ABOUT THE SPEAKER

The TED Staff - Amateur musicians
With TED-Ed communicator Emilie Soffe as the leading lady, the TED staff puts on a show.

Why you should listen

If anyone tells you you're not going to use that theater degree in real life ... watch the staff of TED prove you wrong. Staffers from all over the company -- TEDx, TED-Ed, the TED Prize and more -- and some friends, paying tribute to our beloved speakers.

Cast

Daffodil Hudson, the speaker: Emilie Soffe
Lab Partner: Jordan Reeves
Speaker Coaches: Susan Zimmerman, David Webber, Taneesha "TJ" Jordan
Dancing Speakers: Thu-Huong Ha, Samantha Kelly, Jordan Reeves, ChiHong Yim
Stagehands: Jessica Ruby, Aaron Weyenberg, Martha Estafanos, Lara Press, Boian Filev
Dancing Speaker Heads: Brené Brown, Sir Ken Robinson, Reggie Watts, Jill Bolte Taylor, Amy Cuddy, Elizabeth Gilbert, Hans Rosling, Bill Gates

Crew
Lyrics: Samantha Kelly
Music: Mark T Evans
Choreographer: Ryan Migge
Director of Photography: James Lee Phelan
Gaffer/Grip: Kim Spurlock
Assistant Camera: David Russo
Makeup and Hair: Tiffany Bartok
Prop Stylist: Angel Favorite
Xacto King: JC Cheng

Director + Editor: Angela Cheng
Producer: Roxanne Hai Lash
Assistant Producer: Anyssa Samari
Sound Engineer: Matthew Polis

Special Thanks
Ryan Lash
Corey Mohr
Francil Richards
Dian Lofton
Eric Mueller
Oliver Medvedik
James Patten
Keeko the Dog
Genspace
Hand Held Films
AbelCine
Mulan
the nice guy who helped us load the truck

More profile about the speaker
The TED Staff | Speaker | TED.com

TED Studio

TED staff: It's TED, the Musical

TED medewerkers: Het is TED, de Musical

Filmed: 2014-04-01

Readability: 3.6

800,223 views

Heb jij een TED Lezing in je, die er bijna uit barst? Ga op deze grappige muzikale reis en "Geef je Lezing." Een muzikale liefdesbrief tot onze sprekers -- geschreven, geregisseerd en uitgevoerd door de TED medewerkers.

The TED Staff - Amateur musicians
With TED-Ed communicator Emilie Soffe as the leading lady, the TED staff puts on a show. Full bio

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DaffodilNARCIS HudsonHudson: HelloHallo?

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Daffodil Hudson: Hello?

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Yeah, this is she.

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Daar spreekt u mee.

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What?

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MarchMaart 17 throughdoor 21.

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Okay, all right, great. ThanksBedankt.

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Oké, top. Bedankt.

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LabLab PartnerPartner: Who was that?

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DHDH: It was TEDTED.

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DH: Dat was TED.

Man: Wie is Ted?

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DH: Ik moet me voorbereiden.

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DHDH: I've got to preparebereiden.

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["Geef je Lezing: Een Musical"]
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["Give Your Talk: A MusicalMuzikale"]
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["My Talk"]

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["Mijn Lezing"]

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♪ ProcrastinationUitstel. ♪

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What do you think?

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Can I help you?

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Kan ik jullie helpen?

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(MusicMuziek)

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SpeakerLuidspreker CoachCoach 1: ♪ Let's preparebereiden for mainhoofd stagestadium. ♪

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Spreekcoach 1: ♪ We maken haar klaar
voor het grote podium. ♪

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♪ It's your time to shineschijnen. ♪

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♪ Het is jouw tijd om te stralen. ♪

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♪ If you want to succeedslagen then ♪

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♪ Als je dan wilt slagen, ♪

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♪ you mustmoet be primedprimer. ♪

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SpeakerLuidspreker CoachCoach 2: ♪ Your slidesslides are badslecht ♪

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Spreekcoach 2: ♪ Je sheets zijn slecht, ♪

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♪ but your ideaidee is good ♪

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♪ maar je idee is goed, ♪

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♪ so you can betinzet before we're throughdoor, ♪

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dat voordat we klaar zijn, ♪

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♪ speakerspreker, we'llgoed make a TEDTED Talk out of you. ♪

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♪ spreker, we een TED Lezing
van jou maken. ♪

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SpeakerLuidspreker CoachCoach 3: ♪ We know about climateklimaat changeverandering, ♪

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♪ but what can you say that's newnieuwe? ♪

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♪ maar wat kan je daar
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♪ from up on that stagestadium ♪

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♪ or we won'tzal niet postpost your talk onlineonline. ♪

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All: ♪ SomehowEen of andere manier we'llgoed make a TEDTED Talk out of you. ♪

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SCSC 1: ReadyKlaar to practicepraktijk one more time?

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DHDH: Right now?

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DH: Nu direct?

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StagehandStagehand: BreakPauze a legbeen.

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DHDH: ♪ I'll never rememberonthouden all this. ♪

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DH: ♪ Ik onthoud dit nooit. ♪

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♪ Will the clickerClicker work when I presspers it? ♪

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♪ Werkt de clicker,
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♪ Why mustmoet AlAl GoreGore go right before me? ♪

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♪ Waarom moet Al Gore
juist vóór mij gaan? ♪

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♪ Oh man, I'm scaredbang to deathdood. ♪

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♪ Oh man, ik ben doodsbang. ♪

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♪ I hopehoop I don't passslagen voor out onstageop het podium ♪

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♪ and now I really wishwens I wasn'twas niet wearingvervelend greengroen. ♪

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dat ik geen groen aanhad. ♪

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All: ♪ Give your talk. ♪

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Allen: ♪ Geef je lezing. ♪

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SCSC 1: ♪ You mustmoet be be sweetzoet like BrenBrené BrownBrown. ♪

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All: ♪ Give your talk. ♪

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SCSC 2: ♪ You mustmoet be funnygrappig like KenKen RobinsonRobinson. ♪

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All: ♪ Give your talk. ♪

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SCSC 3: ♪ You mustmoet be coolkoel like ReggieReggie WattsWatts ♪

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DHDH: ♪ My time is runninglopend over. The clockklok now sayszegt nilnihil. ♪

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♪ I'm sayinggezegde my wordstekst fastersneller. UnderstandBegrijpen me still. ♪

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♪ Ik ga sneller praten.
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♪ I'm too nervousnerveus to give this TEDTED Talk. ♪

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All: ♪ Don't give up. RehearseRepeteren. You're good. ♪

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Je bent goed.

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♪ We'llWe zullen editBewerk out the mistakesfouten that you make. ♪

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♪ Give your talk. ♪

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DHDH: ♪ I will inspireinspireren like LizLiz GilbertGilbert. ♪

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DHDH: ♪ I will engagebezighouden like HansHans RoslingRosling ♪

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♪ like BillBill GatesGates. ♪

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♪ I'll make a TEDTED Talk out of you. ♪

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["BroughtGebracht to you by TEDTED staffpersoneel and friendsvrienden"]

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Translated by Petra van der Burg
Reviewed by Andrea Moreira Santos

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

The TED Staff - Amateur musicians
With TED-Ed communicator Emilie Soffe as the leading lady, the TED staff puts on a show.

Why you should listen

If anyone tells you you're not going to use that theater degree in real life ... watch the staff of TED prove you wrong. Staffers from all over the company -- TEDx, TED-Ed, the TED Prize and more -- and some friends, paying tribute to our beloved speakers.

Cast

Daffodil Hudson, the speaker: Emilie Soffe
Lab Partner: Jordan Reeves
Speaker Coaches: Susan Zimmerman, David Webber, Taneesha "TJ" Jordan
Dancing Speakers: Thu-Huong Ha, Samantha Kelly, Jordan Reeves, ChiHong Yim
Stagehands: Jessica Ruby, Aaron Weyenberg, Martha Estafanos, Lara Press, Boian Filev
Dancing Speaker Heads: Brené Brown, Sir Ken Robinson, Reggie Watts, Jill Bolte Taylor, Amy Cuddy, Elizabeth Gilbert, Hans Rosling, Bill Gates

Crew
Lyrics: Samantha Kelly
Music: Mark T Evans
Choreographer: Ryan Migge
Director of Photography: James Lee Phelan
Gaffer/Grip: Kim Spurlock
Assistant Camera: David Russo
Makeup and Hair: Tiffany Bartok
Prop Stylist: Angel Favorite
Xacto King: JC Cheng

Director + Editor: Angela Cheng
Producer: Roxanne Hai Lash
Assistant Producer: Anyssa Samari
Sound Engineer: Matthew Polis

Special Thanks
Ryan Lash
Corey Mohr
Francil Richards
Dian Lofton
Eric Mueller
Oliver Medvedik
James Patten
Keeko the Dog
Genspace
Hand Held Films
AbelCine
Mulan
the nice guy who helped us load the truck

More profile about the speaker
The TED Staff | Speaker | TED.com

THE ORIGINAL VIDEO ON TED.COM

TED medewerkers: Het is TED, de Musical | TED Talk | TED.com