1. SPEAKER TOOLKIT 2016
Just Look Around
BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus - January 24th

2. SPEAKER TOOLKIT 2016
Table of Contents
 Foreword
 About us
 Theme
 Preparation
 Technical Specifications

3. SPEAKER TOOLKIT 2016
Foreword
Hello and thank you for investing your time and interest in speaking at
TEDxBITSGoa 2016.
This toolkit has been compiled to help you pick your points and define your
talk.
When you agree to deliver a talk at TEDxBITSGoa 2016, you are bounded
by TED guidelines and committed to a certain dos and don’ts. This booklet
will take you through each one of them point by point.
The team of TEDxBITSGoa will support you completely in developing your
ideas. So never hesitate in approaching us for any concerns.
Let’s begin.

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About us
About TED
TED is an annual event where some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers are
invited to share what they are most passionate about. TED stands for Technology,
Entertainment and Design – three subjects that are broadly shaping our future.
In effect the event is broader still, showcasing ideas that matter in every discipline
Some of the renowned TED speakers are Bill Gates, Sir Ken Robinson, Stephen
Hawking and Bill Clinton among many others.
Website: TED.com
About TEDx
In the spirit of “ideas worth spreading,” TED created TEDx, a program of local, self
-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a
TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion
and connections.
Website: TEDx.com

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About us
About TEDxBITSGoa
TEDxBITSGoa is the oldest TEDx event in our country, handed on from student teams
over the years since 2010. We are one of the only college in India to hold the license
seventh time consecutively. TEDxBITSGoa is a completely student run organization
aimed at bringing people together to share novel ideas from different walks of life.
Website: tedxbitsgoa.com

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Theme
The theme for TEDxBITSGoa 2016
is “Just Look Around”
Just Look Around
Just look around persuades one to invent,
discover and innovate, while making sure that
your ideas relate to everyday problems and
their solutions. A piece of technology or design
need not always be a brainwave; It can be
inspired form the most basic of needs. After all,
they say, “Good Engineering is obvious, great
Engineering is transparent.”

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Preparation
While preparing the content of your talk, keep the following three in your mind:
Timing
Each TED/TEDx talk has a time limit of 18 minutes. If you exceed that, you will be
interfering with the presentation time of the other speakers, which you certainly
don’t want to do. Prepare your talk for around 10-15 minutes and try to focus on
one central idea because the time limit won’t permit you to address multiple
issues.
Dos
1) Tell a story. Don’t just recite facts; It is not a lecture. A good speaker takes his
audience through a journey.
2) Tell us something new. Your idea must be fresh. Even if what you are talking
about has been discussed earlier, give it a different angle.

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Preparation
3) Connect with your audience. If your talk has contagious emotion, spread it! It
could be a lesson that you learnt or a story that touched you, share it with your
audience and watch the bond forming instantly.
Don’ts
1) Don’t sell from the TEDx platform. Unless we have specifically asked you to, do
not market your product, organization or services or ask for funds during your talk.
2) No political agendas. This is not the right stage to promote political, communal or
regional agendas.
3) Do not plagiarize. Your talk’s content must be original and credits should be
given wherever required.

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Technical Specifications
1) Slides
It is preferable that you use Power Point for making your presentation.
However, in case you are using any other tools or format, let us know in advance
to avoid last minute glitches in display.
2) Text
-Please keep a 15 percent margin on both sides of your text to ensure that the
entire audience can read your text.
-If you are using a dark background, make sure your text is bright and bold.
3) Images, Graphics and Videos
-Use high resolution pictures and graphics.
-If you are using images downloaded from the web, make sure they are licensed
under creative commons for use.
-If you have included a video file in your presentation, please send it separately
from your slides.

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Event Specifications
TEDxBITSGoa 2016
24th January, 9 am to 5 pm
BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus auditorium
Contact
For any queries regarding the event or talk preparation, contact:
Dharinee Bhandari
Curator, TEDxBITSGoa 2016
dharinee@tedxbitsgoa.com