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
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TED staff: It's TED, the Musical

TED medewerkers: Het is TED, de Musical

Filmed:
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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.
- 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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Yeah, this is she.
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Daar spreekt u mee.
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What?
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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.
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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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What do you think?
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Can I help you?
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SpeakerLuidspreker CoachCoach 1: ♪ Let's preparebereiden for mainhoofd stagestadium. ♪
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Spreekcoach 1: ♪ We maken haar klaar
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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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♪ you mustmoet be primedprimer. ♪
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SpeakerLuidspreker CoachCoach 2: ♪ Your slidesslides are badslecht
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♪ but your ideaidee is good ♪
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♪ so you can betinzet before we're throughdoor, ♪
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speakerspreker, we'llgoed make a TEDTED Talk out of you. ♪
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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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♪ then the talk comeskomt into viewuitzicht. ♪
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SCSC 2: ♪ Don't ever try to sellverkopen something ♪
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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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StagehandStagehand: BreakPauze a legbeen.
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DHDH: ♪ I'll never rememberonthouden all this. ♪
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♪ Will the clickerClicker work when I presspers it? ♪
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♪ Why mustmoet AlAl GoreGore go right before me? ♪
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♪ Waarom moet Al Gore
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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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All: ♪ Give your talk. ♪
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SCSC 1: ♪ You mustmoet be be sweetzoet like BrenBrené BrownBrown. ♪
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SCSC 2: ♪ You mustmoet be funnygrappig like KenKen RobinsonRobinson. ♪
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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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♪ 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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DHDH: ♪ I will inspireinspireren like LizLiz GilbertGilbert. ♪
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Translated by Petra van der Burg
Reviewed by Andrea Moreira Santos

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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