Speaker Guidelines TEDxChennai 2010

Time
18 minutes is sacrosanct. There may also be shorter duration of talks of 9 minutes.

Not your typical conference.
TEDxChennai maintains high standards for our presenters. In keeping with rules set forth by TED, presenters are not permitted to “sell from the stage” i.e. plugging one’s company, organization or product is strictly prohibited.

Mandatory rehearsal.
To ensure high production quality and a consistent audience experience, we require all presenters to submit their presentation ahead of time and to attend a rehearsal which takes place a few days before the event.

Presenters stay the entire day of the event.
Connecting with attendees who hail from a wide array of industries including design, education, technology, finance, academia, etc. is part of what makes the TEDxChennai experience so unique. We prefer for presenters to be prepared to attend the entire event so that they may benefit from the cathartic impact of the complete TEDx experience.

Presenters are not compensated.
However, we’re committed to creating an experience that’s tremendously fulfilling and beneficial to all involved.

TEDxChennai talks are distributed online.
An additional benefit of speaking at TEDxChennai is that your talk will be livecast on the day of the event to a worldwide audience. Last year, we had viewers tune in to the live stream from every continent except Antarctica! Also, talks are professionally produced in broadcast-quality video, distributed via YouTube and promoted to the global TED community.