ted staff it's ted, the musical

Daffodil Hudson: Hello? Yeah, this is she. What? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, of course I accept. What are the dates again? Pen. Pen. Pen. March 17 through 21. Okay, all right, great. Thanks.

Lab Partner: Who was that?

DH: It was TED.

LP: Who's TED?

DH: I've got to prepare.

["Give Your Talk: A Musical"] (Music)

["My Talk"]

Procrastination.

What do you think?

(Doorbell)

Can I help you?

(Music)

Speaker Coach 1:

Let's prepare for main stage.

It's your time to shine.

If you want to succeed then

you must be primed.

Speaker Coach 2:

Your slides are bad

but your idea is good

so you can bet before we're through,

speaker, we'll make a TED Talk out of you.

Speaker Coach 3:

We know about climate change,

but what can you say that's new?

SC 1: Once you find your focus

then the talk comes into view.

SC 2:

Don't ever try to sell something

from up on that stage

or we won't post your talk online.

All:

Somehow we'll make a TED Talk out of you.

(Music)

SC 1: Ready to practice one more time?

DH: Right now?

Stagehand: Break a leg.

DH:

I'll never remember all this.

Will the clicker work when I press it?

Why must Al Gore go right before me?

Oh man, I'm scared to death.

I hope I don't pass out onstage

and now I really wish I wasn't wearing green.

All:

Give your talk.

SC 1:

You must be be sweet like Brené Brown.

All:

Give your talk.

SC 2:

You must be funny like Ken Robinson.

All:

Give your talk.

SC 3:

You must be cool like Reggie Watts

All:

and bring out a prop like Jill Bolte Taylor.

DH:

My time is running over. The clock now says nil.

I'm saying my words faster. Understand me still.

I'm too nervous to give this TED Talk.

All:

Don't give up. Rehearse. You're good.

We'll edit out the mistakes that you make.

Give your talk.

DH:

I will be big like Amy Cuddy.

All:

Give your talk.

DH:

I will inspire like Liz Gilbert.

All:

Give your talk.

DH:

I will engage like Hans Rosling

and release mosquitos

like Bill Gates.

SC 2:

I'll make a TED Talk out of you.

I'll make a TED Talk out of you.

I'll make a TED Talk out of you.

I'll make a TED Talk out of you.

I'll make a TED Talk out of you.

(Applause)

["Brought to you by TED staff and friends"]

(Music)