Daffodil Hudson: Hello?

Yeah, this is she.

What?

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, of course I accept.

What are the dates again?

Pen. Pen. Pen.

March 17 through 21.

Okay, all right, great. Thanks.

Lab Partner: Who was that?

DH: It was TED.

LP: Who's TED?

DH: I've got to prepare.

["Give Your Talk: A Musical"]
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["My Talk"]

♪ Procrastination. ♪

What do you think?

(Doorbell)

Can I help you?

(Music)

Speaker Coach 1: ♪ Let's prepare for main stage. ♪

♪ It's your time to shine. ♪

♪ If you want to succeed then ♪

♪ you must be primed. ♪

Speaker Coach 2: ♪ Your slides are bad ♪

♪ but your idea is good ♪

♪ so you can bet before we're through, ♪

♪ speaker, we'll make a TED Talk out of you. ♪

Speaker Coach 3: ♪ We know about climate change, ♪

♪ but what can you say that's new? ♪

♪ SC 1: Once you find your focus ♪

♪ then the talk comes into view. ♪

SC 2: ♪ Don't ever try to sell something ♪

♪ from up on that stage ♪

♪ or we won't post your talk online. ♪

All: ♪ Somehow we'll make a TED Talk out of you. ♪

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SC 1: Ready to practice one more time?

DH: Right now?

Stagehand: Break a leg.

DH: ♪ I'll never remember all this. ♪

♪ Will the clicker work when I press it? ♪

♪ Why must Al Gore go right before me? ♪

♪ Oh man, I'm scared to death. ♪

♪ I hope I don't pass out onstage ♪

♪ and now I really wish I wasn't wearing green. ♪

All: ♪ Give your talk. ♪

SC 1: ♪ You must be be sweet like Brené Brown. ♪

All: ♪ Give your talk. ♪

SC 2: ♪ You must be funny like Ken Robinson. ♪

All: ♪ Give your talk. ♪

SC 3: ♪ You must be cool like Reggie Watts ♪

All: ♪ and bring out a prop like Jill Bolte Taylor. ♪

DH: ♪ My time is running over. The clock now says nil. ♪

♪ I'm saying my words faster. Understand me still. ♪

♪ I'm too nervous to give this TED Talk. ♪

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

♪ We'll edit out the mistakes that you make. ♪

♪ Give your talk. ♪

DH: ♪ I will be big like Amy Cuddy. ♪

All: ♪ Give your talk. ♪

DH: ♪ I will inspire like Liz Gilbert. ♪

All: ♪ Give your talk. ♪

DH: ♪ I will engage like Hans Rosling ♪

♪ and release mosquitos ♪

♪ like Bill Gates. ♪

SC 2: ♪ I'll make a TED Talk out of you. ♪

♪ I'll make a TED Talk out of you. ♪

♪ I'll make a TED Talk out of you. ♪

♪ I'll make a TED Talk out of you. ♪

♪ I'll make a TED Talk out of you. ♪

(Applause)

["Brought to you by TED staff and friends"]

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