TED talk

Short expert presentation

A TED talk is a short, polished lecture delivered at conferences run by the TED organization, typically lasting under twenty minutes and covering ideas in technology, science, culture, or design.

The format has become influential enough that TED talk now describes any slick, inspirational presentation—sometimes dismissively: He launched into a TED talk about productivity hacks.

Opposites
communication format and accessibility

TED talkdoctoral dissertation

Extended scholarly work for doctorate

technical manual · legal brief · congressional testimony · filibuster · tenure review

production and platform

TED talkopen mic night

Public amateur performance event

chain email

accessibility and democratization of ideas

TED talkclassified briefing

Restricted information presentation

trade secret

Family

talk, talks, talked, talking, talker, talkers, talkative, talky

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G