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I'm "Z" Holly, curator of TEDx USC

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Hey, I have my theme, I have my speakers

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How do I find the best talk 
from within each of the speakers?

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Well let's find out.

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Everybody's got a story inside, 
and the key is to find that story.

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They come to you with interesting ideas 
and to them It's THE idea that they have,

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you know, they carry them 
and they think "here you go".

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But, I think the main thing here is 
to find other interesting things

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that they are not aware of and make them 
very comfortable to become storytellers

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Why and how come...

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Coach

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The key to coaching, I think, is to get that story out.

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Best ever talk you have delivered before, 
that's also different than the TEDx or the TED talk.

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So please come and let's have 
a short video TED talk watching session together

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and then we start from there.

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Focus.

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...That the old story from Buddhism. 
So there's a story where there is an elephant

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and then blind people touch it 
and everyone tells different stories.

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The talk is like a journey 
from the river to another one

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and there are ten stones between the two rivers 
and you have to find those stones.

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And those stones could be 
like a tweet or a phrase or a title.

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And while the talk moves, I try to get this attention 
and focus more and more on this talk.

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And how they do this "Ah! See how he says, 
see how he got response from the audience?"

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So I put him in a mindset to accept the curation.

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Reveal!

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Leave two things. First, a message, a clear message. 
 And secondly, use emotions.

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The interesting part is to connect with the people,

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to make them feel you care, to make them feel 
that it's actually taking them to a higher level.

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These people, this whole process is 
about making them the best of what they can.

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I'm looking for, you know, ideas that are 
worth sharing, worth spreading,

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and then a speaker who has the will 
to share this idea in our timeframe.

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Everything that a speaker brings to the stage 
should be kind of a bonus for the audience

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a bonus for their talk.

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Without these great speakers, you know, 
you don't have the event.