What we can chat about
These Green Room sessions are open, ask-me-anything office hours — no set curriculum and no themed agenda. Same warm, no-pitch format every month; the room drives it. People register with the questions they're bringing, and you shape the hangout around whatever's actually on their minds. The list below is the menu of what you're glad to dig into — not a syllabus. The promise every time: come with a question, leave with a next step.
🎟️ The world of TED & TEDx
How the ecosystem actually works — the license model, why every chapter is different, 8–12 month timelines
What gets an application opened vs. deleted, from 15 years on the other side
The biggest reframe: TEDx is a fellowship, not a booking
"I've applied before and heard nothing back — what am I doing wrong?"
💡 Finding the idea worth sharing
The difference between a topic, an expertise, and an idea that changes everything
Our Expert’s Discovery Journey framework (Personal experience vs. Evidence) — seeing your own expertise and life’s work and how to distill it to find your idea and talk
"I have so much to say and I can't figure out the one thing"
The 1-minute idea timer, live, whenever the room's up for it
📖 Shaping your story
The 3–4 archetypal story-arc shapes behind great TED talks
Which arc feels like "home" for your idea
The heart piece: why emotional authenticity beats polish — and what organizers actually respond to
🧭 Whatever you walk in with
Where to even start
Whether this path is right for you
Anything else on your mind about speaking, storytelling, or the stage
These sessions are open, recorded, and transcribed.
By joining you are consent to being recorded and transcribed. Video may be used for educational content or public content release later, but consent to do so will be obtained from you.
What we can chat about
These Green Room sessions are open, ask-me-anything office hours — no set curriculum and no themed agenda. Same warm, no-pitch format every month; the room drives it. People register with the questions they're bringing, and you shape the hangout around whatever's actually on their minds. The list below is the menu of what you're glad to dig into — not a syllabus. The promise every time: come with a question, leave with a next step.
🎟️ The world of TED & TEDx
How the ecosystem actually works — the license model, why every chapter is different, 8–12 month timelines
What gets an application opened vs. deleted, from 15 years on the other side
The biggest reframe: TEDx is a fellowship, not a booking
"I've applied before and heard nothing back — what am I doing wrong?"
💡 Finding the idea worth sharing
The difference between a topic, an expertise, and an idea that changes everything
Our Expert’s Discovery Journey framework (Personal experience vs. Evidence) — seeing your own expertise and life’s work and how to distill it to find your idea and talk
"I have so much to say and I can't figure out the one thing"
The 1-minute idea timer, live, whenever the room's up for it
📖 Shaping your story
The 3–4 archetypal story-arc shapes behind great TED talks
Which arc feels like "home" for your idea
The heart piece: why emotional authenticity beats polish — and what organizers actually respond to
🧭 Whatever you walk in with
Where to even start
Whether this path is right for you
Anything else on your mind about speaking, storytelling, or the stage
These sessions are open, recorded, and transcribed.
By joining you are consent to being recorded and transcribed. Video may be used for educational content or public content release later, but consent to do so will be obtained from you.
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