Tag: TED
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TEDxUGA Student Idea Showcase
Last week, the TEDxUGA Student Council hosted the 8th annual Student Idea Showcase. Eight students from across the University took the stage at the Fine Arts Theatre to share their unique ideas worth spreading with the UGA community. In the spirit of TED, this year’s showcase featured talks that examined a wide range of fascinating…
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TEDxUGA at TEDxJNJ
Four TEDxUGA students recently took their idea-spreading dedication to the next level as they curated TEDxJNJCornelia. For months, these students worked directly with the Johnson & Johnson presenters to navigate through each of the 11 steps of the curation process and prepare for the red round rug. These skilled curators seized this unique opportunity to…
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TEDxBocaRaton
After a month full of sharing their own TEDx-pertise, a few members of the TED fam hit the road to check out the recipe for another TEDx event’s success. At TEDxBocaRaton, the team got to soak up some sun AND some ideas worth spreading—our idea of a perfect weekend. Instead of calling the shots backstage,…
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Cultivating Student Resilience
The TEDxUGA team recently presented at this year’s Engage Conference hosted by UGA’s Division of Student Affairs. The event brought together academic and student affairs professionals from across the southeast for a day dedicated to professional development, innovative thinking, and networking. In keeping with the conference’s theme of resilience, TEDxUGA Licensee Megan Ward and five members…
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Training Across Campus
The TEDxUGA team has gained quite a reputation for knowing the secrets to powerful presentations. Earlier this month, Licensee Megan and Producer Brady spilled some of those secrets in a class for UGA Training and Development. Faculty and staff from across campus came together to learn what makes a great TED-style talk and how to…
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A Successful Evening of Ideas Worth Spreading
Last week, the TEDxUGA stage came to life as eight presenters shared their ideas worth spreading and the indie-rock band Family And Friends ended the night with a bang. While the talks explored a variety of ideas, each one revealed how the remarkable can happen when unexpected connections occur. And for the first time ever,…