I gave a TedX Talk!

Jun 26

TED Talks are influential videos from expert speakers on education, business, science, tech and creativity.

I gave my first Ted Talk on May 20, 2017

And this is how it happened.

On September 21, 2016 my event manager, Luke Yates, sent me information about sending in an audition tape for Tedx Paris on the subject “One Life”

Two days later on Sept 23, I had my right hip replaced and was out of commission for a few weeks.

The 3 minute audition video plus application were due on Oct 20.

You can see where this is going. On Monday Oct 17, I finally pulled myself together, body, mind and soul to complete the task.

My new intern, Dia Morgan, had not even started yet, but since she was also a videographer, she was tasked with her first assignment: make me look and sound good!

Well, 2 weeks later, Ben Sabry, the head of Tedx Paris, called, curious to who I was. He was fascinated by my idea (what specifically is the idea) and wanted to know more about me and how it came about. After an hour long Skype call, I satisfied his curiosity and he left me to hope I would be chosen.

The next morning he reached out for a quick call...to tell me that I had been chosen.

They usually only have 10 speakers, but they decided to buck tradition and make me the 11th.

They made room for me!

What? Crazy!

I am still in awe, of me.

My idea is for songwriting to become a staple in our education system; to empower children and help create a generation that will use their words to change the world.

Phil Pallen

I'm Phil Pallen, a brand and AI strategist who has spent 15 years helping small businesses figure out who they are, say it clearly, and show up consistently. About six years ago, I started creating content on the side as a way to teach strategy and tools to people who wanted to build their brands themselves. That side project now makes up 80% of what I do, and it has given me hands-on experience with hundreds of tools, partnerships with over 150 brands including Adobe, and a clear sense of what actually works for small businesses.

I have delivered keynote speeches on five continents, written AI for Small Business, and created Brandmasters, a private membership community for small business owners serious about their brand.

I am not just someone who talks about this stuff. I live it, test it, and teach it every day.

Find me at philpallen.co or @philpallen on social media.

https://www.philpallen.co

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