Speakers
Our speakers infuse assemblies with learning and wonder. If you're interested in giving a talk, check out these guidelines, and sign up below:
- Is 15-20 minutes on a topic in which you're an expert
- Teaches the assembly something new in an engaging way
- Is inspiring, practical, scientific, artistic, or otherwise informative
- Should be positive or neutral and family-friendly
- Cannot promote a product, business or political candidate
- Should not be about atheism or religion
- Visual aids, like a slide show, are encouraged (submit at least 1 week before assembly)
- Please be prepared to submit an outline, transcript or video before acceptance
The TED talk guidelines are an excellent reference for this (note: unlike TED, Sunday Assembly talks are strictly no more than 20 minutes)
http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_speaker_guide.pdf
The TED talk guidelines on maintaining scientific credibility are also perfectly applicable to Sunday Assembly Portland: http://www.ted.com/pages/tedx_curating_speakers