sug­gest myself as a pre­sen­ter?
Yes.

Can I speak at TEDx­Can­berra by becom­ing a part­ner?
No. Read more about part­ner­ing with TEDx­Can­berra here. Spon­sor­ing TEDx­Can­berra has many ben­e­fits, but a guar­an­teed speak­ing slot is not one of them.

Will it help if I sub­mit mul­ti­ple nom­i­na­tions, or have my friends or employ­ees nom­i­nate me sev­eral times?
No. It really only takes one suggestion.

Is there a dead­line for sug­gest­ing a pre­sen­ter?
We accept nom­i­na­tions all the time. It’s best to get your sug­ges­tions to us as early as pos­si­ble, so we can research them care­fully and make the best deci­sion on the roster.

I want to speak at TEDx­Can­berra, but my usual talk runs 50 min­utes. Can I get a longer slot?
We strictly enforce the clock for all speak­ers. TEDx­Can­berra is the place to con­dense your ideas into a com­pelling 18-minute talk that com­mu­ni­cates your best ideas. We’ve found that a care­fully pre­pared pre­sen­ta­tion of this length can have aston­ish­ing impact.

Do you have keynotes or pan­els?
At TEDx­Can­berra, every­one hears every pre­sen­ta­tion; there are no break­out ses­sions or tracks, no keynotes.

What do you pay speak­ers?
TEDx­Can­berra does not pay speak­ers. Depen­dent on the avail­abil­ity of fund­ing, we will try to cover travel costs and pro­vide hotel accom­mo­da­tion as well as a cov­etable pass to TEDx­Can­berra for you and a guest. Most pre­sen­ters stay all day, soak­ing up the inspi­ra­tion, and con­nect­ing with other fas­ci­nat­ing atten­dees, who range from rocket sci­en­tists to con­cert pianists. We’re com­mit­ted to cre­at­ing an expe­ri­ence that’s tremen­dously ful­fill­ing and ben­e­fi­cial on all sides.

An addi­tional ben­e­fit of speak­ing at TEDx­Can­berra is that your pre­sen­ta­tion may become a TEDTalk, part of our par­ent organisation’s beau­ti­fully pro­duced, broadcast-quality video pod­cast series. Offered free to the pub­lic, TEDTalks have proven extra­or­di­nar­ily effec­tive at spread­ing ideas.