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Soundbites_ UnNoticed Elaine Powell.mp4

4 Nov 2021 · 1 min

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In this soundbite, the speaker—an experienced public‑speaking coach—explains that TEDx events are completely voluntary and nonprofit: speakers are not paid and there is no fee to present. Preparing a TEDx talk demands a serious commitment of roughly 50–60 hours of focused work. The coach stresses the importance of mindset and staying connected to one’s personal “why,” whether driven by passion or a desire to make a meaningful impact. She highlights her background working with young offenders, organizing TEDx events that give these youths a platform to share their voices. Listeners are invited to learn more and access her coaching services at mindspeakacademy.com.

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Now, the reason people hire, you know, coaches like myself is that a lot of people who are thinking of it business-wise, they see it as a business investment, that this is a piece of intellectual property. This is a product that once up there, so then you need to make sure it is the best product ever. So everything about TEDx is voluntary. It's a nonprofit organization. So you do not get paid to speak on TEDx. You don't pay to speak on TEDx, but all of that process is, it is free. We do say that you must really have to put in 50 to 60 hours to craft a TEDx talk. So give it that time and respect that it deserves. I'd say first and foremost, always mindset. You've also really got to be in touch with your why. Why are you doing this? You know, whether it's a passion, whether it's from the heart, because you want to make a huge difference. I have a huge history of working with young offenders and young people in public speaking. Let me run a TEDx event for them to give them a platform to share their voice. Go to mindspeakacademy.com and they can find me there.