- You have two options: Create either a Ted Talk about any current and relevant topic/argument that really interests you; OR create an Academic Lecture that involves a discussion in your major.
- In either case, this text should emanate from a sense of interest, passion, fluency, and authority, as well as an understanding of what a Ted Talk or Academic Lecture actually is and does. Note: a Ted Talk requires some expertise and passion . . . AND the topic should be timely, almost “trending.†And Academic Lecture is on a topic from your major studies that you want to research, write about and present.
- You must write-out the Ted Talk/Lecture in paragraph form AND create a detailed outline of this speech.