1. Betty (鄒宜如) 10444070 / Cynthia (林思瑩) 10445032
Lau Yee Fun (劉宇凡) / Sophia (莊舒涵)
13th December 2016

2. Outline Origin Contents How to locate a talk Recommended talk
Group comments
Conclusion

3. Origin Founded in 1984 Richard Saul Wurman
From conference: Technology, Entertainment and Design
In 1990, Wurman and his partner tried to build TED again
TED Conference became an annual event

4. Origin Chris Anderson met with Wurman in 2000
In 2001, Anderson’s Sapling Foundation acquired TED
Three additions to TED:
TED Global, TED Prize and TED Talk

5. Contents June 27, 2006: First six TED Talks published
More than 1 million views in September 2006
100 million views in 2009
One billionth views in 2012
Open Translation Project: 100+ languages

6. Contents TED’s mission: spread ideas Short, powerful talks
Covers almost all topics
A global community
Power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and, the world

7. How to locate a talk

14. Recommended talks
 “How to speak so that people want to listen” by Julian Treasure
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Avoid negativity
Honesty and authenticity

15. Recommended talks
“4 reasons to learn a new language” by John McWhorter
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 Be able to participate in other cultures
Less likely to get dementia disease
A better multitasker
Fun

16. Recommended talks
“How I held my breath for 17 minutes” by David Blaine
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Practice, training and experimenting
Taking risks as challenges

17. Comments 1. Improve your English listening 2. Varied length
3. Speakers from all over the world
4. Convenient to use

18. References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TED_(conference)
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19. Division of responsibility
Information: Betty, Cynthia, Yee Fun, Sophia
PPT: Cynthia