This blog post is to go with my podcast interview with Russell Hicks - which goes live today. There will be the first airing of my new pre-roll, a new 'old' music voice over, and very different content. I was very, very pleased to have Russell on the show and it was a great pleasure to have a long conversation with a comedian whose work I genuinely admire.
So, who is Russell? Russell Hicks is a successful American Standup Comedian who lives and works mainly in the UK.
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I’m doing a workshop at the Winchester College - the School I attended many years ago -on the pros and cons of starting a business (compared to a conventional career) and put together a "reading, listening and viewing" list) for the boys.
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TEDx talk are short, up to 18 minutes. A pitch will often be shorter. No selling is allowed in a TEDx talk though some might argue speakers are "selling" their ideas. There is a lot of information on the TED.com web site here about preparing a TEDx talk. One of the reasons TED and TEDx are so successful is that we pay so much attention to 'speaker prep'.
TEDx-s invest far more time in speaker preparation than any other event I've ever been involved in or heard about.
As Curator of TEDxKazimierz I know that the process by which we allocate tickets is a source of many questions, much special pleading and miscomprehension. This post explains What we do and why we do it, and gives tips for those who are keen to improve their chances of getting a ticket.
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TEDxWarsaw 2015 on 18th May - was a memorable experience. As always TEDx-es live by the quality of their speakers. The wonderful venue of Teatr Polski only added to the sense of quality.
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